/*  ##################################################
	START Generic Page setup Styles 
	##################################################
*/
body  {
    background: #858585;
    color: #444;
    background-image: url(/images/blend.jpg);
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
}

#container {
    width: 970px;  /* using the same width as NZHerald website*/
    background: #FFFFFF;
    margin: 0 auto; /* the auto margins (in conjunction with a width) center the page */
    text-align: left; /* this overrides the text-align: center on the body element. */
	background-image: url(/images/frontpage-graphics/Container-shade.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: top left;
    } 
	
#main {
    padding: 10px 10px;
    margin: 10px;
} 

/* 	##################################################
	END Generic Page setup Styles */
	
	
	
/*	##################################################
	START Generic Header Styles used on all pages. 
	This is the full "Home" page header style sheet. 
	Any modifications to this is handled by the "code" 
	stlye sheets i.e. cycling.css 
	##################################################
	*/
	
#banner {
	height:95px;
	background-image:url();
    }

/* logo and advertise flash */

#logo {
	float:left;
	display: inline; /* < IE6 double margin hack fix */
}

#featured {
    width: 292px;
    height: 50px;
    float:left;
    margin: 15px 0 0 620px;
	display: inline; /* < IE6 double margin hack fix */
}
embed { margin:0; padding:0; }  /* < IE6 possible fix to remove space below embeded flash */

/* tabs */

#codes {
	margin-left: 7px;
	float: left;
	width: 963px;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: bold;
	display: inline; /* < IE6 double margin hack fix */
    }


#codes a {
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-weight: bold;
}

#codes a:hover {
    color: #FFFF00;
    background-image: url(/images/banner/spacer.gif);
    font-weight: bolder;
}

.codestext {
	float: left;
	display: inline; /* < IE6 double margin hack fix */
	width: 117px;
	margin-top: 10px;
	text-align: center;
	margin-right: 4px;
	color: #FFFFFF;
}

#codes .selected a {
    color: #000000;
}

/* menu */

#menu {
	margin-left: 7px;
	float: left;
	display: inline; /* < IE6 double margin hack fix */
}

.menutext {
	float: left;
	display: inline; /* < IE6 double margin hack fix */
	margin: 6px 10px 0 10px;
	color: #333366;
}

#menu ul {
    margin-left: 10px;
}

#menu li {
    float: left;
	display: inline; /* < IE6 double margin hack fix */
    list-style-type: none;
    padding: 7px 8px 0 8px;
}

#menu ul li a:hover { }

#menu a {}

/* language */

#language-flags {
	float: right;
	height: 20px;
	text-align: right;
	display: inline; /* < IE6 double margin hack fix */
}


/* separate space */
/*
#whiteblend {
    height:0px;
    clear:left; /* get under menus */
/*} */

#whiteblend {
	height:8px;
	margin-left: 7px;
	background-image: url(/images/frontpage-graphics/white-blend.jpg);
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	clear:left; /* get under menus */
	}
	
/*	##################################################
	END Generic Header Styles */




/*	##################################################
	START Generic footer Styles 
	##################################################
*/

#footer {  
    padding: 0px; 
    background-color: #5A5F5F; 
    color: #DFE5E7; 
    font-size: 12px; 
    height: 16px; 
    text-align: center; 
    width: 970px; 
    margin: 0px auto;
	margin-top: 6px;
}
#footer a { text-decoration:none; color: #DFE5E7; }

#footer a:hover {text-decoration:underline; color: #DFE5E7; }

/* 	##################################################
	END Generic footer Styles 
*/