Yesterday this newspaper published a YouGov survey showing that support for Labour is at its lowest level for 65 years; even Michael Foot did better. As Prof Anthony King commented, it looks as if the Government and the electorate are heading for a bitter divorce at the general election. But the significance of the poll [...]

A blue sky yesterday meant it was the best day for the event after blustery and overcast conditions on Friday and Saturday.
The well-oiled engine that is Warbirds ran with few hitches, the notable exception being the absence of Australias C-17 Globemaster on Saturday.
Capable of carrying a payload four times greater than a Hercules, the enormous [...]

Senior Sergeant Dave Raynes, of Invercargill police, said arrests for the weekend were below normal with only six people %26quot;in the cells%26quot; mainly for breaches of bail, arrest warrants and domestic violence.
Highway patrol officers reported a high number of people leaving Invercargill on Thursday, which probably contributed to the quiet weekend, Mr Raynes said.
Seven people [...]

At 9.55am a van collided with a car at the intersection of State Highway 6 and the Lower Shotover Rd.
The force of the impact pushed the car on to the roads central median strip while the van came to rest on a grass verge on the opposite side of the road.
Sergeant Brian Cameron, of Queenstown, [...]