Wellington, Nov 20 NZPA - Families breaking up need more support to prevent violent acts, the Families Commission says.

20 NOV 2009 - The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is preparing for a low cost World AIDS Day campaign which will hit the streets next Friday, 27 November 2009.

20 NOV 2009 - We are pleased to announce that Auckland Museum, PSA and the Northern Amalgamated Workers Union have now concluded negotiations over a Collective Agreement for Museum union members.

20 NOV 2009 - Mayor Michael Laws today said the Wanganui District Council has asked the Department of Labour for an urgent inspection of the Wanganui port for public safety reasons.This follows the receipt of an engineering report on the

20 NOV 2009 - Hutt City Mayor David Ogden has welcomed the completion of the Dowse to Petone upgrade.

20 NOV 2009 - As of today, the Human Rights Commission has received 753 approaches from the public about the email sent by Maori Party MP Hone Harawira.

Wellington, Nov 20 NZPA - Benefit concerts involving top New Zealand performers have raised more than $344,000 to aid Samoa following the devastating tsunami and earthquake in September.

Rotorua, Nov 20 NZPA - The former boyfriend of a teen accused of murder leapt to his feet and pointed his finger at her defence lawyer while being questioned about alleged assaults on her."What are you trying to say?" Nga

Wellington, Nov 20 NZPA - Mongrel Mob member Karl Check, instigator of the 2007 fatal drive-by shooting of Wanganui toddler Jhia Te Tuaa, has had his appeal thrown out by the Court of Appeal.

The Ministry of Justice is keen to return to mediation with the PSA to resolve the breakdown in collective bargaining.

NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) officially celebrated the early completion of the SH2 Dowse to Petone Upgrade Project today.

An incident this morning in which workmen accidentally cut a chemical pipe in a staff-only building on the Wellington Hospital campus has caused elective surgery and non-urgent lab-tests to be postponed until the building is back in service.

The New Zealand Defence Force is releasing this statement on behalf of the family of Flight Sergeant Andrew Forster who was tragically killed at Waiouru Army Base yesterday.

Kaitaia, Nov 20 NZPA - A Kaitaia woman charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter in August has been remanded in custody to appear in the Whangarei High Court for callover on February 11 next year.

Auckland, Nov 20 NZPA - An Afghan refugee, who failed in his appeal to have a police search of his home declared unlawful, has taken his case to the highest court.

An initiative started by Coastguard to better educate boaties who visit popular areas in the Hauraki Gulf over summer will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next week when Coastguard Northern Region once again runs its popular Education Cruise to the

House of Travel outlets in Botany Junction, Nelson and Palmerston North are the only travel retailers in New Zealand to be invited to attend the world premiere of SpaceShipTwo, the space vehicle developed by Scaled Composites to take private passengers

Hamilton homicide investigators have charged a man with murder following the death of a Chartwell man at his home early yesterday morning.

Work has started on a new strategy to manage Canterbury's transport system - the Canterbury Regional Land Transport Strategy 2011 - 2041.

Statement from: USU Students' Association at UnitecUnitec lecturers have threatened to withhold students' marks as part of the on-going industrial action.