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Pead PR specialises in marketing public relations using innovative and effective communications to help clients build their brands. 

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Internet 7 Feb 2014
Pandora Launches Open Music Submission Process

Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading internet radio service, today announced that it has launched an open music submission process designed to make it easier than ever for independent artists to be discovered and heard on the personalised stations of the service's more than 70 million active listeners.

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Business 5 Feb 2014
Gusto brings authentic Italian dining to Federal Street

Sean Connolly is extending his philosophy of simple, uncomplicated food with the opening of authentic Italian restaurant Gusto at the Grand, adding another quality dining destination to SKYCITY’s Federal Street in central Auckland.

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Business 4 Feb 2014
Cloud computing performance boost for Kordia customers

Kordia New Zealand today announced the availability of the AWS Direct Connect service, addressing growing demand for cloud computing facilities and hosted business applications for their New Zealand customers.

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Internet 30 Jan 2014
Pandora New Zealand Team Grows

Pandora, the world’s leading internet radio service, has announced two new appointments to boost its growing presence in the New Zealand market.

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Business 28 Jan 2014
Brands collaborate for the better of both

The Better Drinks Co. welcomes in 2014 announcing a collaborative relationship with super tea brand Ti Tonics.

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Business 17 Jan 2014
Kellogg's appoints Pead PR for corporate communications

Kellogg’s® New Zealand has appointed Auckland-based independent public relations consultancy Pead PR to handle its corporate PR.

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Food 15 Jan 2014
Ōra King launches Chef's Bursary

Ōra King is set to give one of New Zealand’s up-and-coming chefs a taste of the world with the launch of a new Chef’s Bursary.

Ōra King ambassador chef Matt Lambert (right) from Michelin starred restaurant The Musket Room in New York with chefs Daniel Wilson (Huxtable Restaurant, Melbourne, middle) and Nick Honeyman (The Commons).

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Business 19 Dec 2013
Hunter brings many skills to Veritas board

Veritas Investments is expected to reap a number of key benefits from the appointment of Sharon Hunter to the board of Veritas Investments, especially relating to the Mad Butcher business.

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Gaming 12 Dec 2013
Xbox One Sells More Than 2 Million Units in the First 18 days; Sold Out at Most Major Retailers

Since its launch 18 days ago, Xbox One is proving to be the must-have gift this holiday season with more than 2 million consoles sold through to consumers worldwide, averaging over 111,111 units sold per day – a record-setting pace for Xbox.

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Business 4 Dec 2013
Nelson Cafe is NZ's best

NELSON — The nation’s best café is in Nelson.

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Fundraiser 3 Dec 2013
Dineaid gets timely boost

With a target of $100,000, the innovative DineAid campaign has got off to a roaring good start with around $20,000 raised through Taste of Auckland initiatives.

DineAid

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Fundraiser 29 Nov 2013
Designer beds raising thousands for breast cancer charity

The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation is set to benefit by a minimum of $8,000 thanks to bed manufacturer Sealy NZ and four renowned local creatives.

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Music 20 Nov 2013
Anika Moa releases her first kids' album

What started as songs for her boys became Songs for Bubbas Musicians often draw on life experiences to drive their creativity and nothing could be more true for Kiwi musician and mother, Anika Moa.

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Adventure Racing 19 Nov 2013
Tough mudders to get down and dirty at Hampton Downs

Gone are the promo girls, smell of burnt rubber and the roar of souped-up engines. Come ANZAC weekend 2014, Hampton Downs Motorsport Park is throwing open its gates for one of the most hard-core events on the planet – New Zealand's first Tough Mudder.

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Technology 13 Nov 2013
Xbox enlists sharks to guard Xbox One

At midnight on November 21 New Zealand will be the first country in the world to launch the Xbox One.

Xbox SharkTank

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News 11 Nov 2013
Emirates Team New Zealand to lead 80th Farmers Santa Parade

Our gallant Emirates Team New Zealand yachties are getting their homecoming parade after all.

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Business 4 Nov 2013
Cooks Food Group signals share purchase plan

Cooks Global Foods' (NZX:CGF) announces it is preparing to offer a Share Purchase Plan for shareholders. The proposal would enable existing shareholders to each apply for up to $15,000 of shares in the company.

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Fundraiser 1 Nov 2013
Celebrities dish up their support for DineAid

A host of food-loving celebrities are supporting the DineAid campaign this festive season.

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Wine 31 Oct 2013
Live a little lighter - Little Harvest launches lighter wine

With summer blooming and the festive season just around the corner we’re all looking forward to living a little lighter.

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News 25 Oct 2013
Award wining author ripped off by Kiwi company

The Publisher’s Association has expressed disappointment that links to author Eleanor Catton’s Man Booker Prize winning novel The Luminaries have been made available for free download by a New Zealand registered company.

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Business 23 Oct 2013
Growth strategy gathers pace

Cooks acquires Scarborough Fair; plans to open eight Esquires stores this quarter

Esquires Coffee House in Clonmel, Ireland

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Fundraiser 22 Oct 2013
Sharing the joy

Aucklanders can share in the joy of giving this Christmas while also enjoying all the fun and excitement of the city’s 80th annual Farmers Santa Parade on 24 November.

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Football 18 Oct 2013
South Auckland set to join the ASB Youth League

AUCKLAND — Auckland football fans now have a new team to support.

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Business 16 Oct 2013
Cooks completes acquisitions

Cooks Global Foods (Cooks) is pleased to advise it has today completed the acquisitions of Franchise Development Limited, Esquires Coffee (UK) Limited, Esquires Coffee Houses Ireland Limited and the business and assets of Progressive Processors Limited.

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Technology 11 Oct 2013
Samsung GALAXY Note 3 and GALAXY Gear arrive in New Zealand

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has released the GALAXY Note 3 and GALAXY Gear smart watch in New Zealand.

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Business 10 Oct 2013
Wider choice for NZ bullion investors

New Zealand gold investors now have access to a much wider choice of bullion with the news that Auckland’s NZ Mint is now the official local distributor for the Perth Mint.

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Business 7 Oct 2013
Passion for flavour & dedication to detail

Masu brings contemporary Japanese dining to SKYCITY'S Federal Street Dining Precinct Loved by celebrities Kate Moss and Coldplay's Chris Martin and revered by Michelin star chefs, Heston Blumenthal and Michel Roux Jr, Nic Watt's restaurants are about glamour, celebrity and style as well as world-class contemporary Japanese food.

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Technology 2 Oct 2013
Kiwi authors' income hurt by illegal file sharing

Discovery of an educational text co-authored by a New Zealander and made available for download on Kim Dotcom’s file-sharing site Mega is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ according to Publishers Association of New Zealand president Sam Elworthy.

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Business 1 Oct 2013
Cooks shareholders approve FDL acquisition

At their annual general meeting today (1 Oct.) the shareholders of Cooks Food Group Ltd (NZX:CFG) have unanimously approved resolutions associated with the acquisition of Franchise Development Ltd (FDL).

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News 30 Sep 2013
Wanted: Fantasy characters from a faraway land

The festive season is marching towards us and the annual Farmers Santa Parade looms on the horizon.

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Food 23 Sep 2013
Look who's coming to dinner - My Food Bag delivers restaurants to diners

They’re already enjoying some of the freshest and best meals and now My Food Bag gourmet customers are in for an extra special fine-dining treat.

Fillet of beef celeriac puree leek ash mushrooms, bacon and almonds.

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Business 19 Sep 2013
SIDART restaurant celebrates four years

Acclaimed Auckland restaurant SIDART celebrates its fourth birthday this month.

Owner and chef Sid Sahrawat

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Business 18 Sep 2013
Stepping out for charity

New Zealand shoe designer Ziera is pledging a minimum $10,000 as a donation to Dress for Success in a trans-Tasman show of support for the global women’s charity.

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Food 11 Sep 2013
Loaf feeds the CRO-NUT craze

Pastry pilgrims have queued in their thousands to sample it; Heidi Klum hired a private jet to fly hers home; others have scalped for them by the delicious dozen for 10 times the price.

Loaf CRO-NUT

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Technology 10 Sep 2013
Microsoft launches Xbox Music across iOS and Android, adds free streaming on the Web

Enjoy your favourite music from a 30-million-song global catalog powered by the one service that integrates your music experiences across your tablet, PC, phone and TV.

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Technology 9 Sep 2013
Xbox New Zealand Announces Sponsorship of 2013 Vodafone NZ Music Awards

It’s the biggest night in Kiwi music and now it’s going to be even bigger with the official New Zealand launch of the highly-anticipated gaming and entertainment console – the Xbox One.

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Food 6 Sep 2013
Rare chance to see celebrated chef in action

Well-known Australian chef and star of Food TV Lyndey Milan is set to take salmon lovers on a culinary journey they’ll never forget when she heads to Auckland this month.

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Food 6 Sep 2013
Wellington on a Plate lives on

Wellington on a Plate may have retired for 12 months but the taste sensations from New Zealand's largest and best known food festival live on in the minds of both chefs and diners.

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Business 5 Sep 2013
French-owned wine maker chokes Kiwi business growth

French-owned wine maker Cloudy Bay is using dirty tactics and the Resource Management Act to stifle the development of the newly consented Moa brewery expansion, says chief executive Geoff Ross.

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Business 2 Sep 2013
VOTE TO WIN - Show some love and support your local café

Forget local body elections; for food fans the big call this year is on which is New Zealand’s best café.

Cafe of the Year logo

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Business 29 Aug 2013
Shoppers get bigger ranges with more space

Taranaki consumers are promised a vastly improved shopping environment in a state-of-the-art store with the re-opening of Farmers Trading Company’s newly refurbished New Plymouth store today (29 August).

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Business 27 Aug 2013
Changing the way Wellingtonians eat - My Food Bag comes to the Capital

It's the food capital of New Zealand and choc full of foodies who love nothing more than demonstrating their love of all things to do with fresh produce and their favourite dishes.

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News 12 Aug 2013
Aucklanders want no further port expansion

AUCKLAND CITY — A clear majority of Aucklanders wants Ports of Auckland to seriously look at alternatives to expanding further in to the Waitemata Harbour a new poll shows.

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Business 12 Aug 2013
Cooks enters agreement to acquire progressive processors

Cooks Food Group (Cooks) is pleased to advise it has entered a conditional sale and purchase agreement to acquire the business and assets of Progressive Processors Limited.

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Media 9 Aug 2013
Readers deeply engaged with newspaper brands

News consumers have a deep brand connection with their newspapers demonstrated by the high rate of home delivery in New Zealand and the increasing popularity of digital newspaper brands.

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Business 7 Aug 2013
Snooze...and you win

Nearly 350 New Zealanders have so far applied for the dream job where you earn while you sleep.

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Business 25 Jul 2013
Snooze your way to $10,000

Sealy searches for sleep ambassador Dollars while you doze? Sound like it’s too good to be true?  It’s no dream.

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Food 16 Jul 2013
Food gurus reveal their favorites

Unforgettable meals are often made more memorable simply because the location has been as exotic as the food and service has been outstanding.

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Festival 16 Jul 2013
Matariki takes flight on festival's final weekend

AUCKLAND CITY — The skies above Auckland’s Bastion Point will be sprinkled with kites as the final instalment of the month long Matariki Festival ‘13 ends this weekend.

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Business 15 Jul 2013
Have you got 2013's best café? The NZ Café of the Year is back

Fire up the hob and prime the espresso machine – the Café of the Year Award is back for 2013 with new ingredients, new regions and a new smartphone app.

NZ Café of the Year logo

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Entertainment 11 Jul 2013
Matariki Weekend of Music and Entertainment

AUCKLAND CITY — As the Matariki stars continue to shine, the Matariki Festival is gearing up for its busiest weekend yet with Native Noise and the 2degrees Kapa Haka Super 12’s headlining in Auckland this weekend.

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Business 8 Jul 2013
Cooks to acquire Esquires Master franchises in Great Britain & Ireland

Cooks Food Group (Cooks) has entered two conditional sale and purchase agreements to acquire the Great Britain master franchise and Ireland master franchise of Esquires Coffee Houses.

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Media 20 Jun 2013
Healthy eating magazine celebrates century

Science-backed nutrition advice that works for everyday New Zealanders is the recipe for success behind Healthy Food Guide magazine.

Healthy Food Guide's 100th issue cover

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Food 20 Jun 2013
Selaks NZ Roast Day goes international

Stand by your roast?  They do in Portugal.

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Gaming 11 Jun 2013
Xbox One ignites a new era of games and entertainment this November

Fuelling the excitement from the Xbox One reveal on May 21, Microsoft Corp.

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Gaming 11 Jun 2013
Xbox One brings the future of gaming to life

Embark on a heroic adventure to seek vengeance across the battlefields of ancient Rome.

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Business 10 Jun 2013
Changing the way Hamiltonians eat

WAIKATO — The weekly food delivery service comprising quality, free range ingredients, together with nutritious seasonal recipes cooked up a storm in Auckland when it launched in March.

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Business 7 Jun 2013
Cooks enters transformational share purchase agreement

Overview Cooks Food Group (Cooks) has entered a conditional sale and purchase agreement to acquire a group of companies owning the intellectual property and master franchising rights to Esquires Coffee Houses worldwide, other than in Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

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Business 6 Jun 2013
Farmers opens new Napier store

NAPIER — Farmers Trading Company officially opens the doors to its new state-of-the-art store in Napier today bringing with it a world class shopping experience - and the city’s first escalator.

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Business 5 Jun 2013
Mon dieu! Pullman embraces French invasion

AUCKLAND CITY — Champagne, soupe á l'oignon and coq au vin.

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Music 31 May 2013
Pasefika Proud Pacific Music Awards winners announced

Porirua songstress Aaradhna has made a clean sweep at tonight’s Pasefika Proud Pacific Music Awards winning all five categories she was a finalist in as well as the NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award.

Record haul for Aaradhna

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Technology 29 May 2013
Samsung GALAXY S4 Hits 10 Million Milestone in First Month

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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News 20 May 2013
Niueans sponsored to Outward Bound

Two Niuean teenagers are in for a life changing experience in more than one way when they attend Outward Bound in July on an inaugural scholarship from New Zealand Mint.

Brittany Sioneholo, Simon Harding, Talo Leomotu

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Food 14 May 2013
NZ fine dining salmon wins global award

New Zealand’s Ōra King salmon has been judged as ‘remarkable’ at the iTQi Superior Taste Awards in Belgium.

Ora King Salmon

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Food 10 May 2013
Selaks NZ Roast Day goes international

The roast may be very British but in cosmopolitan New Zealand a host of immigrant nationalities have adapted it to their Kiwi way of life.

Selaks NZ Roast Day 2013 CMYK Logo

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Business 2 May 2013
Hospitality 'Oscars' finalists announced

AUCKLAND CITY — The shining stars of Auckland’s hospitality scene have been revealed.

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Business 29 Apr 2013
Sweet-as treats at Pullman Auckland

AUCKLAND CITY — Easter may be long gone but chocolate lovers need not despair.

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Business 16 Apr 2013
L'Oréal promotes Tanya Abbott to new communications role

L’Oréal New Zealand has appointed Tanya Abbott to the new role of Group Corporate Communications Manager.

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Business 26 Mar 2013
New Zealand salmon producer attains global certification

Attaining an internationally accepted aquaculture sustainability certification confirms NZ King Salmon’s world-class environmental standards the company says.

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Wine 20 Mar 2013
Sense of place drives celebrated winemaking duo

MARLBOROUGH — An enduring love for the land combined with a belief in ethical farming and a passion for winemaking has drawn two of New Zealand's most successful wine entrepreneurs back to the industry.

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Technology 15 Mar 2013
Samsung Introduces the GALAXY S 4 – A life companion for a richer, simpler and fuller life

Samsung Electronics announced today the fourth generation GALAXY S – the GALAXY S 4 – designed to get you closer to what matters in life and bring your world together.

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Wine 4 Mar 2013
Million milestone for Kim Crawford Wines

New Zealand brand Kim Crawford Wines has hit a record one million case sales in the past 12 months with 60 per cent of them going to the USA.

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Fashion 20 Feb 2013
Shoe designer's sole passion: comfort & style

Searching out the soul of comfort technology and developing on-trend shoe design are the primary goals for Laura Boulton a new senior designer at Ziera Shoes.

Ziera senior designer Laura Boulton

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Food 11 Feb 2013
International bakery deal for NZ chef dishes up the dough

Chef-turned-businessman Sean Armstrong’s successful business Loaf is expanding internationally in a multi-million dollar deal.

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News 8 Jan 2013
Women urged to take a positive approach to New Year resolutions

As New Year resolutions are being readied for their annual outing, the team at My Special K is urging New Zealand women to focus on everything they have to gain.

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Business 20 Dec 2012
Board's decision represents "missed opportunity for community": New Zealand King Salmon

The draft decision released today by the EPA's Board of Inquiry represents a missed opportunity for Marlborough, Nelson, New Zealand and the company NZ King Salmon CEO Grant Rosewarne says.

NZ King Salmon CEO Grant Rosewarne

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News 10 Dec 2012
Island's best on show at Waiheke biennial

AUCKLAND — It’s not only the art that is going to sate the appetite at Waiheke’s headland Sculpture on the Gulf next January.

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Food 10 Dec 2012
Granny knows best when it comes to pav

West-Auckland grandmother Pauline Senior is Auckland’s pavlova champion.

Decorated with rose petals, berries, pistachios, Turkish delight with Chantilly cream, Mrs Senior's Pavlova blew judges away not only with its appearance but also its taste and consistency.

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Education 6 Dec 2012
In-home educators focused on kids

Au Pair Link is concerned about statements from the Ministry of Education regarding early childhood education (ECE) subsidies being used for in-home educators to do housework.

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Food 5 Dec 2012
Festive Feasting at Pullman Auckland

AUCKLAND CITY — Pullman Auckland is embracing the festive season this year with enticing foodie delights to get you in the Christmas and New Year spirit.

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Food 5 Dec 2012
Lyndey's Cracking Christmas

Feeding the tribe can be daunting on Christmas day.

Lyndey Milan

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News 30 Nov 2012
Waterfront report hardly bold

Here at Heart of the City we have long advocated for a long term view on the development of our waterfront.

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Food 28 Nov 2012
Marlborough comes to town

AUCKLAND CITY — Aucklanders get the chance to sample the best food and wine from one of New Zealand’s most renowned food and wine regions early next year.

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Food 26 Nov 2012
Nosh Food Market's annual Pavlova competition returns

If you think you’ve perfected the pav it’s time to put your culinary skills to the test in Nosh Food Market’s fourth annual Pavlova competition.

Pavlova competition entries

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Entertainment 26 Nov 2012
Big jolly man brings joy to Auckland City

AUCKLAND CITY — St Nick was the centre of attention in Auckland this afternoon (November 25) as he welcomed in the festive season at the 79th annual Farmers Santa Parade.

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Food 21 Nov 2012
SIDART hosts the best of the Test Kitchen

AUCKLAND CITY — Adventurous diners across Auckland are talking up a storm about the Test Kitchen concept at SIDART.

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Food 21 Nov 2012
Kiwi company launches premium salmon breed

New Zealand now has its own seafood version of Japan's famed Wagyu[1] beef.

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News 20 Nov 2012
Farmers Santa Parade

AUCKLAND CITY — DATE: SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012, 2.00PM (RAIN DATE: SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012) Covering the parade Media are invited to cover the pre-parade activity, the parade procession and Santa's Party in Aotea Square.  If you'd like to do so, please advise Claire Lancaster at Pead PR on 09 918 5545 / 021 110 8004 or email claire@peadpr.co.nz.

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Gaming 13 Nov 2012
"Halo 4"1 Makes Entertainment History with More Than $220 Million in Global Sales in the First 24 Hours

In a year when Hollywood is rolling out its biggest blockbusters, one video game has eclipsed them all.

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Business 9 Nov 2012
Nosh continues rapid expansion....opens eighth store

NORTH SHORE CITY — Hot on the heels of opening in Mt Maunganui, Nosh Food Market opens its eighth store on Constellation Drive in Auckland's North Shore this coming Tuesday (13 Nov).

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Gaming 6 Nov 2012
The Master Chief is back

At 12:00am this morning, New Zealander gamers were the first in the world to experience the long awaited and highly acclaimed Halo 41.

Jerina Grewar - first Halo 4 owner worldwide

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News 5 Nov 2012
Royal visit for edible education programme

The Duchess of Cornwall will be treated to a meal created fresh from the garden when she visits a Garden to Table Trust school during her Diamond Jubilee Royal Visit next week.

Some East Tamaki students in action

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Food 2 Nov 2012
Feast for the Future - Eateries support school food programme

AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland restaurants and cafés are pitching in to help the Garden to Table Trust establish kitchens and gardens in local primary schools.

Meadowbank Primary School

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