Published at: 09:10 am - Friday October 30 2009
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Winners on the night. Karen Fern Random House MD (left) & Mitchell Murphy Editor Sunday Star Times (right)
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The Sunday Star-Times Short Story award winners were announced last night at a lavish literary affair with a number of notables in attendance including Finlay MacDonald and radio-tv personality Jim Mora.
 Waimate writer and former journalist Sue Francis received [...]
Published at: 12:10 pm - Monday October 19 2009
Peppers New Zealand is celebrating its silver anniversary by giving away a Boh Runga necklace to one lucky guest each week through the month of October.
 A beautiful necklace will be randomly slipped under the pillow of one guest each week at each of the five Peppers properties around New Zealand – Peppers on the Point, [...]
Published at: 10:10 am - Monday October 19 2009
The Sunday Star-Times’ Short Story Awards have been around for 25 years and this year they are giving book punters a chance to have their say in the People’s Choice award. Go to www.shortstory.co.nz to cast your vote and be in to win one of three ‘Six Packs’ from NZ Book Month.
New Zealand has a [...]
Published at: 03:10 pm - Friday October 16 2009
Bacteria is everywhere but did you know the office desk is one of the worst places for bacteria to breed?
Research shows it is healthier to eat your lunch on a toilet seat rather than at your desk because a desk has more than 400 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat.
Nasty bugs hang out [...]
Published at: 01:10 pm - Friday October 09 2009
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Fifteen months on the road, 95 hours aboard a Polish Wilga 35a plane and 16,000 photos later, eyeballnz.com has been launched, an innovative new website showcasing New Zealand to the world.
For two years, an adventurous couple has been flying, motorhoming and photographing the length and breadth of New Zealand, capturing the best of Aotearoa with [...]
Published at: 04:10 pm - Wednesday October 07 2009
New Zealand’s thinnest condom has arrived. Ansell Lifestyles ZERO are technologically-advanced and innovative.
Ansell Lifestyle ZERO are available in packs of eight in an easy-to-use and sleek white slide box from leading supermarkets and pharmacies. Â
Each condom is ultra-thin, measuring less than a mere 0.05mm, and designed to enhance sensuality, pleasure and spontaneity. Check out the [...]
Published at: 08:10 am - Monday October 05 2009
Our Friday afternoon was made 10 times sweeter last week thanks to the girls at Delish Cupcakes.
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The team stopped by to drop off some delicious goodies to help see us through to the start of the weekend – and trust us, the cupcakes ARE as good as they look (actually, probably better).
Ideal for pretty much [...]