Strong dollar a boon for tourists heading to Europe
The New Zealand dollar is trading at its highest level against the pound in three decades.
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A New Zealand makeup artist has risen to the top of her field, painting the skins of the world's most famous people, but this year she is homesick.
NZ company contributes to strawberry research
Scientists from 38 organisations in ten countries collaborated to publish the complete DNA sequence of the woodland strawberry.
Adventure of a lifetime
Kiwi mum Jacqui Thomas has taken a year out to backpack round the world - with her 7-year-old daughter.
Goldbugs see no end to price rises
Gold investors have high hopes about price rises continuing in 2011.
NZ embassy in Rome on look out after explosions
Staff at the NZ Embassy in Rome have been told to be on the look out for suspicious packages after mail bombs exploded in the hands of employees at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome on Thursday.
Rugby: Howlett arrested in Ireland - report
Former All Blacks star Doug Howlett was arrested by Irish police on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly at his Christmas party night out with his Munster teammates.
Spain's master of haute couture makes final bow
The grandfather of Spanish fashion, 81-year-old Elio Berhanyer, has become the latest victim of the country's ailing economy.
OMG - CIA sets up WTF
The American spy agency has created a panel to assess what damage may have been done by WikiLeaks.