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Gifts with taste (+recipes)
The Marlborough Express
Homemade gifts are a wonderful expression of your love and creativity. And often they take less time to make than driving to the shopping mall and hunting for the ideal gift.
Places for pets fully booked
By BETHANY MARETT - The Timaru Herald
There's literally no room at the inn in Timaru this Christmas.
Hailwood closing shop
Stuff.co.nz
After seven years in retail, Adrian Hailwood has announced the closure of his Auckland shop.
Benefit hike for laid-off workers
By COLIN ESPINER - The Press
Low-income workers who are made redundant will get up to $160 a week extra in benefits as the Government prepares for a big rise in unemployment.
Boshier takes final bow
Stuff.co.nz
Lucie Boshier will close her shop in the Auckland suburb of Newmarket on Boxing Day as the New Zealand designer prepares to take on the US.
Big names record for music therapy centre (+vid)
By MICHAEL FIELD - Fairfax Media
A couple of New Zealand’s biggest names have recorded a classic song in a bid to help a special therapy centre in Auckland.
Gifts with taste (+recipes)
The Marlborough Express
Homemade gifts are a wonderful expression of your love and creativity. And often they take less time to make than driving to the shopping mall and hunting for the ideal gift.
What's NZ's car of the year?
By CLIO FRANCIS - Stuff.co.nz
A perfect blend of family values and Ferrari-like performance has won the Ford F6 the title of best new car.
Drivers urged to use petrol saving tricks
Places for pets fully booked
By BETHANY MARETT - The Timaru Herald
There's literally no room at the inn in Timaru this Christmas.
Youth and experience put to test
Conchords star makes bad baby names list
Stuff.co.nz
Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement and his wife Miranda Manasiadis have missed out on the title of Worst Celebrity Baby Name of 2008 by just one spot.
Conchords star becomes a dad
Win a Dark Knight DVD prize pack
Stuff.co.nz
The highly acclaimed new Batman film The Dark Knight has been released on DVD, and Stuff.co.nz has five DVD prize packs to give away to celebrate.
DVD review: The Dark Knight
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TASTY TREATS: Homemade gifts like these apricot and orange balls are a wonderful expression of your love and creativity.
Boshier takes final bow
Lucie Boshier will close her shop in the Auckland suburb of Newmarket on Boxing Day as the New Zealand designer prepares to take on the US.
Family lifestyle equals genes in obesity risk
Obesity can run in families, but family lifestyle has just as much to do with teenagers' weight as their genes do, new research shows.
Gifts with taste (+recipes)
Homemade gifts are a wonderful expression of your love and creativity. And often they take less time to make than driving to the shopping mall and hunting for the ideal gift.
Youth and experience put to test
Sue Chesterfield has no problems being the oldest search and rescue dog handler in the country with "pocket rocket" Matai at her side - the youngest search dog on the beat.
Top Gear Oz does 'obscene' damage
Car companies in Australia are reportedly seething at "obscene" damage done to their vehicles during the filming of cult television show Top Gear.