NZ is the fourth most economically free country in the world according to a US think tank and the Wall Street Journal.

Good sales growth continued in the March quarter in both New Zealand and Australia, although conditions continued to be difficult for the Canadian business, chairman Michael Hill said today.

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Those who were at the New Zealand skiing awards night in July will remember Adam Hall's acceptance speech after winning the athlete of the year honour.

Scientists have identified the genes of the opium poppy responsible for the production of the painkillers codeine and morphine.

Canada's crushing ice hockey victory over the Russians has given the host country something to smile about, after a frustrating first week.

The Australian mother of two little boys found dead in the bathtub of their home in Canada has been charged with their murder.

Andrew Koenig, the actor who played Boner on the 80s sitcom Growing Pains, has been reported missing by his family.

An Auckland teenager spent 18 hours clinging to a liferaft off the coast of Brazil after her ship capsized.

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The commander of Canada's largest Air Force base has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women.