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Most NZers would rather give up alcohol than sex - poll
Most New Zealanders would rather give up alcohol than forgo sex, but a fifth of women and a 10th of men would rather have a drink than a romp in the sack, according to a new poll.
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Drinks giant threatened to pull TVNZ account
Pernod Ricard threatened to pull its advertising from TVNZ after a vodka ad was placed alongside a story about a schoolboy who drank himself to death.
![Gascoigne to sue as phone-hack scandal grows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=813)
Gascoigne to sue as phone-hack scandal grows
The former England soccer star is the latest celebrity to sue the News of the World newspaper.
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Pair critically hurt as crash chops car in half
Two Auckland men were critically injured when their car was cut in two in a high-speed head-on collision with a truck yesterday.
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Holiday road toll climbs to 10
The death of a man hurt in a Waikato crash has brought the holiday road toll to 10. A 20-year-old died of his injuries about 4pm in Waikato Hospital. A car he was in yesterday hit a van carrying five disabled children on SH1.
![PM's posers stall alcohol cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=813)
PM's posers stall alcohol cuts
Transport Minister Steven Joyce ignored expert advice to cut the drink-drive limit and save lives after pointed questions from John Key's office suggesting there might be a public backlash, new papers reveal.
![Police warn over underage sex, drug use](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=813)
Police warn over underage sex, drug use
Police have told parents to keep track of their children after finding a girl, 14, having allegedly drug-fuelled sex near a beach overnight.
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Rugby: Howlett arrested in Ireland - report
Former All Blacks star Doug Howlett was arrested by Irish police on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly at his Christmas party night out with his Munster teammates.
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Cricket: Unruly fans face ejection from Eden Park
Eden Park Trust is hoping the first large crowd at the stadium since the Four Nations rugby league debacle last month will be well-behaved.
![Field hospital needed for drunken London corporates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=813)
Field hospital needed for drunken London corporates
A field hospital has been set up in the heart of London's financial district to treat blind-drunk corporate revellers.