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Food 28 Sep 2012
Kāko Chocolate a teaser for Wills and Kate

Kāko Chocolate’s Passionfruit Chocolate Hearts were served to tempt Prince William and Kate during their recent South Pacific Royal tour.

Kāko Chocolate

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Business 24 Sep 2012
Kiwi clean tech firm flies high in global contest

Carbon-refining company CarbonScape™ has taken a runner-up prize in the international Dutch Postcode Lottery Green Challenge co-sponsored by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and will take home a grant of €100,000 (NZ $156,600).

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Health 10 Sep 2012
Boosting Vitamin D levels the easy way

Research has shown that even in sunny countries like New Zealand up to 50 percent of children and adults have insufficient or deficient levels of Vitamin D[1],[2],[3] - an all-important key to strong, healthy bones and muscles.

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TV 18 Jul 2012
Attitude marks new milestone

Attitude Television will be celebrating its 300th episode on TVONE after eight years of telling unique, human interest stories.

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Health 11 Jul 2012
Last chance for free flu immunisation

Kiwis eligible for free flu immunisation have less than 21 days left to be vaccinated before the Government-subsidised campaign ends this year on July 31.

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Migration 28 Jun 2012
National government putting NZ good name at risk says expert

Australia is coping with the “mass arrival” of over 1000 Kiwis from New Zealand each week who are not refugees fleeing danger but seeking mere economic betterment, yet there has been no need to put them in detention camps says an international authority on refugees.

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News 27 Jun 2012
Attitude Award gives champion a boost

Mike Gourley says receiving the 2011 Attitude ACC Supreme Award couldn’t have come at a better time in his life.

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Health 29 May 2012
Flu shots race towards million mark

New Zealanders are taking up flu vaccination in droves this year.

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Health 28 May 2012
Antioxidants may help maintain healthy vision

Declining eye health affects one in seven New Zealanders over the age of 50 and the incidence is increasing.

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TV 19 Apr 2012
Aussie Rules gets NZ TV slot

Aussie Rules is getting a foothold in New Zealand - now it even has its own TV slot.

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News 11 Apr 2012
New CEO for NZBIO

NZBIO has a new chief executive.

NZBio logo

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News 11 Apr 2012
Public broadcaster helps with legal rights

The majority of New Zealanders don’t really understand their legal rights and for some even getting a speeding ticket can be a traumatic experience.

Triangle Television Limited logo

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Health 29 Mar 2012
Flu shot benefits mum and baby

The safety of flu vaccination during pregnancy is well established and should be routine, according to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

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Business 14 Mar 2012
Better bananas and testosterone treatment on the agenda at NZBIO 2012

A showcase of New Zealand bioscience is bringing an eclectic range of entrepreneurs, leaders from multinational pharmaceutical companies and research and development organisations and financiers to Auckland later this month.

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Health 13 Mar 2012
World watches as NZ starts flu immunisation campaign

New Zealand's national free influenza immunisation campaign was officially launched in Wellington today by the National Influenza Specialist Group (NISG) 1.

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Health 8 Mar 2012
Kiwis get rare opportunity to help protect against shingles

New Zealanders will soon have access to a limited supply of a vaccine to help protect against shingles, despite a global shortage of the vaccine.

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Energy 8 Nov 2011
Next Generation biofuels project launched in Queensland

QUEENSTOWN — Energy Parks Australia Pty is partnering with Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation to develop the infrastructure for energy parks to produce Next Generation biofuels from multi biomass sources.

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Technology 25 Oct 2011
Oxford University Press partners with Kiwa Media to create new literacy aid

Learning to read and spell has just become easier through the “Oxford Literacy” digital reading programme.

Rhonda Kite

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Manufacturing 28 Sep 2011
Chinese steel miller commercializing LanzaTech's clean energy technology

One of China's oldest enterprises Shougang Group and its partner in New Zealand Shougang TangMing have signed a joint venture agreement with LanzaTech to construct a demonstration plant at one of Shougang's steel mills in China.

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Health 9 Sep 2011
Medtech and MedicAlert Create Global Connection for Rugby World Cup 2011

New Zealand health technology company Medtech Global, MedicAlert Foundation International and MedicAlert New Zealand have collaborated to develop an electronic health information solution that enables New Zealand Emergency Services to access medical records of visiting international MedicAlert members in real-time.

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Football 7 Sep 2011
Top Auckland footballers face challenge

Fast foot work and high level skills are expected when two unlikely teams come together at Western Springs on Saturday, September 17 for a David and Goliath kind of football match.

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Disability 5 Sep 2011
From rockers to rowers – with Attitude

AUCKLAND CITY — Finalists for the fourth annual Attitude Awards have been selected.

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Pharmacy 24 Aug 2011
Five simple ways to protect your heart

There are five simple ways to protect your heart and reduce the incidence and severity of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of illness and premature death in New Zealand.

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Technology 28 Jul 2011
Eco-friendly LanzaTech's green chemistry wins

Green chemistry has won clean energy technology firm LanzaTech another prestigious international award.

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Disability 26 Jul 2011
It's time to celebrate people with attitude

If you know someone living with a disability whose achievements deserve celebrating, or someone who makes a difference for them, nominate them for an Attitude Award.

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Agriculture 4 Jul 2011
Simcro wins top International Design Excellence Award

HAMILTON — New Zealand agritech company, Simcro, today announced that it had received another prestigious award for its revolutionary Optiline sheep drencher.

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Technology 23 Jun 2011
LanzaTech wins US contract and at Paris Air Show

AUCKLAND CITY — Clean energy technology company LanzaTech is at the world's largest air show in Paris showing the aviation industry its technology for producing next generation jet fuels.

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Business 15 Jun 2011
Marstel Terminals secures strategic global partner for growth

A majority interest in the transtasman bulk liquid storage company Marstel Holdings Pty Limited (Marstel Terminals) is being acquired for an undisclosed amount by Stolt-Nielsen Limited (Oslo Børs: SNI), a global provider of integrated transportation and storage solutions for chemicals and other bulk liquids.

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Technology 31 May 2011
NZ medical device firms may boost trade in APEC region

New Zealand medical device manufacturers have been given the opportunity to boost trade in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region with the removal of a key barrier.

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Technology 31 May 2011
CarbonScape singled out in global technology book

BLENHEIM — Charcoal technology company CarbonScape™ has been singled out on the world scientific stage.

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Food 26 May 2011
Green tea gives you more than you bargained for

The hardest part of winter is staying healthy, keeping your weight under control and resisting over-indulgence in carb-filled winter foods.

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Community 2 Mar 2011
Refugees protect vulnerable and help community in clean up

CHRISTCHURCH — While the strong in Christchurch’s refugee communities stay to help with the clean up, their children, the elderly and the more vulnerable have been flown to Auckland.

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Earthquakes 1 Mar 2011
Earthquake volunteer just wants to deliver dignity

CHRISTCHURCH — Ross Skinner felt too guilty to take a shower for a couple of hours after getting home.

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Earthquakes 28 Feb 2011
Refugee trauma team to help Canterbury earthquake victims

CHRISTCHURCH — An Auckland based trauma team, which specialises in working with survivors of war or torture, has been called to Canterbury to help earthquake victims.

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Finance 28 Feb 2011
New financial deal proposed for Christchurch renewal

CHRISTCHURCH — There is a much better way to pay for Christchurch's renewal and for national development too, according to the independent policy development organisation, Sustento Institute.

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Pharmacy 12 Jan 2011
New NSAIDS study results not related to over-the-counter painkillers

The New Zealand Self Medication Industry (SMI), the industry body representing non-prescription consumer healthcare products, is aware of a study being published on BMJ.com regarding non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and cardiovascular safety.1

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