nzherald headlines Win a luxury South Island trip for two Herald Travel is combining with West Coast Tourism, Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism, Air New Zealand and TranzScenic to offer a trip for two to the West Coast worth around $5000.The prize includes:- return flights for two... 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... Random city assaults: 'He just punched me in the face' A one-armed man went on a violent rampage around central Auckland yesterday, committing a string of random assaults on Auckland's busy city streets just before noon.Hassan Sherif was attacked as he stood outside the City Convenience... Brian Gaynor : Finance suffering from lack of policing The demise of Strategic Finance demonstrates once again that investors have been badly let down by our securities laws, regulators, directors, management, the accounting profession and investment advisory industry.The failure... Kia: Sorento's a soft touch I wasn't away by Kia's Sorento at its Australian launch drive. Sure, it was handsome enough, but the handling didn't feel as assured as its Hyundai equivalent, and the auto's willingness to change for you even in manual mode annoyed.Still,... At-risk firms demand Google compensation plans SAN FRANCISCO - Google received demands from advertising agents in China to provide compensation plans for companies threatened to go out of business by a possible shutdown of the US company's website in the country.Google should... Service sector keeps expanding in Feb The services sector continued to expand in February, but some indicators suggest the recovery could be reaching a plateau at a level insufficient for strong jobs growth.The BNZ - Business NZ performance of services index rose... Rugby: France win Six Nations after Scots stun Ireland LONDON - France won the Six Nations before it even played today's final match of the tournament after defending champion Ireland slumped to a surprise loss to Scotland.Ireland needed to beat Scotland by a healthy margin at Croke... Rugby: Wales beat Italy in Six Nations finale CARDIFF - Wales finished fourth for the second straight year in Six Nations rugby with a morale-boosting 33-10 win over Italy this morning (NZT).In a campaign featuring poor starts and all-out attack only when the cause was already... Critics pick holes in child porn filter Over the next few months some New Zealanders are likely to get a nasty shock while browsing the internet - a web page that pops up on their computer saying "STOP!".Some will genuinely be surprised, having accidentally stumbled... | 