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Bollocks! says Air NZ to Virgin criticism
Air NZ has taken an unusual approach as it defends itself from claims an alliance with Virgin will mean an inevitable downgrade of its services.

See what Hef sees - Playboy gets 3D centrefold
"What would people most like to see in 3D?" asked Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. "Probably a naked lady."

TV3 could woo back much-loved Nightline host
TV3 bosses hinted that popular and irreverent former Nightline host Belinda Todd could return to Kiwi television.

NZ actress has a comic-book makeover
Kiwi star Anna Paquin is being immortalised in a comic book - but some are questioning her cartoon likeness to the real thing.

Maori TV fraudster: It's Kiwi injustice
The man who faked his CV to become the first boss of Maori TV says his sentence was harsh compared with what has since happened to a public servant who falsified her CV.

Newsweek on the market
At a time when people don't want to wait a minute for information, let alone seven days, does a weekly news magazine have a future?

Media couple victims of bizarre banking scam
A "large Polynesian woman" has been pretending to be Kate Hawkesby's daughter in order to cash cheques worth thousands of dollars.

Sex scene, 'killer' promo complaints upheld
The BSA has found Close Up breached children's interests by showing a sex scene involving actress Keisha Castle-Hughes.

US couple's embryo implanted in wrong woman
The Morells' son on was the result of a mix-up at a fertility clinic in which another woman was implanted the couple's embryo.

Next Big Thing hits NZ
A book for teenagers by an unknown Australian tipped to be the next J.K. Rowling goes on sale here on Monday.

The Rock gathers up top radio awards
The Rock FM won top radio station in the 2010 NZ Radio awards announced last night.