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| All aboard the jazz train |
| When steam locomotive JA1271 pulls out of Paekakariki station on Friday, it will be driven not just by coal, but by the sounds of jazz. The train will be heading north to the National Jazz Festival in Tauranga and on board playing piano and singing in one of the train's oldest carriages (built in 1909) will be Wellington singer-songwriter Wayne Mason. He is just one of several musicians who will perform as wine flows on the three-day journey to Tauranga. |
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Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:18 p.m. |
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| British Airways crews to strike, angering PM |
| A three-day strike by many of British Airways' cabin crews will go ahead after union talks with management collapsed, leaving the government with a major headache weeks before a general election. |
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Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:05 p.m. |
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| Return of the vintage Mediterranean |
| The days of vintage Mediterranean holiday style are back in force, and here are the places where it all began, with website AskMen coming up with a list of top towns bordering the sea that have become the playgrounds of the rich and famous. |
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Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:03 p.m. |
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| Fast times at mountain high |
| Got a post-Winter Olympic urge to take up skiing? Craig Platt finds it can be an exercise in fear and embarrassment. |
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Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:59 p.m. |
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| How to survive a road trip with kids |
| It's that time of year again, when families across New Zealand prepare for school holiday road trips to visit relatives, to go to favourite holiday destinations or just to see a bit of the country. |
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Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:18 a.m. |
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