9 Jan: A 10 per cent hike in tobacco tax is being credited with one of the reasons why more than 2000 people have signed up to quit smoking so far this year.... more
7 Jan: Ryman Healthcare gained 2.4 per cent and fellow retirement village operator Metlifecare gained 2.6 per cent, as the NZX 50 Index hit a new five-year high.... more
4 Jan: Fifteen years after New Zealand man Clint Hallam received the first ever hand transplant, doctors in the UK have grafted a hand onto a 51-year-old man.... more
4 Jan: New Zealand woman Sally Roberts says she will appeal a British court decision in another attempt to prevent her son having cancer treatment.... more
1 Jan: Smoking cessation service Quitline is hoping a 10 per cent increase in tobacco tax will see more people use its 0800 number in the New Year.... more
31 Dec 2012: Australia-based Canterbury jockey Ashlee Mundy's death after a fall at the Kurow races has come as a huge shock, says trainer Lisa Rae.... more
30 Dec 2012: An investigation in Canada has been unable to find a link between tainted burgers and beef imported from New Zealand and Australia.... more
