The mini-series Top of the Lake, directed by Oscar winner Jane Campion, will begin production in Queenstown in February.

Women are more attracted to flirtatious faces when they are at the most fertile point of their monthly cycle, according to new English research reported by the BBC.

Evolutionary psychologist Dr Edward Morrison of the University of Portsmouth asked women to rate the attractiveness of various facial expressions.

He found that women preferred flirtatious expressions when they were ovulating.

Researchers produced various facial models that were rated on a flirtatiousness scale by one group of 16 women.

The state of New Zealand’s dollar and broader economy along with this country’s stance on climate change received interest around the world this week.

In the New York Times, New Zealand’s wine industry feature on the front page of its website on Friday as vintners work hard to maintain prices and market share.