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A story worth telling
'This was my grandmother, a brilliant and much-loved woman. The story of the final 10 years of her life reveals a shocking truth about how Britain treats its old people.'
Pressure on guilty British MP to give up seat
A politician is under pressure to resign after becoming the first sitting MP in Britain to be convicted of expenses fraud.
The year ahead
Grab your diaries for Viva's essential guide to what everyone will be talking about in 2011. Here's to an eventful year.
Turning the tables
We're a nation of people who love our food and dining out — but do restaurateurs love us? Dionne Christian runs the rule over our eating habits.
Don't miss: Tropical Extravaganza
To mark the United Nations' International Year of Forests, the Royal Botanic Gardens will hold a Tropical Extravaganza celebrating the importance of tropical rainforests.
Listen up to Her Make Believe Band
Back home in NZ, the leads of Her Make Believe Band will go on tour soon. By Paula Yeoman.
Royal wedding gift dilemma for NZ
Government officials are understood to be compiling a shortlist of gift ideas for the April 29 nuptials.
AA: Safer roads, cars will reduce toll
Roads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.
Girls Aloud singer engaged
Star's partner wants traditional English wedding rather than a "celebrity" one.
The Ashes: Ponting may survive but not selectors
England danced a jig and the Australians slumped. So often it has been the other way around.