Lifestyle
No thorn too sharp
The Press
Public service strong woman and fix-it expert Dame Margaret Bazley admires Dan Carter and can't wait to explore the Botanical Gardens. DAVID WILLIAMS meets up for a chat.
Changing track
The Press
Christchurch's traffic will eventually become as congested as Auckland's unless the right action is taken on public transport.The two main mayoral candidates differ on whether the future lies in buses or light rail. JOHN McCRONE reports
Seeing the world in neon
The Press
The Illuminate paint party on Saturday night in Christchurch has sold out. VICKI ANDERSON looks at the phenomenon of flinging paint at random strangers.
Love at first bite
By MARGARET AGNEW - The Press
An unexpected spinoff from the Twilight movie phenomenon is an unofficial cookbook.
Adieu couture?
Its client base bare, the high-fashion world may be on its last legs, writes Kellie Hush.
Girls go gaga over big eyes
New circle lenses give their wearer a wide-eyed, doll-like look - just like Lady Gaga.
Angelina defends daughter's outfits
Why we buy
Out To Lunch
KATE FRASER ventures out of the city centre and goes to lunch in the suburbs.
Men in the kitchen
The path that leads to culinary successes has many twists, and three Christchurch men share theirs.
A wine romance
Fragrant curry
The Raj lives on
IAN STEWARD finds himself in colonial India on the Oxford Terrace strip.
World's top 10 garlic festivals
Got a penchant for the pungent? Then try a garlic festival.
Green light for mobiles
Aussies will soon be able to "tweet" from their domestic airline seat after the communications watchdog gave the green light for mobiles to be used during flights.
Tourists drawn by monarchy
The upper echelon
48 hours in Lebanon
Stroll amid the Roman ruins of Baalbek, or walk along Beirut's boulevards lined with cafes.
Sponsored links
French for Crossover
People-movers and MPVs are not renowned for big sales in New Zealand, but that was before the Peugeot 3008, writes DAVE MOORE.
Back to the future
After Mazda, Laurens van den Acker has turned his sights on Renault, in the form of the DeZir concept car, writes DAVE MOORE.
Fast and frugal
Wingless wonder
Cold comfort, lap of luxury
The lap was provided by the Banks Peninsula, the comfort by Mercedes-Benz's E500 Cabriolet, writes DAVE MOORE.
A whale of a tale
The largest whale skeleton in the world held in a museum lies dormant in Christchurch.
Warm on the inside
We went searching for dark, bear-like caves in which to hibernate, eat happy food and while away a little of winter.
Flourishing flora
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