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US to investigate Corolla problems, says source

Cooking with gas raises risk of lung cancer - study

The aroma of your steak frying may set your tastebuds tingling - but it may also give the chef cancer, especially if they are using a gas cooker.

Toyota recall: Is Corolla next?

New Zealand's favourite car - the Toyota Corolla - should not be affected by the steering problems reported in the United States, says a Toyota spokesperson.

Police name tourist hit by bus

Cricket: Vettori defends dismissal

Not easy building trust with those caught in the crossfire

Strategist's capture big blow for Taleban

Fletcher Building pushes market higher

Toyota idles two plants amid recall crisis

Freightways leads NZ market down

NZ dollar largely unchanged

Tennis: Erakovic wins doubles title in Thailand

Google still bowing to Chinese internet controls

Afghanistan: Horsing around in the Kush

Ian D. Robinson treks through the wilderness at the edge of one of the world's danger zones.

US to increase Special Ops training in Pakistan

Hindu guru wins open-air cremation battle

It took four years of complex legal wrangling, nearly bankrupted an ailing Hindu guru and has cost the British taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds.

NZ sharemarket closes down 20 points

Sri Lankans to vote in April