nzherald headlines Enriched by working with needy Life took a very different turn for student Marina Hetaraka when she applied to work as a volunteer in Vanuatu.She flew out to Port Vila on an all-expenses paid trip in February last year to work with a theatre company as part... West Bank unrest strains limits of Israel's patience Ehab Barghouti would not have been at the demonstration at all if his father Asdal had had his way. Asdal found his son, 14, on the road from their village of Beit Rima and ordered him into the car. "I told him: 'You shouldn't... Minister investigating TVNZ split WELLINGTON - TVNZ could be rearranged to provide separate commercial and public service broadcasting roles under a new proposal being investigated.Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman has asked TVNZ chairman Sir John Anderson... Cheaper 'cheapest' flight upsets tourist An Irishman on a working holiday in New Zealand is urging travellers to shop around after he asked a travel agent for the cheapest flights from Auckland to New York - and then found a rival agent who beat the quote by nearly $450.Gerard... Scary! Ultimate close-up with jaws of death Forget bungee jumping and whitewater rafting ... this is real adventure holidaying.Not just getting to within centimetres of a great white shark, but putting one hand inside its jaws ... and being able to take it out again.The... Wynne Gray: Competition makes test ton club harder Gifted Irish midfield back Brian O'Driscoll enters an elite club this weekend when he plays his 100th test for Ireland. It will be a triumph for his endurance, tenacity and high-class skills when he leads his side out at Croke Park... Former minister denies allegations Former Government minister Roger McClay has been charged with defrauding the taxpayer of nearly $13,000 and almost $13,000 from charities he worked for.Mr McClay, 65, appeared in the Auckland District Court yesterday to face 56... Golf: Schwartzel so happy to tame Blue Monster Charl Schwartzel managed to get around the famed Blue Monster course without a bogey on his way to a 5-under 67 and a one-shot lead yesterday on a rough-and-tumble day in the World Golf Championship event.Schwartzel, who got into... It's over: Clarke, Bingle call off marriage plans SYDNEY - Australia cricket vice captain Michael Clarke has ended his engagement to model Lara Bingle, ending nearly a week of speculation about their relationship.A public relations firm representing Clarke said yesterday that... Absolutely positively a harbour to envy Aucklanders walking Wellington's waterfront might marvel at its metamorphosis - and lament the lack of change at home.The Lambton harbour edge is a crowd-pleaser, from the northern end of Wellington's CBD and its Frank Kitts Park... | 