Seven of the best take the stage at the VNZMA

Hip-hop stars Savage and Scribe are to perform at an all-star benefit concert to help raise money for tsunami-devastated Samoa.

More than 300,000 Auckland power customers could get money next month.

Profits at New Zealand's largest energy distributor, Vector, have risen 16.3 per cent, but the recession means growth in new connections has slowed and volumes are down.