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Little black number

Dita Von Teese says all women should own a "perfect-fitting black lace bra".

Welcome distraction

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Lee-Anne Quirk justifies her purchases of fashion magazines, as she talks style with Kate Fraser.

Musical menu

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Kate Fraser suggests designing a musical dinner for your Valentine.

Of food & love

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How a garlic-flavoured dessert killed the romance of a Valentines Day dinner.

What you are wearing

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Jane Broughton discovers the styles of women in Sydenham.

Fashion flashback

40s For autumn-winter 2012, the decade defined by World War II has been trawled for its fashion opportunities.

Old looks reinvented

Styles are wide open for 2012, as every possible fashion fad appears to have been reinvented.

Curve the veneer

Bottom heavy

What's for lunch?

lentil Pack the lunchbox for school or work with nutritious lentil and rice patties.

Brain food

Choose foods that keep youngsters' energy and concentration levels in top shape.

Duck in for fresh food

Supreme superfruit

Trio tastes

How ginger spices up honey and walnuts, while horseradish and apple combines with smoked fish.

Qantas head riles pilots

UNDER PRESSURE: Qantas CEO Alan Joyce grounded all Qantas flights due to pressure from the unions. Qantas pilots have come out swinging against chief executive Alan Joyce after he remarked that grounding the airline's fleet had been "positive for the brand".

Flight flu 'just sniffles'

Students who caused a major health scare at Auckland International Airport today were suffering from the common cold.

Heart of Asia

A380 in a flap

Heart of stone

Stark beauty, wonderful food and wine, and the brooding essence of Australia.

Ferrari racers get company Jeeps

A few years ago, the idea of a Ferrari F1 racer having a Jeep as a company car would have been hard to believe.

European and US Triumph over Japanese

It appears large European and American motorcycles have weathered the economic storm better than Japanese offerings, writes PAUL OWEN

L for large in Fiat's new 500L

Proper Citroen

Kiwi star shows how it's done

Kiwi Simon Crafar is upskilling budding two-wheel racers in Britain with a teaching programme known as Motovudu.

Snapshots of summer

Summer photos Christchurch celebrities re-live their favourite summer memories.

Designing the new Christchurch

Avenues asked local architects to share their ideas for the new Christchurch, in part one of this two part series.

Surf's up in Sumner

Bic Runga reborn

Gin Wigmore, the black sheep

There's nothing quite like a shot of Gin Wigmore.

Spice of Life

DAPHNE Daphne's has a myriad dishes, many of which are not seen in other Christchurch Chinese restaurants.

Festival finale feared

The organiser of the Little River Music Festival hopes the family event will continue without him.

Maths obsession began with ice-cream

Comic troupe in Hagley Park

Hope and Wire

Lyttelton band The Eastern are poised to release a new album they recorded in a condemned house in Dallington.

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