by Eloise Gibson
New Zealanders would pay more to dump rubbish to take pressure off landfills, shows a new survey.
The Green Party has a bill before Parliament that would put a $25 per tonne levy on waste taken to a landfill.
The aim is to take pressure off landfills by encouraging people to recycle or re-use waste. Read more
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by Becky Tappin 
A team that is pretty much a shoe-in to making the playoffs losing in the final minutes to a second rate team.
How frustrating is all I can say.
The Vodafone Warriors are possibly the most frustrating sports team in New Zealand, filled with talented players and experience to boot Read more
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by Amy Williams 
Bob wandered around the Sydney harbourside, enjoying the scenery, the people and the excitement of his new home.
He was so glad he’d finally joined the brain drain and fled New Zealand, along with thousands of others, for the sunny shores of Australia.
Suddenly his eye was drawn to a giant billboard Read more
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by Sam Mickell 
Auckland doesn’t have many restaurants that you can walk in to at the last minute and get cheap, delicious food accompanied by fast service.
Following numerous recommendations about Newmarket’s Hansan Vietnamese Restaurant, I thought I was on to a winner.
Tucked away down the road from the Nuffield Street development, Hansan offers a generously proportioned and well lit – almost bordering on sterile Read more
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by Niko Kloeten 
For many of the Tall Blacks, this week’s 3-match Oceania Olympic qualifying series against the Australian Boomers in Australia is the last chance saloon.
For the majority of the veteran squad, next year in Beijing will be their Olympic swansong.
By the time the London Olympics roll around in 2012, master thief Dillon Boucher and seven-footer Tony Rampton will both be 36 years old Read more
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by Matt Samra
The NRL season is starting to heat up.
Kiwis are getting excited about the Warriors’ prospects. But, meanwhile, another competition is also heating up - the AFL.
The average New Zealander knows nothing about Aussie Rules, let alone our history in the formation of the game. Read more
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by Charlotte Coyle
Latest news on the strange, quirky and just plain odd.
Does my butt look big in this? Now you’ll know
Phoenix shoppers worried how their butt may look in new jeans will have to worry no more.
Hub Clothing has just installed a Butt Cam - a perfectly positioned camera that connects to a video screen on dressing room walls, allowing shoppers to view their behind without turning ’round. Read more
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by Veronica Johnston
Auckland is a devilishly difficult place to find good, quality meals at reasonable prices when you’re a student.
Students often struggle to stretch their last few dollars until their next loan or allowance payment. So it’s important that we get value for money when it comes to food. Read more
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by Grace Honney
Last week I read about Angela Kelly’s ₤35m (NZ$100m) lottery win.
I don’t begrudge her of it by any means, but I cannot be the only one who was jealous.
If Kelly put it into an interest-bearing account, she would earn something ridiculous like ₤2.2m (NZ$6.2m) in interest per year. Read more
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By André Hueber 
I was in Germany when Princess Diana died.
My grandmother told me, I thought she was pulling my leg. I sat glued to CNN all day mesmerized by the tragic news.
I had touched her hand once, way back in March 1983. And now she was dead, it was hard to believe.
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