by Melanie Smith
If you love Japanese food then you should love Soto . . .
After frequenting this restaurant approximately five times in the past month, I can honestly say that Soto has fed me the best Japanese cuisine I have ever sampled. In fact, the food at Soto is up there with the best food I’ve ever eaten, anywhere in the world, and it’s just down from Ponsonby Road in our very own Auckland city! Read more
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by Dylan Quinnell
The Prime Minister accepted David Benson-Popes resignation from all portfolio positions this morning, saying he had lost a lot of credibility following the Setchell affair.
“I regret that this has happened, because Mr Benson-Pope has been a capable and hard working minister. Issues this week, however, leave no alternative,” Helen Clark said. Read more
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by Amy Williams
Bus passengers in Auckland City could find themselves under ‘Big Brother’ type observation if a new surveillance scheme currently under trial by Stagecoach goes ahead.
The bus company, which services most of the city’s bus routes, is trying out two different camera systems on four of their buses to increase security for passengers and drivers.
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by Carmen Stella
Being a student often means that you may have more time on your hands than others, but never enough money to do anything.
University timetables don’t often allow convenient times to work, and even for those that are working as part-time employees, the wages are just never enough - especially if you have to buy bus tickets and text books.
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by Amy Paterson
There is nothing better than an unconventional novel to liberate your imagination from the routine of everyday life. Writer Chuck Palahniuk allows you to do just that.
Most widely known as the author of Fight Club, Palahniuk will make you think twice before you buy another standard, linear, predictable novel.
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My boyfriend though it would be funny to bid $300 on a Trade Me auction to spend a night with newspaper columnist Bridget Saunders. But the joke backfired. He won the auction, and a date was set.
My other half, Grant, won the auction last Wednesday evening, and by the weekend Bridget had given him a call and proposed a Monday night date.
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TVNZ has confirmed that after an absence of 13 years Goodnight Kiwi will be returning to television screens shortly.
It was revealed on Monday that the iconic end transmission clip would return with the launch of the new digital channel, TVNZ 6.
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by Jane Sissons
The new hit film Transformers is accurately described by Variety Post’ s Jay Weissberg as “big, loud and full of testosterone-fueled car fantasies.”
Director Michael Bay has successfully created a film that will live up to the expectations of any Transformer-obsessed fan. Exciting chases and animated transformation sequences put into live action make this film a thrill ride for all ages.
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by Angela Norton
Legislature governing how New Zealand police do their work is to be reviewed following almost five decades of use.
While the basic principles of policing are still the same, the Police Act (1958) review is a necessary step, as aspects of modern society have changed drastically over the past 50 years.
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by Eloise Gibson
There aren’t many jobs that reward you for getting into fights, driving too fast and shooting at people - but actor Will Wallace has found one.
Playing an angry cop has earned him a nomination for best supporting actor at next week’s Air New Zealand Screen Awards.
Wallace worked out, drank protein shakes and put on 5kg to play Tom Bowden, the most troubled member of the fictional covert border security unit in Kiwi-made drama Orange Roughies.
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