Latest from New York City

M&A dominates Wall St, gold holds hear high

Mergers and acquisitions dominated activity on Wall St, with almost US$10 billion of deals announced as the S & P 500 Index held near a four-month high.

Athletics: Willis runs sixth in New York

New Zealand middle distance runner Nick Willis rounded at his Commonwealth Games preparations.

NZ supports peacekeeping reform in speech to United Nations

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has emphasised NZ's security and development role in the Pacific in a speech to the United Nations.

Bad reports spread as Amish grow

Publicity of rape, incest and grisly dog gassings follow booming simple-living sect.

Republican 2012 hopefuls start their jockeying for position

<i>Inside Money:</i> Buy New Zealand cheap (but only in America)

New Zealand is now officially for sale on the New York Stock Exchange at the very reasonable price of 55 basis points (or 0.55 per cent).

Baseball player pierced by broken bat

Chicago Cubs outfielder Tyson Colvin is in a stable condition after a piece of a broken bat pierced his chest.

New York state of mind

Market little changed on RBNZ decision

Tennis: Kiwi loses in first round

New Zealand tennis player Ben McLachlan has bowed out in the first round of the US Open junior tournament.

Tennis: Murray shocked in third round

The woman in the bubble

One-time factory worker Zhang Xin rode China's property boom.

<i>Gwynne Dyer</i>: Mosque tirade little threat to Democrats

Man survives 120m fall

Movie review: Going The Distance

Raunchy, but still sweet and charming light entertainment

Pursuit of the hirsute

There's a new brand of male in town, the 'urban woodsman'. But where did he come from and why?

Can four guys take on Facebook - and win?

A utopian vision of social networking: you remain in control of all your data, you own it, look after it and share with whoever you like.

Yoko Ono to mark John Lennon's birthday in Iceland