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Kiwis fit and happy, but scared to go out at night Survey

New Zealanders think they are a healthy, active lot, but don't feel safe on city streets at night or take public transport, a survey released today finds. Researchers talked to 500 people in each of New Zealand's 12 largest cities and districts and 1500 residents from the rest of the country, asking them about their quality of life.

Across the country, people told researchers they exercised regularly, with 56 per cent of the city people saying they exercised five or more days a week. Country people were slightly more vigorous, however, with 61 per cent working out at least five days a week. Seven per cent of the city folk said they did no exercise at all.

Ad man gets two years' jail for role in corruption case

An unusual corporate fraud case ended yesterday with the jailing of a former Auckland advertising high-flier for his role in a financial scandal that enmeshed two of New Zealand 's leading companies.

Former employees of forest giant Carter Holt Harvey and advertising leader Colenso BBDO have been convicted of offences involving secret payments of $243,000.

In the bribery case, brought by the Serious Fraud Office, Justice Geoffrey Venning yesterday sent former Colenso senior accounts director Adrian Hood to jail for two years. The starting date of his sentence was deferred for two months to allow him to apply for home detention.