Navman Wireless today introduces the latest version of its GPS navigation and messaging device, the M-Nav 760. Developed for business users, the M-Nav 760 provides fully integrated vehicle tracking, job dispatch messaging and satellite navigation in one package.

Adventurer Shaun Quincey who departed Australia over 50 days ago in a row boat will arrive in New Zealand early on Sunday 13 March and complete a journey over 2000km, second only to his father Colin Quincey, the only other person to have crossed the Tasman Solo.

Wellington, March 13 NZPA - Most rural hospitals are critically short of qualified medical staff, according to a survey of hospital managers.

The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is warning of serious repercussions for the health of young New Zealanders with the closure of the 198 Youth Health Centre in Christchurch.

Wellington, March 11 NZPA - The Mountain Safety Council is reminding trampers of its Outdoor Safety Code in light of inquest findings into the deaths of former Te Papa boss Seddon Bennington and his companion Marcella Jackson.

Wellington, March 11 NZPA - Being poorly prepared and equipped contributed to the deaths of former Te Papa boss Seddon Bennington and his companion Marcella Jackson on a tramping trip last year, a coroner has found.

"My GP cares enough about the fact that I am smoking to send me a letter. This has made me think again about the effects it is having on my health," say smokers in a new study.

The Department of Conservation is rejecting suggestions a group of weed sprayers were not advised about its recent 1080 operation targeting possums and rats on Mt Taranaki.

Wellington March 6 NZPA - The New Zealand Pharmacy Guild is calling on Otago and Southland district health boards to withdraw a plea to general practitioners to show restraint when prescribing medicines in a bid to save cash.

Wellington, March 2 NZPA - Mistakes made in maps of the Ruahine Range can put trampers' lives at risk, the Manawatu Tramping Club says.