http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff Top Stories from Stuff.co.nz. New Zealand, world, sport, business & entertainment news on Stuff.co.nz. en-nz Fairfax New Zealand Ltd. 30 http://static.stuff.co.nz/images/logo.gif http://www.stuff.co.nz http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/3084325/Women-pay-top-dollar-for-evening-with-bachelor Despite the economic downturn men still attract a good price. By KEITH LYNCH stuff.co.nz/3084325 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/3084367/Nice-Kiwi-blokes-shame-about-the-women New Zealand men are among the most attractive in the world, but Kiwi women are among the world's ugliest. By KEITH LYNCH stuff.co.nz/3084367 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3080820/No-more-letters-to-Santa Starry eyed children around the world are writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole, but this holiday season they are not likely to get a response from Santa or his helpers. stuff.co.nz/3080820 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:24:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/3082524/Rare-tiger-killed-by-zoo-lions A rare white tiger has been killed by two lions that managed to sneak into its enclosure in a Czech zoo, stuff.co.nz/3082524 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:33:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3084438/Brainless-stunt-by-NZ-idiots-a-global-sensation The tale of the Cambridge man who trimmed his hedge using a ride-on mower strapped to a crane has gone worldwide. By NICOLA BRENNAN stuff.co.nz/3084438 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3082668/Armys-smelly-flu-solution Moldova's army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu. stuff.co.nz/3082668 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:54:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3080809/Mall-fight-pays-for-protesters Students are being paid to protest against Wellington's Manners Mall being ripped up for bus lanes. By DAVE BURGESS stuff.co.nz/3080809 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:17:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/3078832/Abe-Lincoln-letter-for-sale A letter US President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief, is being sold in Philadelphia. stuff.co.nz/3078832 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:15:36 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3078751/Future-of-Santas-winking-eye-still-under-wraps Santa's inviting finger has been given the flick in a $100,000-plus makeover of the 25 metre Auckland Christmas icon, but the future of his beady, winking eye has yet to be revealed. stuff.co.nz/3078751 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:11:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3078812/Lettuce-leaf-protest Ashley Fruno reckons donning a lettuce gown makes a change from being doused in mock blood, dressing as the devil or being locked semi-nude in a cage. stuff.co.nz/3078812 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:08:52 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3078794/Rasta-threatened-with-sack-because-of-hair The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the rights of a Rastafarian baggage screener at Boston's Logan International Airport were violated when he was threatened with firing unless he cut his hair. stuff.co.nz/3078794 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:06:48 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3078657/Life-savings-left-at-shrine-for-safekeeping A woman quietly left $40,000 (NZ$54,540) worth of rare US coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping, so the Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of town. stuff.co.nz/3078657 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:42:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/3078204/Plane-ice-crashes-through-roof A basketball-sized chunk of ice crashed through the roof of a US family's home after apparently falling from an airplane passing overhead. stuff.co.nz/3078204 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:22:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3075005/Red-Light-art-at-respected-gallery The National Gallery in London, one of the world's great public collections, has put on display a seedy reconstruction of Amsterdam's Red Light District in a rare foray into contemporary installation art. stuff.co.nz/3075005 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:29:35 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3074895/World-Cup-horn-ban-request Japan's football chief has joined in the chorus of protestors wanting the noisy vuvuzela trumpet to be banned from next year's World Cup in South Africa. stuff.co.nz/3074895 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3074947/Tooth-found-in-pizza-is-hard-to-stomach A Blenheim man claims he bit into a human tooth in his Domino's pizza, only for the foreign object to be mistakenly destroyed in a laboratory bungle before identification was made. By CLAIRE CONNELL stuff.co.nz/3074947 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:21:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/3073828/Old-mans-road-trip-600km-off-course Police in the Australian state of Victoria have helped an elderly NSW man find his way home, after an epic nine-hour road trip that took him more than 600km off course and far into the wrong state. stuff.co.nz/3073828 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:29:15 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3073735/Avoid-Tom-Cruises-baby-name-slip A London translation firm is offering parents-to-be the chance to check the meaning of prospective baby names in other languages, to avoid causing their offspring embarrassment. stuff.co.nz/3073735 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:02:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/3070892/Bolivarian-battle-of-the-bulge President Hugo Chavez says "there are lots of fat people" in Venezuela and has advised his supporters to exercise and eat healthy to trim their waistlines. stuff.co.nz/3070892 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:04:43 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3070920/High-rider-trims-his-hedge Two Cambridge mates say they may turn their unusual method of trimming hedges into a business, after they suspended a ride-on mower from a crane to do the job. By NICOLA BRENNAN stuff.co.nz/3070920 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +1300