One woman has virtually transformed a town. Tiny Shannon was merely a blip in the Manawatu until Suzie Johnson and her husband arrived, open 5 shops and had 5 kids and is turning Shannon into a destination for clothes shopping, knick knacks and art…
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Shopping in Shannon – I know, where?!
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What to expect in Air New Zealand’s premium economy
Is Premium Economy worth paying the premium bucks for? Here’s my review so you can judge for yourself…
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Auckland’s best restaurants for 2010
We all have our favourite restaurants don’t we? Usually they’re ones we go back to time and again lest we stumble upon an untried dish and be disappointed. My dad is a classic example of this: when he and mum are on holiday, woe betide my mother if dad finds the perfect steak on the [...]
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What does the All Blacks haka mean?
If you’ve ever switched on your telly at the start of a rugby game when New Zealand’s All Blacks run out to take on their fiery opponents, you’ll have seen the haka. You’ve probably even tried it yourself – particularly when the keg runs dry! Slapping your thighs and chest and shouting words that sound [...]
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New Zealand’s best spas
I had the arduous task of attending the launch of the “Best Spas of New Zealand” last week. The posh do was held in the Langham Auckland’s Chuan Spa with wine, nibbles and fanciness. They stopped short of giving everyone a free two-hour treatment, but I did get a hand massage because I was schmoozing [...]
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Waoku Lodge: Affordable 5-star luxury in Raglan
If you thought the seaside town of Raglan was only for wetsuit-clad dreadlock wearing surfers, think again. I just nipped down to the rugged west coast town (about 2 hours south of Auckland, 40 mins from Hamilton) to spend a couple of nights at Waoku Lodge. This new 5-star luxury B&B has just received a [...]
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Epsom Bowling Club & cheap beer
Auckland Scene with Luke Oram: For those of us hanging on to the last remnants of a dying summer, the barbeque is still far from being oiled down and retired. There’s a few more lazy afternoons to be squeezed out of this temperate purgatory, if you ask me. And none of this hauling the brazier [...]
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Pillow time at Wellington’s Holiday Inn
I have family dotted from Auckland to Wellington, pivoting at Hawkes Bay, so for a girls’ meet-up I flew one-way to the capital city and met my sister, who had driven from the farm to visit her daughter (my niece), and return via car over a few days. Lol – did you need to know [...]
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Stay a night in the cells at Napier Prison
Pull up at the old Napier Prison these days and instead of police vans and naughty people leering through the iron bars, you’ll find the Napier Prison Tours and Entertainment vehicle parked out the front and backpackers walking through the gates. This scungy prison, built in 1858, closed only in 1993 after being deemed unfit [...]
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A progressive party for Auckland’s Rugby World Cup!
Question: Why would anyone pull down these ugly old sheds on Queens Wharf only to put up a tent so rugby fans can party when the brand new Viaduct Events Centre will be up and running in time for the Rugby World Cup?! I DON’T MEAN TO SHOUT, but did you know ground was broken [...]
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