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| 'Punter' enjoys a bet with Kiwis |
| Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting and Black Caps Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum put aside their sporting rivalry to enjoy a day at the races yesterday.Ponting, whose nickname is Punter because of his love for a flutter,... |
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Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00 a.m. |
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| Blessed be the bakers |
| The unbearable de-lightness of beating. To cream butter and sugar to mousse-like proportions is to dream of rewards within reach.Today, they come in the form of 2-4-6 Biscuits: sugar-coated shortbread studded with lovely little... |
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Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00 a.m. |
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| Edible Garden: Tips for fruit and vegetables |
| It's sometimes hard to know when to dig up your root crops or when to pick fruit. Here's a guide.Dig up potatoes and onions when the plants die down. If you want to hurry onions along, after the bulb has formed, dig carefully... |
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Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00 a.m. |
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| Michelle Obama donates ball gown to US museum |
| WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama said yesterday that she will always cherish the moment she slipped into her inaugural ball gown, a one-shouldered, white chiffon design she wore for her first Cinderella-like spins on the dance floor as... |
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Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:21 p.m. |
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| Ella Cafe and Lounge , Ponsonby |
| Heaven forbid that I would generalise about the English - some of my best friends are Poms - but I have to say the Professor has some mates from the Old Country who are on occasion given to whingeing.Four of them visited in February... |
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Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:00 p.m. |
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| Telly trauma |
| We're watching more television and doing less exercise than we should, with increasingly adverse effects on our health.The reasons people give us for their watching include: "I work hard and need TV to relax," "Why should I give... |
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Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:20 p.m. |
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