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by Justin Henehan

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

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

by Geraldine Roper

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

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

by Vy Wen

Six years after 9/11, the vision of the twin towers crumbling is still vivid in our minds.

A total of 2,740 Americans died on that fateful day.

Some 1,609 people lost a spouse or partner and more than 3,051 children lost their parents.

September 11, 2001 will always be a gloomy day in history for all of us. Read more

by Ranita Nand

I seriously think that Bebo should now be named the ’stalker networking site’.

I had my first Bebo stalker experience the other day.

I was spending a quiet Thursday afternoon in Borders looking for a present for a friend when I was interuppted by an unfamiliar face. Read more

by Geraldine Roper

The mesmerising voice of acoustic songstress Claire Duncan silenced the crowd during Wednesday night’s performance at Queen St’s Kuja Lounge.

The alternative folk music, well suited to the dimly lit lounge, created an ambiance more powerful than most artists with Duncan’s experience.

The half hour set included five spine-tingling songs that left the audience wanting more of the 20-year-old’s talent. Read more

by Michele Coelho

Excuse me, Sir? Where can I find a New Zealand restaurant?

That is one of the many question visitors, backpackers and international students ask as soon as they arrive here.

But getting an answer to that question is harder than you may think. Read more

by Lydia BrewerThe ‘leaders’ of the world met in Sydney for the much anticipated Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit earlier this month.

Along with other important global issues, sustainability and climate change was on the agenda.

So, with the amount of carbon emissions being produced by Read more

by Lydia Brewer 

A deathly silence descends upon homes across the world…

The phone doesn’t ring any more.

The ringing telephone has been replaced with the clatter of keyboards and dull hum of computers.

It has been replaced by a myriad of social networking sites, text messaging and email. Read more