Scoop NEWS by TOPIC Amnesty International invites Wellingtonians to contribute to a "John Lennon wall": a vibrant public mural that shows solidarity with the people of Darfur and celebrates John Lennon's life, music and efforts for peace...

Send to friend Connery guest of honour at Salmond's Bute House bash FIRST Minister Alex Salmond hosted a lavish party for his party's most prominent supporter last night...

He still has a pretty decent profile among working actors today and also has a good cool factor (he was Snake Plissken and just worked with Tarantino), at least in terms of actors who consider themselves Republicans...

Although members of the Turner family were denied the guilty verdict they were hoping for, they have decided to pursue other legal avenues in the country where their youngest member was murdered...

Jolie not the world's sexiest NEIGHBOURS soap starlets Nicky Whelan and Pippa Black have topped Angelina Jolie in Who Weekly's annual list of the world's sexiest people...

With the 60th Cannes Film Festival at its halfway point, Dave Calhoun reports on the cheers and boos heard so far Usually it rsquo;s the nasty stuff that institutions keep behind closed doors, but here in Cannes it rsquo;s the very lifeblood of the event...

Google's buyout of Postini and what it means for MessageGate Virtual flowers at Jackson Fish Market James Wallace on Aerospace Airbus to Boeing: Congratulations Boeing's parade of 7-series jets marks start of 787 rollout celebration - photo Rollout day B...