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Super 14: The final playoff equation
Crusaders and Hurricanes have their semifinal fates in their own hands.

Soccer: Selection nerves on eve of Cup naming
All Whites coach Ricki Herbert stays silent about last-minute prospects.

England: Utterly wuthered
Kerri Jackson is transported back in time while on a pilgrimage to Bronte Country.

<i>Coco's Cantina,</i> Karangahape Rd
If you want a table at Coco's, show up early. When we got there at 6pm, it was starting to fill.

Capital style
A new book shines the spotlight behind the scenes of some of London's style gurus, focusing on their interior design at home.

Review: <i>Horseplay</i> at the Maidment Theatre
There are Baxter self-quotations and talk of cut-throats and fowlhouses for literary experts to spot, but you don't have to know a line of the great men's work to enjoy the play.

Cannes festival shuns Hollywood glitz
Film buffs are hoping this year's selection will be high on cinephile pleasures - since it seems unusually low on both star power and scandal.

TV3 could woo back much-loved Nightline host
TV3 bosses hinted that popular and irreverent former Nightline host Belinda Todd could return to Kiwi television.

Rugby: Players rush for Super 15 teams
New contract system means many leading NZ super rugby players will move to new franchises.

League: Storm to battle on without leader
Skipper Cameron Smith will not play again before Origin I after scans found he had suffered ligament damage.

Annah Stretton's edgy debut at RAFW
Annah Stretton, the last New Zealand designer to show at Australian Fashion Week, proved that fashion can be deep.

Hired or fired? We pick Ben, say rivals
Two contenders remain in millionaire property developer Terry Serepisos's search for an apprentice.

Retail therapy: Barbie girl
Just like fashion itself, Barbie is going back to basics with a new collection that celebrates the power and sophistication of the Little Black Dress.

Terrific in tartan
Checked shirts have never gone out of fashion, but today this comfortable, rugged cloth of the clans is selling like never before.

Queenstown: Wind up, wine down
Paul Rush visits Queenstown and enjoys some mellow yellow adventures.