John Key will make a bold pitch for a free-trade agreement between Japan and New Zealand tonight.

Study shows only granddaughters are likely to benefit from having their paternal grandmothers involved in their early lives.

Jet packs! Motors that run for ever! Centrally heated pants! We've been promised these wonders, and many more, for ages. So what's the hold-up?

John Key says the signing of a free trade deal with Malaysia is another vital move towards a "step change" for the NZ economy.

Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden says the dairy co-operative will step up investment within Asia because of the Malaysian free trade deal.

Intrepid explorer David Farrier finds there's more to Mongolia than the dreaded Death Worm.

Ayurveda puts the spice back in life - and the kitchen.

Bridgestone's Japanese owners blame tougher global competition for the closure. They are also shutting a plant in Adelaide.