A man who crashed his trail bike, striking his groin on the handlebars, is lucky he wasn't injured somewhere more private.

But for some, buying bullion has been a costly mistake...

With 17 days to go until the start of the World Cup, and 42 days for the tournament to run, ticket sales are still $30.5 million short of the $268m target. NZ will still lose $39m if all the tickets are sold.