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Little: Act deal on Epsom sign of desperation
Act's move not to contest key marginal electorates in return for National not contesting Epsom shows Don Brash's party is desperate.

Picture palaces: Cinemas with heart and art
When it comes to old-fashioned arthouse cinemas, Auckland is spoilt for choice, writes Cate Foster.

Drug dealer's double life exposed
A meth dealer owned a $2.4m home with his young family while drugs were cooked nearby in a motel.

<i>Gill South</i>: A good deed in the blood
Gill South gets altruistic and donates, not her blood (mad cow issue), but her time to a very good cause.

<i>KK Malaysian Cuisine</i>, Epsom
Good reports, including stories of people queuing on the footpath, kept reaching me of KK.

Banks confirmed as Epsom candidate
Former Auckland Mayor John Banks has been given the nod to stand for Act in Epsom.

<i>Da Sette Soldi</i>, Epsom
I guess it's true that often you only see what you expect to see.

Noise police hit kids' disco
Noise control was called to an Auckland primary school's disco - at 7.45pm, as children danced away to hits such as Poi e. A disgruntled...

John Banks seeks Epsom seat
Former Auckland mayor and National MP John Banks has put his name forward to be the next Act party candidate in the Epsom electorate held by the party's deposed leader Rodney Hide.

Brash vs Hide: Seeds of a leadership coup
The events leading up to Rodney Hide's resignation as leader of Act had been brewing for over a year, writes Derek Cheng.