Crazy for cake pops (+recipes)
The latest sweet favourite in the United States is cake pops. And they're threatening to overtake the ever-popular cupcake. Sold in Starbucks and bakeries, cake pops look like iced, garnished lollipops on sticks. Generally they're prepared by crumbling cake and combining with enough icing to create a mixture that can be rolled into...
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Fashion: Pieces to pack a punch
Off on a weekend escape? Stash these must-haves in your carry-all and look sensational from beach to shops, cafes to clubs.
Chic collection lands on runway
The worlds of high fashion and art collided in spectacular style, and all for a good cause, in Whangarei last night with models taking to the catwalk at the...
Byte-size: Online fans 'so over social networks'
Ever wished you didn't have the ability to stalk the Facebook profiles of old friends or to chat with people without having to make the effort to go and see them or...
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Top 5 Gadgets: Batman iPad cover
Let Batman take care of your precious iPad or iPad2 with this neoprene cover.
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Gardening: Swede home and a cabbage
Take a fresh approach: plan your menu, then grow your veges
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Project Runway for our local talent
Joel Hornell and Andrea McKay, senior stylists at Whangarei hair salon Addiction, are about to put on a show underpinning the notion that hair, clothing, jewellery...
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Travel: Up a lazy river
Expatriate Fijian Anendra Singh returns to see how his homeland is faring, and discovers he can no longer stand the heat
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Bubbles demand room to breathe
Fizz must fulfil its potential. Therefore, Champagne needs a new glass.
Police appeal for help to track down...
North Shore police are asking for help in tracking down a "violent" teenager charged with aggravated robbery using a firearm. Conan Livingstone, 19, failed to...
- Elderly man dies in 4WD crash near Wairoa
- 10-year-old remains in serious condition...
- Fire Services fight to contain New Plymouth blaze
- Ugly scenes at Waitangi farce
Do you support the Hundertwasser art centre project?
This poll ended on 21 December 2011.
No it's too expensive
Yes it's essential for the area
I don't feel strongly about it
This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.
EDLINES: Ngawha prison promises scar Kaikohe
Kaikohe residents were promised the world back in the late 1990s when it was announced that a regional prison would be built near the town at Ngawha. The prison...
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- Ed Lines: Chinese play had me hopping
- Guest View: Test needed for dog owners
Long, hard road for TB-busters
The Animal Health Board has just published a multimedia pack, which examines the financial and emotional impact of bovine tuberculosis on rural communities and the...
- Northland Field Days has $20k in prizes
- Government gives Crafer farm sale go ahead
- Possum fix brings perils
- Five cattle for every northerner
