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More to come for DJ Shaveer

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by Angela Beswick

Following the huge success of his gig DUSK at Coherant on Friday night, local talent DJ Shaveer admits he feels there is a hole in his life.

A hole he says he’s never been so motivated to fill.

“As a clubbing event there’s definitely going to be more to come on events where it costs less to get a good value event Read more

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Nomination for Kiwi actress

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by Ranita Nand

New Zealand actress Rebecca Trelease has been nominated for the best actress award at the B Movie Film Festival in New York which will be held from the 26th to the 28th of October.

Trelease starred as a lead character in the New Zealand feature film Down by the Riverside, and is the only non-American actress to be nominated in this category.

In the film, Trelease is a history student named Amelia who investigates a string of deaths in an old house. Read more

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The Festival of Lights

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by Thea Knight

Experience a weekend of dazzling Indian culture at Diwali Festival of Lights held at Britomart on the 27th and 28th of October.

With 36 hours of entertainment on offer, come see, smell and taste all the wonders of Indian culture.

Don’t deny the chance to see amazing performances as the weekend is packed with singers and dancers from here and abroad. Read more

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‘Stardust’ enchanting the cinemas

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by Vy Wen

Scheming princes, wicked witches, flying pirates, charming heros and celestial love - what more could you want from a fantasy film.

Stardust has all of the necessary hit-making magic ingredients, with an additional dose of comedy and action-adventure, not-to-mention an impressive cast consisting of Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro.

The imaginations of best-selling author Neil Gaiman and director Matthew Vaughn brings us a story of the adventure of a one young man, Tristan (Charlie Cox) and his quest for a star. Read more

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DUSK arrives at Coherent

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by Angela Beswick

This Friday DJ Shaveer will be playing his first gig at Coherent on K’Rd, as part of the ‘Dusk’ event.

Supported by a line-up consisting of Grant Marshall, Bevan Keys, The Disko Divas, Sample Gee, and Karn Hall, Shaveer hopes the gig he has funded, organised and publicised himself, will get Coherent packed with as many guys, girls, and smiling faces as possible.

Shaveer believes his music would fall into the ‘house’ category, however he doesn’t like to “jail” himself Read more

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Scalp this, you leeches

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ticketsby Daniel Satherley

In these enlightened times, it’s not okay to put someone down because of their race, gender, age, disability, sexual preference, or religion, right?

Luckily for me, discrimination against one particular scourge on modern society isn’t protected by law - those evil children of supply and demand colloquially known as ticket scalpers.

How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways… Read more

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Odessa: here to stay

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by Michelle King

My first experience of the 70’s, garage style, pop-rock band, Odessa was in an overcrowded, sweaty, backroom bar in Auckland three years ago.

But with the recent release of their new album, The Prize, Odessa has come a long way.

If you were to close your eyes and listen to their music what you might imagine is a James Brown sounding, old-school funk, pop group. Read more

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Bless me readers, for I have sinned

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by Michele Coelho

“I cheated on my husband and I will do it again.”

Would you confess your guilty pleasures to millions of strangers?

Apparently many people would. Read more

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Run for cover, crazes have hit!

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Pokerby Rochelle Grace

Remember when knuckle bones, chatter rings, and hula hoops were cool?

I was listening to the radio the other day and they were talking about what’s been the biggest craze for 2007.

Read on for the top predictions… Read more

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Love has no language

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by Pinky Khanna

It has happened in the UK, it has happened in the USA, now it’s New Zealand’s turn to make a Bollywood movie.

Love Has No Language, starring famous Kiwi heart-throbe Ben Mitchell and Indian model turned actress Celina Jaitley, is due to hit cinemas next year.

The romantic comedy is about an Indian girl, born and brought up in New Zealand, who then falls in love with a Maori boy. Read more

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