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![Bank teller set for TV stardom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Bank teller set for TV stardom
A 23-year-old Westpac bank teller is leaving her job to compete in a kickboxing reality TV show in Thailand.
![<i>Covo</i>, Grey Lynn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Covo</i>, Grey Lynn
Themed restaurants are, I suspect, an acquired taste that I have failed to acquire.
![Soccer: All Whites hold on to stun Serbia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Soccer: All Whites hold on to stun Serbia
The All Whites have scored a shock win over Serbia in a World Cup football warm-up friendly match in Klagenfurt, Austria today.
![All-things-nice makes girls costlier than boys](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
All-things-nice makes girls costlier than boys
Parents might have long suspected it, but research has shown girls cost more than boys to raise.
![Rugby: Heat goes on as All Black D-day dawns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Rugby: Heat goes on as All Black D-day dawns
Overseas offers will be dusted off after the All Blacks squad is announced.
![Discomposed about the scent of a woman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Discomposed about the scent of a woman
Another movie about Coco Chanel sees Mads Mikkelsen play her possible lover, Igor Stravinsky. He talks to Helen Barlow.
![Tahoe: Big blue lake in the sky](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tahoe: Big blue lake in the sky
Lake Tahoe offers mountain beauty paired with casino bustle, writes Pamela Wade.
![Aussies snap up 'gorgeous' iPad](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Aussies snap up 'gorgeous' iPad
'I've got my iMac computer and my iPhone and I would probably buy anything that had an i in front of it,' said an Apple fangirl as the iPad launched in Sydney.
![Review: Kobo e-Reader](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Review: Kobo e-Reader
Whitcoulls has entered the e-book fray with a new reader, as Amazon continues to ignore New Zealand with its popular Kindle.
![McQueen's right-hand woman inherits his empire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
McQueen's right-hand woman inherits his empire
The late designer's assistant Sarah Burton has been named creative director of the Alexander McQueen label.
![All Blacks: Kahui, Muliaina add to midfield woes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
All Blacks: Kahui, Muliaina add to midfield woes
Richard Kahui and Mils Muliaina are the latest casualties in a list of players unable to front for New Zealand's first test of the season.
![Might the harem scare 'em?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Might the harem scare 'em?
Why have the SATC gang swapped New York for the Middle East in their latest caper - and won't the locals disapprove?
![Venus' risque dress fashions a stir beyond the baseline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Venus' risque dress fashions a stir beyond the baseline
Venus Williams has been playing at the French Open in a revealing black lace dress with a plunging neckline and bright red straps.
![Getting your mitts on the golden tix](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Getting your mitts on the golden tix
How do you buy those precious concert tickets before the scalpers? Scott Kara investigates.
![Here's why <i>Lost</i> deserves to die](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Here's why <i>Lost</i> deserves to die
Lost has succumbed to a sudden outbreak of acting. It's been really slowing things down.
![Beauty: Contour class](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Beauty: Contour class
Creating an optical illusion is one of the best makeup artists' tricks to learn.
![Movie review: <i>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Movie review: <i>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time</i>
A big, ballsy, fun and instantly forgettable blockbuster.
![<i>Jai Jalaram Khaman</i>, Sandringham](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Jai Jalaram Khaman</i>, Sandringham
Jai Jalaram Khaman offers refreshingly different Indian vegetarian cuisine.
![A week of it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
A week of it
The Kings Arms will be the perfect place to hide away from wintry weather tonight, with mellow tunes by Auckland indie bunch Nightchoir who are celebrating the release of their new album.
![Queensland: Colourful Cooloola Coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Queensland: Colourful Cooloola Coast
Forty shades of sand are just one of the many attractions in this laid back holiday spot.