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Maths Olympiad inspires Elm Park

The Olympic spirit has excited more than just the sporting world as Elm Park Primary ran its inaugural Maths Olympiad on Friday.

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IHC complains of low funding

The Education Ministry has been told to take another look at its special education resourcing following a complaint made by the IHC to the Human Rights Commission.

Author speaks out

A local dean of Maori and Chinese studies, Song Lam QSM, speaks at Pakuranga Library tomorrow on similarities between the two cultures.

Hi-5 star is on her way

Kiwi youngsters are getting ready for a special visit from Australian children’s group Hi-5 with a national tour planned to kick start next month.

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Boxers land double blow

Monday, 18 August 2008
Some say champions are born. But two local boxers who were recently crowned Auckland champions in their divisions say what it all really comes down to is hard work and determination.

Charlotte makes Wall of Fame

Monday, 18 August 2008
Macleans College aerobics star Charlotte Bass was given a rare honour recently when she was placed on the school’s Wall of Fame for her achievements in sport.

Cape Town countdown

Thursday, 14 August 2008
Watching South Africa crush Argentina 63-9 was a sobering reminder of the mammoth task the All Blacks face in confronting the Springboks on their own turf this Sunday.

World Cup trophy buzz

Monday, 18 August 2008
The Fencibles 11th grade girls soccer side’s eyes shone with excitement as they stood inches away from the under-17 women’s world cup trophy last week.

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Sea shanties and love stories

Monday, 18 August 2008
The sea voyage was the beginning of many of our ancestors’ tales. What it evoked was inspiration for well-known Auckland actor Ian Hughes to transplant his own genealogy into a wider context.

A bloody, brotherly tale

Monday, 18 August 2008
It was a frustrated group of Howick College pupils that took a petition to its head of performing arts, calling for a revival of high school musicals.

Film Reviews: The Bank Job

Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Directed by New Zealander Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job is built around the actual history surrounding a 1971 London bank vault robbery, when a group of amateur crooks tunnelled into a bank and stole the contents of safe deposit boxes.
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Roam Leisure: Savour the taste!

Thursday, 14 August 2008
Late last year I attended a highly successful food and wine match evening at Annabelles Restaurant in St Heliers Bay so when I received word there was another on the table next Monday night I made sure I reserved a place.

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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Egyptian Cotton

Monday, 18 August 2008
When I went to Egypt to live in 1974 I knew the country produced the finest cotton in the world. But, as a newly-wed I was, perhaps,  more interested in what was happening between the sheets than the quality and thread-count of the material.

Hide and seek...

Monday, 18 August 2008
Practicalities are so often the bane of life. It would be great to put all my decorating problems into the hands of others. On the other hand our homes today are not always about beautifying house and garden or creating workable spaces.
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