The staff at Purina Petcare would like to pass on their best wishes to everyone affected by the Christchurch earthquake. They have put together the following pet tips to help owners of stressed pets and are offering free petcare advice for residents worried about their pets (0800 738 847).

Hamburg, March 3rd, 2011 - Beiersdorf is preparing the ground for future growth and is realigning the NIVEA brand in its 100th anniversary year. With the business strategy "Focus on Skin Care.

Waitakere's annual child and parenting fair - Toddlers Day Out - is expected to attract more than 18,000 parents on children this week-end.

"The event started seven years ago and has just mushroomed," says one of the Toddler Day Out Coordinators, Elaine Dyer.

After hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in August 2005, the local Farmers' Market was one of the first businesses to re-emerge.

Paolo Pancotti from Pizza Pazzi in Napier took away the national pizza champion title at the first New Zealand Fonterra Foodservices Global Pizza Challenge last night.

Leading New Zealand natural and organic baby company Nature Baby has released a Special Edition T-Shirt to raise funds for the New Zealand Red Cross response to the devastating Christchurch earthquake on February 22nd.

The Ice Cream Awards which were instituted in 1997 are being held again this year. The specific objective of the Awards is the raising of standards and promoting the quality of New Zealand Ice Cream.

It can be tricky to occupy and entertain kids without it costing a fortune during the school holidays. The region's tourism marketing team, Destination Great Lake Taupō (DGLT), is making it easy for parents by working with local tourism operators to offer online family deals and packages.

Dame Georgina Kirby, Deborah Bush, QSM, Chief Executive of Endometriosis NZ and Judith Speight director at ITT WRKZ Limited will receive international recognition as part of the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day on 8th March 2011.

Rugby World Cup visitors will provide a short term boost to Dunedin hotels after a slower than expected economic recovery over the past two years.