by Matt Samra
Aucklanders seem to love Myspace and Facebook. But your choice of social networker says a lot about your social status according to new research.
Danah Boyd, a researcher at the University of California compared Facebook users to Myspace users and found their populations are divided when it comes to class. The result? Apparently Myspace is for freaks, while Facebook is for geeks. Read more
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by Becky Tappin
Oscar-nominated Kiwi director Taika Waititi was expected to impress with his first feature length film. And for me, Eagle vs Shark delivers it in spades.
Eagle vs Shark revolves around the lives of two geeky and extremely awkward young people, Jarrod (Jemaine Clement) and Lily (Loren Horsley), who meet at the local burger bar where Lily works. Read more
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by Aroha Treacher
When I first came across indie/hip-hop band Gym Class Heroes, I thought they were going to be just another “one hit wonder”, but their latest album, As Cruel As School Children, puts a slightly different spin on things.
These guys have definitely got their own style. This is their third album release and it showcases all that being young is about. Read more
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by Grace Honney
Eighty per cent of New Zealanders will need blood or blood products in their lifetime, but only four per cent donate.
Even I can see that those figures just do not add up. So which one are you? Read more
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by Veronica Johnstone
Hundreds of people consult psychics for various reasons.
Some ring them for entertainment or curiosity. Others desire some certainty or reassurance in their lives.
But some call psychics for everything from emotional support to tax advice. People pay up to $33,000 a year for their hooked hotline habits says Auckland University lecturer Dr Robin Shepherd. Read more
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by Dylan Quinnell
An Auckland man is to undergo psychiatric testing after running down a woman outside a central city church last Sunday.
The woman, 57 year old Gwen Roberts, suffered serious injuries when she was struck while having a cigarette just after a service at the Methodist City Mission on Queen Street, Auckland. Read more
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by Michel Sam Mathew
The Omani exhibition, which was recently held at the AUT’s St Paul Street Art Gallery, was all about selling culture.
And as promised, it turned out to be a quite a class act with strains of Bedouin music, food, and dance coming alive in the contained space of an art gallery. Read more
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by Andre Hueber
Ponsonby-based radio station George FM has added another station to its network, George Jazz.
The station is programmed by George FM’s jazz show host Mark Robinson and streams 24 hours a day. It will play a mixture of hosted shows and live performances. Read more
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by Becky Tappin
New Zealand’s two top male gymnasts, Mark Holyoake and Daniel Good, are starting their build-up to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in 2008 - albeit a little later than most other sports.
Both gymnasts are training approximately 30 hours a week at Tri Star Gymnastics club in Mount Roskill, to ready themselves for the challenge of international competition.
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by Elizabeth Allan
Men take greater financial risks than women, an experimental economics study has found.
The study involving 238 people was conducted by Ananish Chaudhuri, an associate professor of economics at the University of Auckland. Read more
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