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Dealing with consents
Last year, when my colleague the Minister for the Environment Dr Nick Smith released the 2007/08 survey of resource mana...
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Brave Vettori falls short
Ravaged by injuries, New Zealand’s cricket team has won the respect of Ricky Ponting’s Australians in what i...
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Delight at first open title
Colin Harris received a surprise 11th hour call-up to help out a bowls triples team that went on to win the Pakuranga Bo...
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Hits and misses on finals day
A gutsy all-round performance from right-handed pitcher Matt Mills helped overcome his team’s slow start to inspir...
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Romance at Windross
Valentine's Day came early in our house and we couldn’t have celebrated in a more beautiful setting than the newly...
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Hop along to Wonderland
Auckland's five-star Langham Hotel is marking the release of the new Alice in Wonderland movie by putting together a col...
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Porsche GT3 goes hybrid
A new chapter in Porsche Motorsport will be written at next month’s Geneva Motor Show when Porsche unveils its lat...
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New hybrid launched
Toyota expects to double its sales of hybrid vehicles in New Zealand with the introduction of its world-leading technolo...
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Big boys' toys on display at club
Hot rods, muscle cars, classics, dragsters, speedway cars and big rigs, they’ll all be on show at the Howick Club ...
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College whizz wins quiz
A teenager has come out top in a trans-Tasman general knowledge competition. John Ahn, of Northpark, has been named g...
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Orchestra plays Beethoven
A musical experience is set to explode and it’s right on your doorstep. There is no excuse to miss the Beethoven V...
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Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane, the author of Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone and now Shutter Island, is a powerful novelist whose works ada...
Romance at Windross
Thursday, 04 March 2010Valentine's Day came early in our house and we couldn’t have celebrated in a more beautiful setting than the newly made over Windross of Cockle Bay.
Hop along to Wonderland
Thursday, 04 March 2010Auckland's five-star Langham Hotel is marking the release of the new Alice in Wonderland movie by putting together a colourful afternoon tea fit for a Mad Hatter’s tea party during March.
...or enjoy Mad Hatter's Tea Party at Botany
Thursday, 04 March 2010There's also a little March madness at Botany Town Centre this weekend which is sure to provide plenty of fun for the whole family.
Tasty tucker at Taka!
Thursday, 25 February 2010Hot, tired, grumpy there was no way I was going to cook Tuesday a week ago. While our New Year’s resolution was to cut down on dining out and save some money, I was feeling bolshy and protested that we could allow ourselves at least one meal a week on the town without busting the bank.
Dining and Entertainment: Hawthorn Dene Historic Cafe
Monday, 09 November 2009One of Howick’s most romantic restaurants, Hawthorn Dene Historic Café exudes the kind of old world charm associated with cottage gardens, fruit-filled orchards and the lush farmland of a 150 years ago – the kind of place where the hay was once stacked high and locals travelled by horse and buggy.
Dining and Entertainment: Howick Little Theatre a class act!
Monday, 09 November 2009Few amateur theatre companies can count themselves as successful as Howick Little Theatre. Founded 55 years ago by the late Alma Woods, and at home for the past 35 years on the edge of Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga Rd, it has staged countless shows bringing audiences to tears on some occasions and sending them into fits of laughter on others.
Dining and Entertainment: Healthy, hearty, heavenly - Nando's Botany chock-full of spicy chicken flavours
Monday, 12 October 2009Ask anyone where you can find the best chicks in town and they’ll say “Nando’s Botany, of course “ And why wouldn’t they.
Dining and Entertainment: Thai Flame burns extra bright
Monday, 12 October 2009The secret to a successful celebration be it family gathering, corporate function or romantic dinner for two, is a great venue, perfect service, delicious food and reasonable prices – Thai Flame Restaurant and Bar provides them all.
