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It's the luck of the Irish to create fine whiskey
I looked at the calendar the other day and was shocked to see that it's almost St Patrick's Day.

Accepting sons' wives
British author Joanna Trollope, who is in Auckland next week, talks to Stephen Jewell about her new book and the trouble with raising boys.

Beauty: Cutting edge
A London hairstylist at the top of his game is realistic about affordable hair care for women.

Gary Numan: Pushing the right buttons
Gary Numan talks to Scott Kara about the happy accidents of his musical experiments and combining nostalgia with his new work.

George Michael slams Kenny Goss split reports
George Michael has trashed tabloid reports that he has split from partner of 15 years, Kenny Goss.

Jim Eagles: Broken can still be beautiful
I've always found ancient places of worship to be strangely moving. Probably it's because the dominant role of organised religion in bygone times meant the greatest talents of the age were harnessed to make these churches.

George Michael's partner leaves him - reports
Kenny Goss has called time on their 15-year relationship.

Charlie Sheen has unveiled a new 'winning' tattoo
The 45-year-old actor unveiled the etching on his wrist during his début hour-long radio show Sheen's Korner, in which he also denied claims he suffers from bi-polar disorder, proclaiming himself instead to be "bi-winning".

Photos from the NZ Earthquake Relief Concert in London
Photos from last week's NZ Earthquake Relief Gig, held at Bush Hall, London.
The night featured performances from bands including The Veils, Rodney Fisher, Renee Brennan - and made over $11,000.

London earthquake gig a sell-out success
A freezing London night didn't dampen the spirits of Kiwis with thoughts of home, writes Stephen Jewell

Childless couples happiest, says study
Britain's happiest couples are married without children and less than five years into their relationship.

Wedding talk fuels tabloids' hunger
Kate Middleton has been elevated to the front rank of international celebrities.

Successful European tour for The Phoenix Foundation
Nothing sums up The Phoenix Foundation's triumphant gig at legendary Soho venue the Borderline better than the punter who regularly shouts out 'Awesome bro!' at the end of every song, writes Stephen Jewell

Relief gig a healing process for UK Kiwis
New Zealanders in London have pulled together skills and contacts to put on a concert to raise money for the Christchurch relief fund.

Wonders of Europe by rail
Megan Singleton discovers beautiful cities in a whistlestop train journey.

Tough conditions for search teams
Search teams in the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Forsyth Barr, CTV and PGC buildings are facing a variety of challenges in trying to secure the buildings.

All Blacks: Evans ready to answer SOS
Nick Evans is ready to answer an All Black World Cup emergency call - but he doesn't want to be an insurance policy.