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A breath of fresh air

Jonti Flashman is a devoted soccer player who takes every opportunity to run, wriggle and stay on the move. At Bucklands Beach Primary School he also likes drawing pictures and writing long stories, sometimes, two pages.

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Food gang foiled in grocery grab

A gang of women, men and youngsters targeted supermarkets in Highland Park last Monday in organised attempts of daylight robbery.

Constable takes icy plunge in pursuit

A runaway crime suspect who took on a new Howick constable in a winter swimming race came out much the worse for wear.

Mums go for gold

Giving their babies and toddlers a golden start to life, 39 mums joined together at Botany Town Centre on Friday to breastfeed their way towards a Big Latch On national record.

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First junior tour across the Tasman

Monday, 04 August 2008
Fourteen of Howick Pakuranga’s top under-13 cricketers will get to showcase their skills in Australia next year.

Touch an Indy 500 winner

Monday, 04 August 2008
The Indy Racing League single-seater that Manukau’s Scott Dixon drove to victory just two months ago in the Indy 500, takes prime position at this year’s GT Radial Speedshow.

Post mortem on All Blacks: humiliating

Thursday, 31 July 2008
Outsmarted by Robbie Deans’ Wallabies in a humiliating 19-34 thumping in Sydney, the All Blacks showed an alarming lack of composure under pressure.

Defector Sonny Bill 'should be banned'

Monday, 04 August 2008
There's been much said in rugby league circles regarding the sudden departure of Canterbury Bulldogs star Sonny Bill Williams to take up a lucrative rugby union deal in Toulon, France.

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Hot club style hits Howick

Monday, 04 August 2008
Wellington-based jazz trio Hot Club Sandwich have come a long way in the past 15 years.

Beginner takes poetry prize

Monday, 28 July 2008
The legacy of late Manukau poet Bernard Gadd was felt recently as the new memorial poetry prize carrying his name was awarded, to a local poet. Riemke Ensing is the inaugural winner of the Bernard Gadd Memorial Poetry Prize.

Film Reviews: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Thursday, 31 July 2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the latest comedy from producer Judd Apatow, is a mixture of the sweet and the obscene.
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Roam Leisure: Guests party to mind games

Thursday, 31 July 2008
We celebrated one of those Big O birthday’s in our household this month – you know, the kind where no-one dare whisper the preceding digit for fear it will bring on a severe case of depression accompanied by an even more severe bout of drinking.

Roam Dining: Noodle Nirvana

Thursday, 17 July 2008
Foodies keen to try a new take on fresh and tasty should check out Noodle Canteen at The Hub on Ti Rakau Drive.

Roam Dining: Pasta the Argentinian way!

Thursday, 10 July 2008
It is well known that foodies tend to be fusspots. And rightly so. They are quick to condemn gluggy rice, over-cooked vegetables, tough steak, greasy fries, stodgy pastry and underdone or overdone pasta.
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Made in China

Monday, 04 August 2008
As China grandstands the Olympics Our Homes Today decided to track down quality design that has evolved from this Asian giant.

China leaps in new direction

Monday, 04 August 2008
Few Westerners visualise China as a nation forging into new architectural arenas but these proud people have historically built awe–inspiring structures to show the world their capabilities.
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