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Art 22 Jul 2008
High fuel prices and New Zealand law restrictions to be highlighted in art exhibition

WAIKATO — A south Auckland artist is using a major art exhibition to highlight high fuel prices and New Zealand law restrictions.

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Art 17 Jul 2008
Million Dollar leg guy auctions first advert tattooed on leg

CHRISTCHURCH — James Stewart, the young Christchurch man seeking $1 million of artwork on his leg, had the outline for the first artwork -advertisement tattooed on his leg today.

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Art 17 Jul 2008
Hidden NZ self-portrait talent in coastal south Auckland art exhibition by Waiau Pa art group

PAPAKURA — The Waiau Pa Art Group, by the coast south west of Papakura, will be holding their annual winter exhibition – named What Lies Within – at the Waiau Pa Hall from July 25 to 27.

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Art 16 Jul 2008
Top artists line up in inaugural NZ art awards in Tauranga

TAURANGA — New Zealand’s best artists will be hoping to win the top awards at the inaugural Tauranga national art awards later this year.

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Art 11 Jul 2008
NZs biggest women only exhibition to launch in at former gentlemans only club

GISBORNE — New Zealand’s biggest ‘women only’ art exhibition will be launched later this year at a former men-only club in Gisborne.

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Travel 9 Jul 2008
New Zealand and the world's greatest east to west coast horse trek in one country

AUCKLAND — North of Auckland is believed to be the only place in the world where you can ride a horse from the coast by one ocean across country to the sea on the west coast.

Pakiri Horses provide a seven-day coast to coast horse trekking adventure that is out of this world.

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Art 9 Jul 2008
Young NZ art website owner seeking $1million from leg advertising - website forever

CHRISTCHURCH — A young New Zealand art website owner is seeking to attract a $1 million of advertising tattooed on his leg.

Christchurch man James Stewart, 24, has what he calls a blank canvas on his leg and space for 200 advertisements tattooed on to his leg at $5000 a time.

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Art 8 Jul 2008
Top NZ artists donate works to auction in memory of Marlborough landscape artist

RENWICK — Leading New Zealand artists have donated works for an auction in memory of Marlborough landscape artist Jenny Doole-Leo, who died recently of cancer.

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Employment 30 Jun 2008
Big Fish Group subsidiary QJumpers snaps up job seeking website Anonymouse and ties up with EMAs

National online recruitment company QJumpers today announced they had snapped up nationwide job seeker website Anonymouse.

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Cricket 30 Jun 2008
Vettori world's best, no NZ batsman in top 20 but Black Caps third in world ODI team rankings

Daniel Vettori is the best bowler in the world but New Zealand doesnt have one player rated among the top 20 one day batsmen in the world in the latest world rankings just released.

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Business 26 Jun 2008
Fastest growing Australasian car rental company launches into Australia

Jucy, the fastest growing Australasian rental car company has launched into Australia.

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Tourism 26 Jun 2008
Waipara wine growth spurs visitors

CANTERBURY — Waipara Valley, one of the fastest growing wine regions in New Zealand, is seeing a big jump in tourism to the area as a result of the interest in local wine, Alpine Pacific general manager Scott Pearson said today.

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Art 26 Jun 2008
Secret collaborative work by 88 NZ artists to be unveiled in Takapuna next Tuesday

NORTH SHORE CITY — Eighty eight artists have contributed to produce one large piece of art for the New Zealand Art Guilds annual exhibition opening at Takapuna next week.

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Rugby 26 Jun 2008
RFU appoint own man to investigate NZ tour allegations

The England Rugby Union has appointed its own man to investigate the issues of alleged misconduct by its players on their recent tour of New Zealand.

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Art 25 Jun 2008
Talented young NZ artist to show iconic South Island scenes in Canterbury art exhibition

DARFIELD — A rising young New Zealand artist Hannah Riden will release some of the best iconic South Island scenes at her solo exhibition at the Selwyn Gallery in Darfield next week.

Riden-exhibition

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Traffic 24 Jun 2008
Parking cheats about to get thumped with hefty fines if they park in mobility spaces

From Thursday, motorists who park in mobility car parking spaces are about to get thumped with hefty fines.

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Food 24 Jun 2008
Waipara's booming wine region a gateway to whales and hot pools

CANTERBURY — It may be the middle of winter for most, but Waipara, the gateway to the Alpine Pacific Triangle, is gearing up for its busiest ever season.

Waipara wine

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Motoring 24 Jun 2008
Thursday: D-Day for non-entitled drivers in mobility spaces

Thursday is D Day for lazy and self-centred New Zealand motorists who unlawfully park in mobility spaces, New Zealand Parking Association Chairman Colin Waite said today.

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Art 21 Jun 2008
New national art website launched to help emerging NZ artists

 A new art website was launched today to help emerging New Zealand artists get established.

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Business 18 Jun 2008
Rental car company business jumps despite soaring petrol prices  more demand for smaller cars

A leading New Zealand rental car company says its business up to 42 percent on last year – despite the petrol price rises.

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Art 16 Jun 2008
Mum with heart problem and identical twins staging major art exhibition

AUCKLAND — A Clarks Beach mum who has had heart problems and now has identical twins is staging a major art exhibition at Tuakau later this year.

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Conservation 13 Jun 2008
London auction of NZ art for endangered NZ bird

An auction of NZ art will be held in London in October to raise funds for the NZ shore plover appeal.

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Art 5 Jun 2008
Works by top NZ beach, bach and holiday artist to be unveiled at Mt Eden exhibition from June 20

AUCKLAND CITY — The new works of top New Zealand summer beach scene artist will be unveiled at a Mt Eden gallery exhibition in Auckland from June 20.

Deck chair culture, by Graham Young

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Environment 4 Jun 2008
World landscape architectural leader Honoured for her services to protecting NZ's environment

New Zealands drive to be 100 percent pure and environmentally sustainable has seen landscape architect Diane Menzies rewarded in the Queens Birthday honours list with the New Zealand Order of Merit.

New Zealander Diane Menzies has been elected as the world landscape architecture leader, it was announced today.

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Art 1 Jun 2008
Christchurch women staging art exhibition on Tuesday to launch campaign to save water in the Mackenzie country

CHRISTCHURCH — Two Christchurch artists deeply concerned about loss of water in the Mackenzie Country open an art exhibition on Tuesday to launch their campaign.

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Business 28 May 2008
Mowbray's owned company now biggest auction house in Australasia following Joel's acquisition

Bonhams and Goodman, an associated New Zealand company, today became the biggest auction house in Australia following their purchase of Joels.

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Tramping 24 May 2008
First NZ expedition to Everest summit since Hillary died

New Zealand climbers reached the world’s highest peak today to become the first Kiwi expedition to summit Everest since Sir Edmund Hillary died earlier this year.

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Tramping 9 May 2008
NZ and other expeditions prepare for Everest summit after Olympic torch reaches its mission

Chinese climbers reached the summit of Mt Everest yesterday allowing New Zealand and other international expeditions poised to climb from the Nepalese side free to continue their own attempts at climbing the worlds highest mountain.

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Art 8 May 2008
Webb's announce the appointment of Neil Campbell to the position of Managing Director

Despite a slowing New Zealand art market, Peter Webb Galleries has enjoyed a healthy year with some record sales.

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Art 8 May 2008
Tame Iti featuring in Webbs major contemporary art and modern design auction next week

AUCKLAND — A collaborative work featuring Maori activist Tame Iti goes on sale at Webb's auction in Auckland next week.

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Fashion 28 Apr 2008
One of NZ's most talented designers, Serdoun, to debut in Australian Fashion Week tomorrow

One of New Zealands most talented young designers will debut on the catwalk at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney tomorrow.

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Health 17 Apr 2008
Treating dementia as national priority: Alzheimers NZ milestone

Alzheimers New Zealand today challenged the incoming Government to put more money into planning ahead for future services required to manage the predicted increase in the number of people with dementia.

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Fashion 15 Apr 2008
Alissa Serdoun - One of New Zealand most talented designers to make debut into Australian Fashion Week

One of New Zealand’s most talented young designers will feature on the catwalk at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney later this month.

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Fundraiser 15 Apr 2008
All Black and Crusaders hunk Andy Ellis strides to help raise $5000 for Ronald McDonald House

CANTERBURY — All Black halfback and Crusaders rugby hunk Andy Ellis strode the catwalk last night topless to help raise $5000 for Ronald McDonald House charity in Christchurch.

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