Wellington, Feb 22 NZPA - All Whites skipper Ryan Nelsen has gone down with what looks like a serious knee injury less than four months before the World Cup finals in South Africa.

Four new operating theatres dedicated to elective operations in Auckland, have been given the go-ahead by the Government.

Health Minister Tony Ryall has confirmed the plans for the Auckland DHB's Greenlane campus.

Wellington, Jan 29 NZPA - All Blacks lock Ali Williams' rugby season may have lasted just four minutes after hobbling out of tonight's Super 14 pre-season match between the Blues and Chiefs at Albany.

Wellington, Jan 29 NZPA - All Blacks lock Ali Williams' rugby season may have lasted just four minutes after hobbling out of tonight's Super 14 pre-season match between the Blues and Chiefs at Albany.

Wellington, Jan 25 NZPA - Two dogs which attacked a five-year-old girl in eastern Bay of Plenty yesterday have been destroyed.

The girl suffered "potentially life threatening injuries" in the attack and was today recovering after undergoing 10 hours of surgery.

Wellington, Jan 24 NZPA - North Queensland midfielder Jeremy Brockie says the broken leg suffered last night won't dent his New Zealand World Cup soccer ambitions.

The people of Port-au-Prince are now struggling even to survive. Nerves are fraying as hungry and thirsty survivors face up to the reality of how much they've lost. The ICRC has stepped up its efforts and is now reaching thousands with food, water and medicine.

Wellington, Jan 14 NZPA - A New Zealand lung cancer drug that disrupts blood vessels within the tumour and inhibits blood flows to it looks promising, say researchers expected to reported their findings at a cancer meeting in California tomorrow.

Auckland, Jan 11 NZPA - Auckland's Heineken Open tennis has lost its biggest drawcard with the withdrawal of Argentinian ace David Nalbandian.

Wellington, Jan 11 NZPA - Studies into the production of morphine and codeine from yeast, how the East African jumping spider selects its prey and a non-invasive way to check joint replacements are some of the projects which will receive a share of $3.88 million from the Foundation for Research,