Tourism company charged over drowning (NZPA)
Yahoo Xtra
Tue Dec 2 07:37:43 2008
An adventure tourism company and its director are facing six charges over the drowning of a 21-year-old British tourist.

Court hears fraud accused spent $8m on cars and boats (NZPA)
Yahoo Xtra
Tue Dec 2 07:36:16 2008
A senior Serious Fraud Office investigator said yesterday he believed an IT boss whose company charged Otago District Health Board millions of dollars over six years was acting as a "buffer" for a board employee who received 90 percent of the cash taken.

Asia-Pacific markets start week lower
Radio New Zealand
Mon Dec 1 22:34:33 2008
Markets in Asia dipped on Monday to snap a six-day winning streak, with investors caught between aggressive steps by central bank to alleviate the sharp global downturn and increasingly grim economic data.