Tauranga, Feb 9 NZPA - A Te Puke woman who stabbed her partner with a knife and hit him with a log of wood because he would not get up and help her with their three young children has been sentenced to eight months' home detention.

A weight-loss revolution is sweeping through towns throughout New Zealand in the form of 'The Power of You' an intimate evening with the 'Nutrition Magician,' Damian Kristof and the "Fitness Guru", Lee-Ann Wann as seen on TV3's Popular Weight Loss series.

Roses are red
Black eyes are blue.
I brought these flowers
To make it up to you...

Waitakere City councillors have deferred a decision on whether to accept a pay rise until next month while they continue deliberations on future council expenditure.

9 February 2009 - Many New Zealanders who are concerned about their weight are taking actions to do something about it according to recent research of over 10,000 New Zealanders*.

Auckland, Feb 9 NZPA - A jury has been chosen today for the trial of a 26-year-old man charged with murdering a teenager in south Auckland in 2006.

Jeffrey Key will stand trial in the High Court at Auckland accused of murdering Riki Mafi, 17, in Otara town centre in September 2006.

Wellington, Feb 9 NZPA - A man accused of assaulting his 10-month-old son was further remanded at a Lower Hutt District Court appearance this morning.

Quintiq, a leading provider of Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) solutions, today announced that it grew by 35% in 2008, its 11th consecutive year of profitability.

Warbirds Over Wanaka 2010 (WOW) tickets have gone on sale.

WOW has just released its updated website and new ticketing model through Ticket Direct for online purchases. In addition a new Silver Pass will enable more of the public to see the Airshow from an elevated grandstand. V

Six of the worlds leading newspapers dedicated to sport have come together to form the International Association of Sports Newspapers (IASN), to defend and promote the interests and freedom of the sports press.