Wellington, Dec 31 NZPA - Giant diary co-operative Fonterra is paying $53 million to expand its European joint venture selling pharmaceutical-grade lactose.

Wellington, June 24 NZPA - China has begun an anti-dumping investigation into methanol imported from New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Wellington, June 15 NZPA - A mixed share market edged up slightly today, with trading in the larger stocks lifting the market to close up half a percent.

Wellington, June 15 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket edged up in early trading, after the Dow Jones industrial average in the United States moved into positive territory for the year for the first time since early January.

Wellington, June 9 NZPA - Another pregnant woman on a visitor's permit has been ordered to leave the country by Immigration New Zealand.

By Kent Atkinson of NZPA Wellington, April 8 NZPA - Environmental Science and Research chief executive John Hay has a simple job description for his crown science institute's work: "We identify bad bugs and bad buggers".

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Dec 10 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key does not think a decision to circumvent drug funding agency Pharmac will set a dangerous precedent.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Dec 10 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key does not think a decision to circumvent drug funding agency Pharmac will set a dangerous precedent.

Wellington, Nov 16 NZPA - Main points of the agreement between the National Party and United Future leader Peter Dunne: * Mr Dunne will be Minister of Revenue and Associate Minister of Health outside cabinet; * He will vote with National on confidence and supply;

Health Minister David Cunliffe is questioning where the money would come from to fund National's new medicines policy. National released the medicines plank of its health policy today pledging to increase funding for subsidised medicines by $40 million in 2009-10.