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![Russell: A dalliance with the Duke](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Russell: A dalliance with the Duke
The small historic Northland town of Russell has plenty to offer for a summer getaway, writes Susan Edmunds.
![Russell: Northern lights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Russell: Northern lights
History is served up with gorgeous scenery and great food on a road trip to Russell, writes Susan Edmunds.
![Property and shares push KiwiSaver winners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Property and shares push KiwiSaver winners
Some of the best performing KiwiSaver funds last year were also the worst performers in 2008, new figures show.
![Girl, 8, plied with alcohol, court told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Girl, 8, plied with alcohol, court told
A young woman who has accused a former Hastings jockey of repeated rape, sexual and physical abuse from the age of six, told a court today he began plying her with alcohol when she was about eight.
![Holiday homes for getaway to remember](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Holiday homes for getaway to remember
While you're slumming it this summer, others are living it up.
![Holiday simplicity brings building challenges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Holiday simplicity brings building challenges
When American advertising guru Fred Mann and his wife Kitty decided to build a Kiwi bach in the Bay of Islands, they picked an Australian architect.
![Australia to be overrun by Oprah lovers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Australia to be overrun by Oprah lovers
Brand Oprah gives Australia plenty of good publicity but tourists who don't share her philosophy might be put off.
![What will happen to Hobbiton?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
What will happen to Hobbiton?
Hobbiton has put Matamata on the map, but with production of The Hobbit shifting overseas, the town's future as a tourist hub is in jeopardy.
![IRD, Education chiefs get top state sector pay hikes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
IRD, Education chiefs get top state sector pay hikes
Among the 24 state sector CEOs whose performance over the year had been reviewed, six were paid more, five were paid less and 13 stayed the same.
![The world's best coastal hideaway: Eagles Nest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
The world's best coastal hideaway: Eagles Nest
'Somewhere between seven stars and heaven' Eagles Nest in Russell has scooped a top global award.