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by Bex Appleton

As crass as it may sound, I do not get the big deal about Princess Diana and the fuss generated after her death on August 31 1997.

During this month again Princess Diana has featured in the media.

This time new footage taken of her final hours while at the Ritz Hotel in Paris has been released. Read more

by Ranita Nand

For those of you who don’t know, October is the official month for Breast Cancer Awareness in New Zealand.

To celebrate, the second annual Dove Pink Star Walk was held at the Auckland Domain last Saturday.

The 5km charity walk started at 8pm, and those who took part (including myself) were encouraged to dress up in a creative pink outfit with decorative pink wings. Read more

by Jaheb Barnett

New checkout lanes in New World have been launched as part of an initiative to help save people time and, ultimately, the  supermarket some money.

The catch is that the checkout lanes are operated by you.

It’s self service. No nice looking checkout assistants with those designer green shirts, it’s just you and whatever you’re wearing. Read more

by Thea Knight

Grief stricken kiwis can find solace in the web after a shattering All Blacks loss.

With thousands of depressed fans across the country many have found an electronic outlet for their feelings.

Some turned to social networks to express their anger over the loss. Numerous Bebo pages have been created to express anti-Wayne Barnes sentiment. Read more

by Matt Critton

…because I, as well as everyone else in this world who gives a damn, will be waking up with the hope that old St. Nick left the shiniest new bicycle under the Christmas tree.

But, don’t lost any sleep, and forget the euphoric dreams of sugar plumb ferries, because we will all be waking up to stockings filled with coal.

With presidential elections in America just over a year away the light at the end of the tunnel is beginning to shine…

Wrong. Read more

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

by 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

by Shawn Ashley

“We were screaming, running around and singing our national anthem.”

This was the reaction of Eva Roumégoux , a third year business major, currently doing a semester abroad, after watching France’s victory over the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final Game.

Eva was one of five students from France who had woken up at eight in the morning early on October 6^th to watch the game. Read more

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

by Geraldine Roper

Insurance. It’s an uncomfortable word.

When the times comes time to renew my car insurance, I often find myself reluctant to fork out the cash.

Most of the time, its money for nothing. But to be honest, I’m one of those people who would be too scared to drive without it. Read more