nzherald headlines Lab staff vote for industrial action Hospital laboratory workers in Auckland and Northland have voted strongly in favour of industrial action after rejecting their district health boards' offer of a nil wage rise.Medical Laboratory Workers Union president Stewart... City-centre lodge brimming with potential Galatos Lodge, a 1960s commercial building converted to residential accommodation in the late 90s, is being sold as a freehold going concern with an enviable year-round occupancy rate of 97 per cent.The lodge at 1 Galatos St,... Watermelons block motorway Two tons of watermelons blocked Auckland's southern motorway after a truck rolled south of the Newmarket viaduct this morning.The crash, just before 6am, created a mess across all three lanes which contractors took two hours to... Beauty: Modern makeup The essentials of a well made-up face are a defined eye, a coloured lip - be it warm nude, red or plummy mauve - and skin that lights the way. Here are a few favourite components for modern makeup. M.A.C Brow Set in clear $32... Dunne tips property tax change, lower personal tax Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has added further weight to widespread expectations the tax system on property investment is to be changed, and personal taxes are to be lowered.Speaking to the International Fiscal Association conference... Liam Dann : Receivership offers investors clarity Moratorium is an ugly word. It sounds more like the name of a heavy metal band than somewhere you'd want your hard earned savings to end up.Literally, it is not meant to have stench of doom about it. Its Latin root word is... Chile lowers earthquake toll SANTIAGO - Chile is lowering the confirmed death toll from its February earthquake to 452 victims.Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter says 96 people are still missing. The previous estimated death toll was 497.The government... Liquor store widow calls for gun ban A shop assistant was held at gunpoint last night - prompting the widow of a slain liquor store owner to call for imitation firearms to be banned from sale.Two men believed to be in their teens used a pistol in a daylight robbery... NRL: Seymour joins casualty list He was the man brought in to turn the Warriors' fortunes around but there's not much he can do from the sidelines.Brett Seymour missed last night's match against his old club, the Sharks, with a fractured thumb and could be out... Wynne Gray: Blackadder seems happy to make most of McCaw's six appeal For the majority of his multi-decorated All Blacks career, Richie McCaw has played with the No7 on his jersey.He has added to the conveyer belt of New Zealanders who brought distinction to those openside flanker duties and has... | 