A combined Department of Conservation (DOC), National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and Auckland University research team is heading to Stewart Island this week in an attempt to learn more about an often much maligned creature, the white shark, also known as the great whit

US angel investment expert Bill Payne has taken two student interns under his wing for 10 weeks of his 6-month residency with The Icehouse, the University of Auckland's business growth centre.

What the Maori Battalion achieved in battle, their mokopuna are emulating in classrooms, laboratories and lecture halls and marae all over New Zealand, according to Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples.

Points of interest:

- Clark opposed to mining Doc land: "There are other ways to make money [and] some things are more important than money"

- "Who wants the Martha Mine in the middle of you know Tongariro National Park? Not me"

International Conference on

Infant, Toddler and Preschooler Mental Health

University of Auckland Business School

Hon Tariana Turia, Associate Minister of Health

18 February 2010; 11am

Delivered on her behalf by Tania Cargo, MA, PGDipClinPsych

Wellington, Feb 13 NZPA - Doctors and nurses want more education to help them warn pregnant women of the dangers of alcohol and drug use.

Auckland, Feb 5 NZPA - Having a puff on a cigarette at the beach may become a thing of the past under a proposal to ban smoking in many outdoor areas.

Family First NZ is welcoming research which shows that abstinence-only education can help teens delay sex, and also explodes the myth that abstinence education reduces condom use amongst those who do become sexually active.

Auckland, Feb 1 NZPA - A team of cardiologists and health professionals will today test their pedal power as they start a two-week ride the length of New Zealand.

The Great Ride for Heart 2010 aims to raise $1 million for the Heart Foundation's Cardiovascular Research Fund.

Professor Sir Mason Durie and Professor Paul Spoonley will feature in Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand) debates on the Treaty of Waitangi and race relations tomorrow and next Thursday.