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Joe Beaglehole: Let the people decide on economy
Balancing tax and spending is not a task we can afford to cede to appointed experts...
Justin Timberlake doesn't like sharing lifts
Justin Timberlake doesn't like sharing lifts.
Audrey Young: Pacific party sets tone for better relations
As John Key prepares for a White House visit next week, New Zealand's Pacific role is growing in value.
Watching Brief: Florian owns the Civic
Peter Calder blogs daily on the New Zealand International Film Festival in Auckland.
Paul Thomas: I'll take boring over US loony extremes
Biggest economy wouldn't default over politics, would it?
Tracey Barnett: Repeat after me - being gay is okay
Stir caused by opera character's sexual identity shows society still mired in paranoia.
Movie Review: Bill Cunningham New York
Photographer extraordinaire Bill Cunningham makes his living in the thick of the action.
Fiction Addiction: Introducing 'Lost in Shangri-La'
There are two kinds of readers - those who peek at the last page and those who wouldn't dream of it.
Wearing John Malkovich
Actor John Malkovich has extended his fashion range to include a second clothing line - full of bohemian-inspired pieces.
Elizabeth Taylor's personal items to be auctioned off
Dame Elizabeth Taylor's personal possessions are to be sold at auction.
Gabrielle Hamilton: Food for thought
Chef Gabrielle Hamilton’s memoir is searingly honest, and funny. By Nicky Pellegrino.
Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux go public with romance
Jennifer Aniston and her new man, Justin Theroux, snapped packing on PDA by famed photographer Terry Richardson.
Art Garfunkel says John Lennon spoke of McCartney reunion
Art Garfunkel has revealed that John Lennon sounded him out about a reunion with Paul McCartney.
Athletics: Willis second in New York
Nick Willis ran a season's best time to finish second over 1500 metres at an IAAF Diamond League meeting in New York.