nzherald headlines Pasifika: What's on guide The Pasifika Festival starts tonight with a free opening night concert on the Western Springs lakeside.The show, which starts at 7pm, features performers from 10 Pacific communities - Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tahiti,... Hadron Collider to be closed amid fears of very big bang The world's single most complicated and expensive scientific experiment, designed to discover the "God particle" and recreate the conditions that existed at the dawn of creation, will be switched off for a year to correct... Suburbs meet varied needs Although the Auckland property market showed signs of recovery at the end of last year, the picture is much more complex than that, according to four top-selling real estate agents. Their experiences show marked variations in sales... Period-piece restaurant to pay for fort A historic North Shore Army building with sweeping views over the Hauraki Gulf is to be opened as a restaurant.The Department of Conservation plans to lease a World War II era officers' mess hall - which is empty apart from occasional... Zandra Rhodes: Pink flamingo With her pink hair, bold prints and theatrical jewellery, Zandra Rhodes is the antithesis of Dunedin's dark and moody style stereotype. The colourful designer is a special guest at Dunedin's annual iD fashion event this week,... You want a maggot with that? A healthcare worker has been left "disgusted" after finding a maggot in her McDonald's burger box.Linda MacDonald, a mental health carer, had just finished eating an Angus Burger Combo, which she bought from the Pt Chevalier McDonald's,... Northland: Float on Unless you're lucky enough to be on a six-star cruise ship, staying overnight on a boat can often involve a lot of ducking under low doorways, squeezing into tiny shower cubicles and peering through murky portholes. Boats aren't exactly... Plea to delay Dubai repayments DUBAI - Dubai World, the state-owned holding company in talks to renegotiate about US$26 billion ($37 billion) of debt, will ask banks for permission to delay loan repayments when it presents a plan to creditors this month, said three... Newspaper defends fake terror stunt Police Minister Judith Collins has come under fire after she turned her wrath on the Sunday Star-Times newspaper today, for sending "terrorists" to Super 14 rugby games in a supposed bid to test security ahead of the 2011 World... So you want to live in: Beach Haven At off-peak traffic times, the trip across the Harbour Bridge to Beach Haven takes only a few minutes. It's a far cry from the days when groceries had to be delivered by wheelbarrow.Beach Haven, past Birkenhead on Mokoia Rd, was... | 