Research has found that exercise helps brain cells repair after radiation treatment, results which may have importance for children who have been treated for brain tumours.

A New Zealand native frog expert and a 10-year-old crusader against the use of palm oil are the winners of Auckland Zoo's inaugural Conservationist of the Year and Young Conservationist of the Year awards.

9 September 2008 - 3 six week old kittens, found abandoned in a box in Tawa are the first kittens to arrive at Wellington SPCA this kitten season. The kittens, all in good health, are now being cared for by a fosterer until they are old enough to be desexed and rehomed.

9 September 2008 - DHBs are a little prematurely celebrating a successful resolution to the ongoing resident (junior) doctor dispute without taking into consideration that the majority of junior doctors have yet to sight or approve the proposal, according to the New Zealand Resident Doctors Assoc

9 September 2008 - South Auckland truancy officers will be on strike tomorrow from 10am - 11am in support of a claim for decent pay.

9 September 2008 - Ron Guthrey passed away last night, aged 92.

9 September 2008 - Thames-Coromandel District Council a 'small council showing leadership', say judges.

Thames-Coromandel District Council has scooped the 2008 award for excellence in local government at a prestigious ceremony in Paihia.

9 September 2008 - The families of two men who died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning a cabin at an isolated rural camping ground outside of Raglan in the weekend have spoken of the loved ones they have lost.

9 September 2008 - The National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) takes issue with the National Party's motives for attacking the Families Commission, "wanting it to be more relevant".

9 September 2008 - Significant new cracks have appeared in the cliff-side land at 116 Clovelly Road, indicating substantial new movement since yesterday.