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Doctors clash over fertility advice
Experts disagree over when single women who want children should resort to freezing their eggs.

'Occupy' movement reaches New Zealand
Almost 2000 protesters plan to occupy Auckland's Aotea Square for the next six weeks.

Venice Beach, Los Angeles, USA
The nature of Los Angeles is revealed along this world-famous strip of coastline.

Alabama town finally gets beer at its Oktoberfest
The party long billed as the world's only dry Oktoberfest is finally going wet.

Titanic wreck tours offered to mark disaster's centenary
The latest exotic expedition for the moneyed traveller is being organised for the centenary of the Titanic disaster.

Media: Telecom bond with Saatchi faces test
The appointment of marketing boss Jason Paris means the advertising business looks more likely to go to pitch.

NZ tuition fees among world highest
Tuition fees at New Zealand universities are among the highest in the world, according to a new report. New Zealand had the seventh-most expensive tuition fees for universities, with entrants paying more than $3600 a year.

Paul Holmes: Our unique weekend of pain and joy
We'll remember 9/11, but we've also got the rugby and a brilliant city.

Oil rush begins as Arctic ice melts
An estimate of 160 billion barrels has companies scrambling to drill in pristine ecosystem, writes Michael McCarthy.