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"Abbi is the epitome of what it means to be a leader."
A League of Their Own, remade 30 years on
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Hundertwasser: 'His art and his buildings were gifts to humanity'.
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George Nuku: 'I am a nobody to Māori and Pākehā art circles in New Zealand - I am okay with that'
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War, heroes, celebrity, sport and the patriarchy: What have we learnt from the Ancient Greeks?
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Urban design: The new mayor and the painted piazzas of Milan
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Diana Wichtel: Music brings back feeling in a numb world
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Posenai Mavaega: 'I learnt how to listen through George Benson'
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The Princess review: Do we really need another Diana doco?
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Ziba Cafe: Authentic Persian cuisine in Henderson
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Inside the Auckland primary school where kids are taught philosophy
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'Ask not what God allows human suffering, but what kind of people' - Marianne Williamson.
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