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Precious cargo
PRECIOUS is the kind of story that is rarely told, about a character who society usually writes off, judges as a statistic, or simply ignores. Set in Harlem it tells the story of an overweight, illiterate teen with hope that of a new direction...
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Auckland's Big Day Out
Joel Bremner attended Auckland's Big Day Out on Friday 15 January 2010 at Mt Smart Stadium. The New Zealand event was the first concert of the 2010 seven-stop Australasian series.
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Wear your art on your sleeve
Contemporary artist Chavah Kinloch is set to be one of eight featured artists for the upcoming art show to be held in Auckland in February and has had her art transformed by a US boutique into bangles...
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Norwegian Bond
Max Manus is an emotionally-charged, nail-biting war thriller, full of suspense-packed sequences. The lead character, who gives the film its title, is a true 1940s James Bond –without the array of women to lead him astray.
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Art + music translated
Tiger Translate - the NZ-developed, internationally-acclaimed art and music mash-up - is heading back to Auckland in 2010 in a pop-up location featuring a maze of gallery spaces spread over three floors...
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Foxy and fantastic
I’ve never been overly into Wallis and Gromit so it’s easy for me to say this movie is the best example of stop-motion animation in a feature length film there is to date. We have some fascinating foxy film facts from its production..
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New Years Eve 2009!
Here are some parties to celebrate New Years Eve and farewell 2009 and welcome in 2010! From Auckland to Great Barrier Island to Nelson to Matakana check out the details for many more on the party event guide WorldDJ.com...
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December book club
I pretty much got kicked out of my book club. I'm not particularly proud of that fact, I really liked the idea of belonging to a book club. It all started out so well, says Anya, as she reviews top holiday reads for this summer...
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
There is much to be shocked by in this film, not in the least the sexual violence against women, and the abuse of power by those with influence. Saying that, the story is one of victory over adversity, the forcefulness of the human spirit...
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Carols by Glowstick
People were thinking, the only Christian celebrity not here is Brooke Fraser, as Zed rocker Nathan King joined Petra Bagust, singer-songwriter Chris Cope and iconic broadcaster Ian Grant on stage at last night's Carols by Glowstick at Vector Arena
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Invivo in the Chapel for Christmas
Invivo Wines celebrated being Chapel's wine of the month with a 'Ponsonby Christmas Long Lunch' on Friday with a four course Kiwi Christmas meal created by Chapel chef Luke Dallow and wine-matched to Invivo wines...
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Green Day rock the Vector
An all-ages gig is a rare thing to pull off well when you have such a spread of Green Day fans, from the ‘old timers’ (like me) from the ‘Dookie’ days, through to the younger fans - like my 12 year old daughter -who love ‘21st Century Breakdown’...
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