For the first time, The New Zealander would join hands with the Aussies to participate in the annual booze-free dry July charity event. During this event people say no to alcohol for a month to raise money for cancer services. All the money that is raised from his event would go to Auckland City hospital along with other 19 Australian beneficiaries.

Citroen has increased the appeal of its matchless DS4 coupe crossover with the accumulation of a sturdy engine matched to a six speed automatic gearbox, increaing performance whereas adding the expediency of a self-shifting gearbox.

Experts have been advising since years to drink eight glasses of water a day to keep fit, but researchers now have been suggesting that it does not contribute a bit to health, according to a recent report published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

The team of researchers at the Pennsylvania University has been saying after a review that instead of drinking eight glasses of water, one should for two litres of liquids of different flavours.

Citroen will roll out its first sport utility vehicle in the New Zealand market by the coming month with the onset of the Citroen C4 AirCross that will also complete its family of `four' models, with the C4 AirCross conjoining the Citroen C4, Citroen C4 Picasso and Citroen DS4 to offer a unique range in the same size category.

The textile workers' union stated that layoffs at a major North Otago wool facility are reflective of the difficulty makers are confronting crosswise the nation.

Following discussion with FIRST Union and the EPMU, Summit Wool Spinners toaday announced 49.5 layyoffs at its Oamaru facility.

The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) has established an outreach clinic to offer up quick testing services and counseling on K' Road.

FASTesting for human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis and hep C will be offered to any person who feels they may have been exposed.

All examinations are free of cost, secret, administered by specialists and will give results in just 20 minutes.