nzherald headlines Fight video of Rotorua student circulated A Rotorua student who was kicked in the head and dragged along the ground by her hair by a group of girls is angry a video of the attack is making its way around the city. The 15-year-old Rotorua Girls' High School student was... Govt unveils $300m rural broadband plan Cabinet has approved a $300 million plan to roll out high-speed broadband services to rural New Zealanders while overhauling the way Telecom is compensated for supplying services that aren't commercially viable.Under the proposal... After the Beehive, some cake designing perhaps? He probably should not give up his day job, but Prime Minister John Key has won some encouragement from experts for his artistic endeavour.Mr Key has donated a sketch called Beehive 10 to an art auction to raise money for Christchurch's... The dark side of the Pope's holy bunker When he became Pope nearly five years ago, Benedict XVI promised to clean up the Catholic Church.He would not be a showman Pope like John Paul II, he would not flog himself around the world addressing huge stadiums.The church,... Inmate voting bill moves on National MP Paul Quinn's private members bill which would prevent all prison inmates from voting in general elections is set to reach select committee stage tonight. Prisoners serving a sentence of three years or more are prevented... Broadband plan will cut Telecom profit by $168m Telecom said the New Zealand government's plans to roll out high-speed broadband services to rural areas while overhauling how the phone company is compensated for uneconomic lines will slash earnings over the next three years.The... Sydney: Global village Australia is, I believe, a leader in multicultural dining. And since it's been five years since I last hit the streets of Sydney, I decided it was time to head back and find out if that reputation is still justified.First stop... Luxor: Sailing the Nile - in disguise A guard of honour at the airport, archways festooned with flowers, bands and singers performing from the back of trucks - it was nice of Luxor to have gone to so much trouble on our arrival.But we were just two more among the... Cartoon : A nightmare at the museum Would you be happy using an outdoor cafe table without purchasing anything? 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... | 