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![<i>Vivace,</i> High St, Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Vivace,</i> High St, Auckland CBD
An old Auckland favourite should try harder, writes Janetta Mackay.
![Dane Rumble - The Experiment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Dane Rumble - The Experiment
For an album with such promising name, Dane Rumble's album is not exactly experimental
![Pinot Noir: Red delicious](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Pinot Noir: Red delicious
Pinot noir is set to be the next big thing in New Zealand wine, judging by the response of a recent conference of experts
![NZ music video pulled from YouTube as censor process under way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
NZ music video pulled from YouTube as censor process under way
A music video depicting the stalking and killing of a woman has been removed from YouTube by its record label.
![Bringing beauty back to earth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Bringing beauty back to earth
Three women who share a mix of passion and prescience have each carved out a beauty business niche.
![Essence of the wild west](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Essence of the wild west
Artist Don Binney has been attracted to the Waitakere coast since childhood. He tells Alan Perrott how the diverse landscape can mean so much to so many
![Are The Feelers the right band to promote the Rugby World Cup?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Are The Feelers the right band to promote the Rugby World Cup?
A cover of Jesus Jones' 'Right Here, Right Now' by The Feelers is being used to boost Rugby World Cup ticket sales. Do you agree with the choice? Send us Your Views.
![Whitsundays: Life's a beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Whitsundays: Life's a beach
It was touted as "the best job in the world" - living on Queensland's Hamilton Island for six months as "caretaker", promoting the Whitsundays to the world.
![<i>Bistro 222</i>, Ponsonby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Bistro 222</i>, Ponsonby
Expect the expected and a lot of it at this recent addition to Ponsonby's eateries
![Sayonara to piece of dining-out history](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Sayonara to piece of dining-out history
Auckland's oldest Japanese restaurant, Ariake Restaurant and Sushi Bar, will shut its doors tomorrow, after 30 years in business.
![<i>Go Girls</i>' new face](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Go Girls</i>' new face
The new addition to the Go Girls team is set to cause tensions.
![Hip-hop face-off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Hip-hop face-off
When two local hip-hop stars hit the road in April and May Scribe will not be giving it up for Savage like he once said in his song Not Many.
![<i>Cafe Cezanne</i>, Ponsonby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Cafe Cezanne</i>, Ponsonby
We came here because it had been some time since Leanne's last visit and we'd heard there were new owners.
![Journey into artist's heartland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Journey into artist's heartland
An art historian's essays on McCahon are painstakingly researched, beautifully written and engaging.
![Japan: Land of rising fun](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Japan: Land of rising fun
Harajuku, the epicentre of Tokyo's youth fashion scene, is where small, slightly deranged teenagers with an endless capacity for weirdness come to play dress-up.
![London: Capital fun at half the price](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
London: Capital fun at half the price
Graham Reid goes looking for the cheaper side of London life.
![The Dish: Pick me up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The Dish: Pick me up
Feeling a bit tired and grouchy? We suggest you head to Grouchos Cafe, just off Wellesley St West, where you're bound to be cheered up.
![The Men Who Stare at Goats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
There are some lovely moments and funny sequences in this wacky satire about the use of psychics within the American military, but The Men Who Stare at Goats never quite reaches its potential to be a laugh out loud film or a sharp po
![God of War III: Anti-hero's mythical mission](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
God of War III: Anti-hero's mythical mission
It's the end of violence for the gaming world's greatest adventure in Greek mythology.
![Champers sorbet to raise $500 per glass for Haiti](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Champers sorbet to raise $500 per glass for Haiti
Two businessmen have created a $500 Cristal champagne sorbet, topped with gold-leaf shavings, to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.
![Clogs: Shoe of the season or sign of a fashion victim?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Clogs: Shoe of the season or sign of a fashion victim?
Zoe Walker wonders whether clompy, dowdy footwear will turn out to be the must-have item for winter 2010.
![Top of the shops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Top of the shops
Here is the news that every female with an interest in fashion has been waiting a long time to hear: Topshop is coming to NZ.
![Ireland: Craicdown on woe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Ireland: Craicdown on woe
The Emerald Isle tackles economic gloom with a riotous St Paddy's Day.
![<i>Saison</i>, Epsom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Saison</i>, Epsom
A chap I know who works very near Saison and knew I had eaten there asked whether it was any good.