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![Captain Robert Scott's Antarctic hut: Frozen in time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Captain Robert Scott's Antarctic hut: Frozen in time
Conservationists hope to restore a permanent monument to the bravery of the men who gave up comfortable middle class lives to risk all in the blizzards and sub-zero temperatures.
![Wreck appears after 66 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Wreck appears after 66 years
Shipwreck hunters have overcome technical difficulties to spend an extra five hours filming the Centaur wreck, including prized footage of the bell with the ship's name on it.
![Double--hyphen surname law gets both barrels](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Double--hyphen surname law gets both barrels
The double--hyphen,compulsory for double-barrelled surnames in France since 2005, has been ruled ungrammatical and un-French.
![Hapu: 'Hate flag' at Waitangi would be breach of Treaty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Hapu: 'Hate flag' at Waitangi would be breach of Treaty
A Northland hapu leader says flying the "tino rangatiratanga" flag at the Treaty grounds during Waitangi celebrations would be a breach of treaty rights.
![One of world's first planes uncovered in Antarctic ice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
One of world's first planes uncovered in Antarctic ice
One of the world's earliest aeroplanes, entombed in ice for decades, has been discovered in Antarctica.
![100 years of family picnics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
100 years of family picnics
The story of an annual family picnic tradition that stretches back to the start of the 20th century.
![<i>Bob Kerridge:</i> Grand old lady in need of TLC](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Bob Kerridge:</i> Grand old lady in need of TLC
Future generations of Aucklanders, and New Zealanders, deserve to enjoy the St James Theatre's splendour, says Bob Kerridge.