New Zealand

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    Auckland Scene: Gourmet a Go Go

    Another concept in dining pops up in Auckland, this time Gourmet A Go Go where a restaurant will suddenly appear for 2 nights only in the oddest of places. Victoria Davy checked out this one in a hair salon…

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    Roll those Jaffas!!

    3, 2, 1 GO!!! And just like that 25,000 gob size Jaffas are let loose down the world’s steepest street. Check out the vid…

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    The great New Zealand Bucket List

    I was thinking about what I would put on a New Zealand Bucket List… the Jaffa Race and Wild Food Festival would be right up there. But here’s a list of 10 I came up with. Add yours!

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    Cadbury’s ‘Share the Joy’ video launch

    Cadbury spent a few weeks recording “sounds of joy” around New Zealand and then with the help of Bobby McFerrin, put them together into this music video. I recorded its launch at the bottom of Baldwin Street, Dunedin, as 10,000 waited for the Jaffa Race to begin…

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    Dunedin: Lick my face!

    I just had a chocolate facial. I smell like I fell into a bowl of self-saucing chocolate pudding. I also couldn’t help but lick a bit of it as I lay on the therapist’s table in a catatonic state. You should try it!

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    The inaugural Auckland Restaurant Month begins

    The first ever Auckland Restaurant Month kicks off this week with over 60 restaurants taking part and set prices to suit any budget. Last night I got to check out what’s on offer – and try and win myself the trip to New York!

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    Mea Culpa: Unapologetically

    When our Bar Scene Babe hit Mea Culpa for a little Tequila Mockingbird (see what they did there?) she was well impressed both with the eye-candy behind the bar and the taste in her glass…

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    She’s seductive, that Ginger Minx

    Our Bar Scene Babe Tash McGill is secretly enjoying being seduced by the Ginger Minx, a saucy little cocktail bar that lures her in its doors as she valiantly tries to get home from work…

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    Auckland Scene: fix a bad hair day at Stephen Marr’s

    Terrified she’d be forced to chop off inches of dry, lifeless hair, Tash McGill discovered the ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ special at Stephen Marr saved her luscious locks from the stylist’s scissors…

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    Tourism Aussie TV series starts in NZ

    A new TV series designed to entice Kiwis into Australia’s deepest, darkest secrets launches this weekend with all manner of A (and B) -List celebrities. Have a look who’s playing..