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by Dan Satherley

You know what sucks harder than disco? Moving house.

The older I get, the more crap I accumulate, and the more crap I accumulate, the older I feel when it comes time to move it all.

I distinctly remember a time when all it took to relocate was two hours’ packing and a dozen beers for the use of a mate’s car and lifting prowess. Read more

by Myrddin Gwynedd

Superstitions - they’ve been around longer than the old wives themselves, but they still manage to influence us to this day.

Do you avoid walking under a ladder, or touch wood to ward off misfortune? It may not be logical, but underlying these irrational beliefs are centuries of long-forgotten ways of thought.

Superstitions centre around an irrational belief that a specific object, action, or circumstance will indirectly influence the outcome of certain events that occur thereafter. Read more

by Veronica Johnston

Westfield opens its new $210 million 7ha mall in Albany this week.

The 142-shop mall will generate 1500 new retail jobs with 10 theatres, Farmers, K-Mart, New World and onsite parking for 2300 cars.

The new mall is just south of the North Harbour Stadium opposite Massey University. Read more

by Eloise Gibson

An Invercargill man is skateboarding across North America to raise awareness of a rare disease.

Rob Thomson will attempt the 6,500km journey next month to raise awareness of Lowe Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes physical and mental handicaps in boys.

The adventure will be nothing new for Mr Thomson, who has spent much of the past year cycling from Japan to Switzerland. Read more

by Niko Kloeten

The fights are scripted, the acting is cheesy and the lycra speedos are vomit-inducing.

But millions of people worldwide still tune in to watch WWE, the world’s largest professional wrestling brand.

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) is a billion-dollar corporation that owns the Raw and Smackdown television franchises, as well as ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling). Read more

by Matt Samra

What do Jessica Alba, Nicole Scherzinger and Keanu Reeves have in common?

They’re all half-casts. And they’re taking over fashion catwalks around the globe.

Eurasians in particular are becoming highly sought after in the modelling and entertainment world for their good looks and exotic charm. It’s a scientific fact. Read more

by Jane Sissons

“I love you, bubsie wubsie, sugar pie.”

Many would think this was the vocabulary of a two-year-old, but, unfortunately, it’s what many people in relationships call one another.

Why do we need to express our feelings for someone by inventing horrendously childish and embarrassing nicknames? Read more

by Grace Honney

Ever wondered why car insurance companies drop their exorbitant rates from the age of 25?

Obviously younger drivers have far less driving experience and this may attribute to their involvement in more crashes.

However, it could also be to do with the fact that your frontal lobe isn’t fully developed until you’re 25. Read more

by Becky Tappin

As my University days are numbered,  like many others I begin to wonder what we will do with our newfound freedom.

There are many paths that we can tread, but the big O.E has to be one of the most well travelled.

But despite the attraction, the O.E is a bit more complicated that simply jumping on a plane and jet-setting around the world footloose and fancy-free. Read more

by Vaughan Lovell

I am a smoker.

Yep, a dirty, filthy, reviled creature who lurks in wind-less corners in the winter, puffing on cigarettes which contain more harmful ingredients than a molotov cocktail.

So I tried to quit just recently, and it went absolutely great - that is if you make money from tobacco sales. Read more