THE Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) denied yesterday that its South Central St Catherine MP, Sharon Hay-Webster, was planning to resign her seat because of her alleged dual citizenship status, but promised to seek an ‘updated legal opinion on the matter’.
A radio report yesterday said the MP was considering ending her political career, instead of [...]

After a heap of hype, with more than 400 suggestions flooding the franchises offices, Steel was, well, a name that we just had to live with whether we liked it or not.
I did hear one Central Pulse supporter say it should be spelt Steal, after the team stole victory from the Wellington-based franchise in a [...]

Stop organisingIsabel Choat, travel editorIt is natural when you have only two precious weeks of holiday to want to squeeze in as much as possible. I’m as bad as the next obsessive planner - poring over Lonely Planet or Footprint or Bradt or Rough Guide; marking sites I want to see with a rainbow of [...]

The young couple were crowned 2008 Southland Sharemilkers of the Year at a glitzy awards dinner, attended by about 400 people, at the Invercargill Workingmens Club on Saturday night.
The Frosts, who won $12,000 in cash and prizes, are employed as 50 percent sharemilkers milking 400 cows on a 132ha property owned by Winy van Rossum [...]

Fosters Group and Lion Nathan made their announcements within hours of each other, citing hardening consumer and regulatory sentiment.
Alcopops with energy additives are popular with clubbers and younger drinkers because the stimulants offset the drowsiness associated with heavy drinking. Sales of the drinks have soared to be worth nearly $700 million a year.
Fosters said it [...]

Plagiarism in the fashion industry is nothing new. It’s been
happening for years. But in the internet age, it is getting a lot
easier - and quicker - to blatantly knock off someone else’s
designs. In fact, these days copies often hit the market long
before the originals do.
Before the internet, it was not uncommon for local designers to
go [...]

James was called for an offensive foul for lowering his left shoulder into Stevenson with the Cavaliers trailing by two with 19.4 seconds left. At the final buzzer, James had a chance to win the game with a long 3-pointer, again with Stevenson guarding him, but the shot hit the front of the rim and [...]

People are fussy about their coffee these days, very fussy, so the ability to make a good, consistent espresso or any variation thereof is a skill prized by a discerning coffee-drinking public.
It is not unknown now for people to follow a favourite barista to different establishments around town, says C4 Coffees chief executive, Guy [...]

Australian-born Hollywood actress Miranda Otto turned heads in a stunning pillar-box red Nicola Finetti dress, while socialites and fashionistas sipped champagne in the sun on the lawn of Government House.
The opulent surrounds provided a fitting backdrop for the 400 guests, including top Australian models Megan Gale and Kirsty Hinze, to chat about the autumn-winter seasons [...]

Plagiarism in the fashion industry is nothing new. It’s been
happening for years. But in the internet age, it is getting a lot
easier - and quicker - to blatantly knock off someone else’s
designs. In fact, these days copies often hit the market long
before the originals do.
Before the internet, it was not uncommon for local designers to
go [...]