Wellington, November 18 : University of Otago chemists have patented a gel derived from the squid—a sea animal with long body and ten arms around its mouth—which they claim can reduce both bleeding

Christchurch (New Zealand), Nov.9 : Two Burnside High School students in Christchurch, New Zealand, have reportedly come up with a hi-tech answer to improve their batting technique.

Wellington, Nov 7 : Passengers travelling via air are susceptible to a new kind of travel bug that starts working the moment one books the ticket for that dream holiday, a psychologist has claimed.

New Zealand, Nov 2 : Clean-shaven men would stand a better chance when wooing a Kiwi woman than men with whiskers, finds a new survey.

Wellington, Oct 24 : A new study has shown that one in four New Zealand women are sexually abused as children.

The study, by the University of Auckland, revealed that 23 per cent of Kiwi women in urban areas and 28 per cent in rural areas experienced some form of sexual abuse when under 15 years-old.

The researchers also found that around half of the women had experienced the abuse on more than one occasion and in most cases, one perpetrator was involved, generally a male family member.

According to the team, the average age of the victim at the start of the abuse was nine, while that of the abuser was 30.

Wellington, Oct. 24 : International students will be able to stay in New Zealand longer to seek work under changes announced today.

Immigration Minister David Cunliffe was quoted by stuff.nz.com as saying the changes would allow many international students to stay in New Zealand on a job search permit for up to a year, instead of six months, while they looked for skilled work.

"There is increasing competition for skilled graduates and we need to allow them enough time to find a job in their area of expertise here in New Zealand and not run the risk that they will go elsewhere," he said.

"In many cases, these are precisely the type of skilled workers we need in New Zealand."