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Winston Peters basher confronts Wellington commuters

Party pill casualties down 50%

Move your letterboxes, NZ Post tells customers
New Zealand Post has asked some of its customers to modify or shift their letterboxes for what it says is safety reasons.But a lobby group claims it is a cost-cutting exercise.NZ Post general manager of postal deliveries,...

Biographer fears Hepburn revival feeds false image
NEW YORK - Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn is back in vogue as a style icon more than 13 years after her death - but a biographer fears the revival will feed a misconceived image of the actress, who never cared much about fashion.Hepburn,...

Eddie McGuire scores a million - five times over
Eddie McGuire, who hosted the Australian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire before being promoted to run the nation's biggest television network, earned about A$4.7 million ($5.3 million) last year.McGuire took charge of...

Retirement village residents get more security
People living in retirement villages will have greater financial and lifestyle security under new regulations announced today.The measures include the introduction of a formal disputes resolution process, greater disclosure of...

'Ringleader' of petrol-theft gang admits charges
A 17-year-old Hawera youth alleged to be the ringleader of a gang which committed 60 drive-off petrol thefts was yesterday bailed because of fears for his safety if he was held in custody.Hawera District Court was told the gang...

Petrol prices fall three cents
Petrol prices have fallen another three cents a litre today. The drop -- the sixth in about seven weeks -- means 91-octane is now $1.43.9, 95 is $1.48.9 and diesel - which fell four cents - is $1.03.9.Sharon Buckland, spokeswoman...

New rules for retirement villages

Police rescue baby left in car
A couple who left their baby alone in a car say they were surprised to emerge from a shop to find police holding their child.Concerned by-standers called 111 after spotting the baby alone in a car outside the Farmers store in...

Berlin opera bans Mozart for fear of provoking Islamic extremists
BERLIN - A Mozart opera production in which the severed head of the Muslim prophet Mohammed is shown on stage was banned by one of Berlin's main opera houses yesterday because of fears that the work might provoke a terrorist attack...

Mona Lisa was a new mother, expert says
OTTAWA - Mona Lisa, the mysterious woman immortalized in Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century masterpiece, had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the painting, a French art expert said on Tuesday.The discovery was...

Mortlock ruled out of Wales test
Australia centre Stirling Mortlock has been ruled out of the test against Wales in November with a knee injury, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said today.Mortlock, a leading candidate to replace George Gregan as captain on the...

Row over rubbish fire ends in shots
A row over a rubbish fire between neighbours yesterday ended with shots being fired and the arrest of a wheelchair-bound man.The drama began just before 7pm after police received reports of gunshots from a rural property on Tokiri...

Death crash driver three times over limit, inquest told
A Hawke's Bay man was killed when his car crashed into school grounds while he was more than three times over the legal drink-drive limit.A Napier inquest was told yesterday that Alfred Montgomery Gray, accepted a ride home in...

Homeowners warned to save
Many New Zealanders regard their homes as wealth "in the bag" and are leaving themselves vulnerable by saving less as a result, the Reserve Bank has warned.It said an ageing population could prompt a fall in house prices and recommended...