nzherald headlines Tiger announces comeback date ORLANDO - Tiger Woods announced today he will return to competitive golf at the Masters in April, nearly five months after revelations about a series of affairs wrecked his global image.In a statement posted on his website, top-ranked... Cafe culture ... yours for free If you think those cafe tables that clutter city streets are solely for the use of paying customers, think again.Auckland woman Jan West feels that as the chairs are on the pavement, they should be available for use by anyone... Islands count cost as Tomas moves off Tropical Cyclone Tomas yesterday continued blowing itself out along the eastern section of Fiji, as residents in the north of the nation counted the cost of the storm.Fijian authorities announced a state of emergency in the north... Students get to sleep in while their teachers learn An Auckland college is to delay the start of the school day by an hour once a week so staff can undergo curriculum and professional development training.From the start of term two, Western Springs College, which has nearly 1000... England: An Oxford wonderland Never underestimate the benefits of tedium. Nearly 150 years ago, three little girls got so bored on a slow upstream row along the Thames from Oxford to a summer picnic that Charles Lutwidge Dodgson made up a story to amuse them on... Kia pushes for premium The new Kia Magentis is set to make its world premiere next month at the 2010 New York motor show - and the South Korean carmaker reckons it's on to a winner."The next generation of Magentis possesses the power to surprise," says... Backwards Macs - farewelling the power tower Recently, I sent a Mac Pro tower back to Apple. The massive aluminium powerhouse had eight cores (in the form of two Quad Core Intel Xeons) running at 2.26GHz and 6GB of RAM. The video card was an NVIDIA GeForce GT 120.I had the... Sex assault in Hamilton Hamilton police are investigating the sexual assault of a woman in her early 20s last night.Police said they were called to a property on Dey Street in Hamilton East, just after 11.45pm.They are looking for witnesses who may... My job : Thriving on making a difference Name: Elizabeth Higgs Age: 43 Role/occupation: General manager marketing and communication, Progressive Enterprises Working hours: Lots Employer: Progressive Enterprises Salary: Hays Salary Survey rating rang Martin Hawes: Depreciation loses lustre Politicians are not saying so yet, but it looks certain that, quite soon, property investors will not be able to claim depreciation. There is a national debate on this already, and I thought maybe it was a good idea to remind ourselves... | 