British Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Stephen Green as the UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment.

Mr. Green will stand down as the Chairman of HSBC and will take up his new ministerial role early in 2011.

By Kate Chapman of NZPA

Wellington, Sept 8 NZPA - Places in rest homes will run out in four years without increased investment in the sector, a new report shows.

Additional Funds To Provide Working Capital

Entries are now open to Kiwi apprentice chefs for a once in a lifetime educational opportunity, Fonterra Foodservices' Proud to be a Chef competition. Two New Zealanders will be selected to attend the annual cutting-edge Masterclass in Melbourne.

"Increases in the number of young women drinking at hazardous levels could potentially increase the occurrence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in future generations," says Gerard Vaughan, Chief Executive of the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC).

Henderson Police are appealing to the public for any sightings of a West Auckland woman who has not been seen since early on Monday morning.

Elizabeth ALLEN, aged 62 years was last seen at about 7.00am on Monday 6 September 2010 in Denver Avenue, Sunnyvale, near Henderson.

Wellington, Sept 8 NZPA - Otago have signed two English imports for the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in December.

An inventory survey of air emissions from home wood burners in Hastings, Havelock North and Napier over the last winter suggests that there has been a decline in smoke contaminants since 2005.

Wellington, Sept 8 NZPA - A strong smell of sulphur spreading across Christchurch's eastern suburbs is unlikely to be gas, Civil Defence says.

New Zealand tech company Areo is set to unveil a revolutionary new 3D scanning service that promises to slash production times and save customers tens of thousands of dollars.

The web-based service, Areoscan.com, will be launched by the Dunedin-based company on Wednesday September 8.

Women's Rugby World Cup 2010 in England was the most successful tournament to date, delivering record attendances, unprecendented broadcast and media coverage and a platform to grow the Women's Game around the globe.

Wellington, Sept 7 NZPA - Schools in Christchurch will remain closed for the rest of this week.

Education Minister Anne Tolley said schools and early childhood education (ECE) services in Christchurch, Waimakariri and Selwyn would stay closed because remain closed all week.

In the latest iteration of "Google knows best" the Priority Inbox tool will now identify which of your email messages are most important.  Much to my amazement, it does a pretty good job too! 

It’s called whizky. And, no, that’s not a misprint. But it is a clue to the spirit’s unique ingredient, urine.

No ordinary wee will do, either.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA

The new marine and coastal legislation may not be a final solution to the divisive foreshore and seabed issue and could be relitigated in future, Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell says.

Wellington, Sept 7 NZPA - Residents of the southern Hawke's Bay town of Porangahau sheltered in doorways this morning as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake sent objects tumbling off shelves.

The 15km-deep quake struck about 20km southeast of the coastal town at 10.48am, GNS Science said.

Christchurch International Airport re-opened at 1.30pm Saturday 4 September after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake.

Dr Jeffrey Foster, a radiologist, of Louisville, Kentucky makes the headlines in The Scottish Sun…’Playing golf in kilt was out of bounds’.

Auckland, Sept 7 NZPA - A train driver saw a child's face looking up at him just before he struck a vehicle driven by a father accused of killing his four-year-old son in south Auckland, a jury was told today.

The Savings Working Group focused at its first meeting on New Zealand's immediate economic situation and the challenges it poses for our future. The Savings Working Group's first meeting was held on 3-4 September.