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Paul Thomas: To this beholder, Wellywood fails the Angelina Jolie test
If the Wellywood sign is really going to draw a stream of bucket-list visitors, I guess I'll have to move out.
Having a ball as soccer clubs take off
With the All Whites' surprise World Cup success, it seems soccer awareness is on the rise. And kids and parents alike are loving it, writes Gill South.
Paul Holmes: Someone give me a sign that it's not Wellywood
Is 'Wellywood' the best all those pointy heads in the self-proclaimed cultural capital can come up with?
The jumbo question: For or against Auckland's new elephants?
New elephants are coming to Auckland Zoo - but not everyone is happy about it. We look at the arguments for and against the council's $3.5 million new attractions
What price NZ? Land bid tests limits
The latest Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms is a key test for new rules on foreign ownership, reports Karyn Scherer
Woman attacked by pack of pig dogs
A Bay of Plenty woman has suffered deep cuts to her legs after being attacked by a pack of 12 pig dogs.
Garth George: Give frontline services what they need
More action, less talk, needed to lift the economy and help our poorer, most at-risk families .