Thoughts of Brokeback Mountain lead Brownlee to decline rival's invitation.

Police say a hit-and-run incident in Auckland is likely to be linked to the assault of a sex worker shortly before the crash.

Mounting debts of more than $2.7 million have forced hospitality heavyweight David Williams and his wife and business partner Harbans to put five of their companies into liquidation.

A silent war between yummy mummies and slummy mummies is being waged in Auckland's upmarket suburbs.