Pupils’ projects impress MP
Southland MP Joseph Mooney swapped dress shoes for gumboots at Millers Flat Primary School yesterday as the pupils showed off the area’s delights.
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Hairdressers to reopen at alert level 2
Hairdressers to reopen at alert level 2
The time is nearly here for you to head along to your local hairdresser or barber and finally get that long-awaited tidy up.
Democrats have a chance to rise above, and reunite the US
Democrats have a chance to rise above, and reunite the US
With the House in their pocket. Democrats need to ignore the Trump noise machine and get things done, writes Scott Martelle of the Los Angeles Times.
Anger seethes in wake of crash
Anger seethes in wake of crash
International anger and frustration is seething in the aftermath of the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines MH17.
Is ‘Jumper' Christensen breaking his formula?
Is ‘Jumper' Christensen breaking his formula?
Our theory on the roles of Hayden Christensen goes something like this: An angry, misunderstood boy-on-the-verge-of-manhood seeks respect and attention and has a fantastically affecting crying scene along the way to his eventual enlightenment and/or vindication.
Silverman swears she'll behave playing 'little tough girl' in Disney cartoon
Silverman swears she'll behave playing 'little tough girl' in Disney cartoon
The usually potty-mouthed Sarah Silverman has taken on the role of Vanellope Von Schweetz in Disney's Wreck-It Ralph. Has the animation giant got it wrong? asks Roger Moore.
400-plus pages of finger-wagging strips novel of weight
400-plus pages of finger-wagging strips novel of weight
Strange things are happening in Appalachia. The natural world as we know it is coming to an end, overheated by human greed.
Swift turns to big pop
Swift turns to big pop
Taylor Swift makes a grown-up move on Red, writes Randy Lewis, of the Los Angeles Times.
Add a little seasoning to taste
Add a little seasoning to taste
When cooks read "season to taste," they reach for the salt shaker. That's not a bad start: A judicious sprinkling with salt will awaken many a dull dish. But just as a little salt unlocks flavour, so can a few drops of acidity.
Flower power for fitness
Flower power for fitness
Does gardening count as a moderate workout?
Pill might be affecting fitness
Pill might be affecting fitness
Ladies: Are you pumping iron but not seeing much muscle gain? Your birth control pills might be partly to blame.
Study no holiday for participants
Study no holiday for participants
Every year, hundreds of people travel to Baltimore for an unusual purpose.
Sun best provider of vital vitamin D
Sun best provider of vital vitamin D
Eat, drink and be healthy. Vitamin D - it's necessary, but getting enough of it is not necessarily easy.
Where balance is a question of health
Where balance is a question of health
I'll admit it: I've been avoiding ayurveda. Several of my friends - mostly yoga buddies - have suggested I look into this ancient Indian system of medicine. But whenever I tried to read up on ayurveda, my eyes glazed over. Jennifer LaRue Huget takes a deep breath.
Exercise recipe for a longer life
Exercise recipe for a longer life
You may have heard the advice: "If you exercise, you'll live longer". The good news - or the bad news, if you hate doing anything more active than downloading iTunes - is that it is true.
Japanese souped up over secret of youth
Japanese souped up over secret of youth
The search for the Fountain of Youth took Ponce de Leon to the sunny climes of Florida in 1513, and many a retired snowbird has followed ever since.
Stay slim with yoga
Stay slim with yoga
It is no secret that yoga helps practitioners stay slim.
Simple exercise can aid in treatment of depression
Simple exercise can aid in treatment of depression
Depression can spawn a spiral of lethargy and hopelessness, so that the last thing someone wants to do is exercise; but regular, moderate physical activity may lessen depression symptoms as much as some medications. Jeannine Stein, of the Los Angeles Times, reports.
Finding the right balance
Finding the right balance
It was parents' day at my younger daughter's karate class, and those of us who dared, took off our shoes and socks and had a go at it with the kids.
Cyberchondria
Cyberchondria
It always starts out innocently enough - for example, with an eye twitch.