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Pool deaths prompt warning

Holiday booze confusion

Goa: Paradise lost to fear and murder

Aussies claim $250,000 Lotto prize

An Aussie couple who bought a Lotto ticket on a whim, while holidaying in NZ, are winging their way back across the Tasman to collect their $250,000 prize.

$20m Fiji property loan now Allied Farmers' problem

Space tourism set to skyrocket

Settlement awarded in pokies case

Mining critics 'ignore the facts' says Govt

The opposition has seized on an article in the <i>Economist</i> which derides New Zealand's "clean, green" image as the Government continues to deal with fallout after Monday's mining plans announcement.

Thames mining: Environment vs Jobs

Environmental concerns versus a shrinking job market have left Thames locals split on the Govt's plan to open more Coromandel land to mining.

Don't use hot pools alone, coroner warns

Excavation jars with pure image: expert

NZ should be prepared for international criticism for its plan to open conservation land to mining, a tourism expert says.

Ferry company slows down for the environment

Hilton Lake Taupo opened as firm was freezing funds

Pop stars make scenery a hit

Tourism NZ is looking to Scribe, Liam Finn and The Mint Chicks to uncover out-of-the-way spots for tourists and draw younger Australian travellers.

Chinese New Year timing boosts visitor arrivals

Getting a handle on Kiwi 'pints'

While the British and Irish pride themselves on their precisely measured pints of beer, it seems you won't find the same consistency in NZ.

Immigration slows in Feb

Zion denies killer tiger sold for Asian medicine