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CNN Presents: Civilian or Spy  A brand-new linguistic mystery from Countdown’s resident lexicographer, Susie Dent, set in the city of Oxford. When mysterious symbols appear as...

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Death Writ Large, RRP 37.99 A brand-new linguistic mystery from Countdown’s resident lexicographer, Susie Dent, set in the city of Oxford. When mysterious symbols appear as...

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Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly Netflix At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aussie Rachael Gunn (Raygun) stunned the world for all the wrong reasons. With an unconventional breakdancing routine,...

Dog-friendly coastal walks

Looking for a coastal walk that’s dog-friendly? Franklin has several great options. Owners need to know that in all council controlled public places where...

Manukau park draws applause

While numerous Franklin parks have received upgrades recently, with new playgrounds added also, Manukau now boasts a seriously good addition. Manu-kau Noa Iho Hayman Park...

Wattle Downs North Path walk

Looking for a different view of the Manukau Heads? Try heading north to Wattle Downs and walking the Wattle Downs North Path, a popular...

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ANOTHER DAY LIKE YESTERDAY, RRP $40 A collection of rollicking tales from Guy Clapshaw’s early days flying for Air New Zealand. Back in the mid-1960s,...

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AGATHA CHRISTIE’S SEVEN DIALS Netflix England. 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. It will be...

Noteworthy Podcasts

CASE BY CASE (OPEN JUSTICE) Every case tells a story. But understanding what happens in court, a tribunal or disciplinary hearing, and why, can be...

Noteworthy podcasts

Precipice: Stories of Cyclone Gabrielle February 2023: Cyclone Gabrielle engulfed the North Island, leaving a path of destruction and devastation in its wake. Over the night...