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Archive for October, 2007

Brazil cafe closes

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by Justin HenehanBrazil cafe

One of my favourite things in the world has come to an end - Karangahape Road’s infamous Brazil cafe.

After 12 years, brothers Dominic and Simon Taylor have decided to pack it in.

With the various commitments of life catching up with them, Dominic says anything less than one hundred per cent commitment would sell Brazil short. Read more

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Bongo knows all!

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by Jaheb Barnett

Who knew that a funky monkey playing on a bongo could know more about you than you knew about you.

I didn’t know an animal knew of me until the cheeky monkey played with my name.

Sure, I had seen the television ad telling me “Bongo knows all” as it promotes Bongo the texting service which allows a user to send in a name and location to 4333 to receive a wealth of information about that person. Read more

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Homelessness on the increase

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by Geraldine RoperHomeless man

Auckland City’s homeless population is on the increase but more are making use of the services and support available.

The 2007 rough sleeper’s street count, released this month, has shown the number of people sleeping on the streets or in emergency accommodation has increased from 108 to 134 since 2005.

However, of the 134 people Read more

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Auckland Axé weekend

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by Michele Coelho

The week is finally over.

There is no waking up early or fighting traffic to get to uni on time.

So what do you do in these precious moments of freedom? Stay home watching TV? Hell no. It’s the weekend, you should celebrate! Read more

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