CATS appear to alter their purring to subliminally manipulate their carers, researchers say.

SOMEWHERE inside this tiny ball of white fluff is a dog that stopped growing at 8cm, its owner says.

A 32-year-old man who shed more than half his weight has girls "making googly eyes" at him.

A SURVEY of Australian workers has revealed who are the happiest employees - and who are having the most sex.

A COMPOUND found on a remote island could help us live longer, but at a cost, say scientists.

WOMEN wanting to get pregnant should find themselves an ugly man, new research suggests.

PABLO Escobar's hippo died the same way he did - hunted down and shot by the authorities for posing a danger to the public.

TAXI drivers outraged after a police officer issues a ticket for "not being neatly dressed".

A PUPPY survived having a BBQ fork stuck in his brain for three days before getting to see a vet.

THOUSANDS of sea monsters with razor-sharp beaks and toothy tentacles have invaded San Diego beaches, attacking divers.

A joint statement from Oxfam New Zealand and Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ

Auckland, July 17 NZPA - The money stolen in a bank robbery in Auckland's North Shore may have all been lost in a gambling spree.Police today arrested a 27-year-old man following the robbery of the Albany branch of ANZ Bank

Napier, July 17 NZPA - A British man left unconscious after a street attack in a Napier suburb early this year might not be able to continue his career as a commercial pilot, the Napier District Court was told today.

Auckland, July 17 NZPA - Taito Phillip Field said he felt "persecuted" by the media after the bribery allegations against him became public in September 2005.

Wellington, July 17 NZPA - Two construction companies have been charged by Maritime New Zealand over the deaths of two workers whose boat capsized off Christchurch's Lyttelton Heads in October last year.

The British backpacker who survived 12-days in Australia's Blue Mountains sure knows when to keep his mouth shut - when there's news that a potential windfall is coming his way - $1,000,000.00.

The Government should still be considering further stimulation of the economy to head off rising unemployment (forecast to hit 8 percent in 2010) despite the Fitch revision of its outlook for New Zealand's credit rating, said CTU Economist and Policy

Holding onto Auckland's skilled and experienced local government workforce is vital for the success of the 'super city'," says Public Service Association national secretary Richard Wagstaff.

Auckland, July 17 NZPA - Taito Phillip Field said today he felt "persecuted" by the media after the bribery and corruption allegations against him became public,

Wellington, July 17 NZPA - The number of measles infections in Canterbury schools continues to mount and is now hitting younger children, say health officials.