Wellington  - A New Zealand man arrested Tuesday on suspicion of burglary objected to spending a night in custody, saying it would hinder his search for a job, police said.

Wellington  - Fiji deported a Television New Zealand journalist on Tuesday as tensions rose over sanctions against the South Pacific island state's military regime, in a row that threatens tit-for-tat expulsions of both countries' diplomats.

Barbara Dreaver, the state-owned network's Pacific correspondent, was sent home after being arrested when she flew into Fiji's capital Suva on Monday night to cover the developing row between the two countries.

As she arrived, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key told reporters that he had sent a message to Fiji military strongman Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama confirming a travel ban on Fijian administration officials and their families, imposed after Bainimarama seized power in a bloodless coup two years ago.

Wellington, Dec 15 : A breast cancer charity, which raises money to find a cure for the disease, has enraged support groups after it asked people to buy wine cases despite knowing the increased risk of alcohol on the cancer.

The Breast Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) has sent emails to supporters promoting an offer by Vintage Wines & Spirits, where they are offered 100 dollars off cases of Vavasour Rose while donating 40 dollars from every sale to the trust.

The trust is also sponsored by Moet and Chandon, which supplies alcohol for fundraising events.

Wellington, December 15 : Lee Tamahori, who directed the twentieth James Bond movie `Die Another Day' in 2002, is now working on a new anti drink-driving ad for the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).

NZTA spokesperson Andy Knackstedt confirmed that that filmmaker is working on the commercial but did not reveal further details because its screening date would not be "before the middle of next year."

"The advert in question is a drink-driving advertisement - its message is don''t drink and drive," the NZPA quoted Knackstedt as telling Sunday News.

Wellington  - New Zealand's competition watchdog Commerce Commission launched legal action Monday against 13 international airlines and seven executives, accusing them of operating an illegal air freight cartel.

The commission filed papers in the Auckland High Court alleging that airlines throughout the world colluded to raise the price of freighting cargo by imposing surcharges for fuel and added security measures for more than nine years.

Wellington, Dec. 14 : American golfer Tiger Woods'' Kiwi caddie Steve Williams has reportedly called his (Woods') fierce rival Phil Mickelson a "prick".

According to stuff. co. nz, Williams says it''s "no secret" the two leading golfers in the world "don''t get along".

Williams'' told the Star-Times in an interview yesterday that the relationship between Woods'' and Mickelson was a festering one, and has been exacerbated with the latter offering a withering assessment of Woods'' while he recovers from knee surgery.