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<i>Gill South</i>: Massage to rock your world
Gill South eases aching bones with a hot stone massage.

Wellington: Urban legends
To find out whether Wellington lives up to its latest international accolade, Frances Morton goes hunting for the capital's cool spots.

Success: Making space for future growth
With big overseas projects under its belt, design company is now keen to do more work at home.

Support your local bartender
The Christchurch earthquake back in September caused plenty of grief down there, but it also had a rather nasty effect on this particular Aucklander.

US billionaire to buy Queenstown hotel
The long-term lease and boutique visitor accommodation business within Queenstown's historic Eichardt's Private Hotel looks set to be bought for less than $1 million by American billionaire Julian Robertson.

Govt seeks to lessen impact of rise in UK-NZ flight tax
A backlash against big spikes in departure tax for people travelling on long-haul flights from Britain has gone global.

<i>Lonely Planet</i> takes shine to Wellington (+photos)
Wellington is voted the fourth top city in the world to visit next year, but Auckland misses out.

Auckland Airport expects 2011 profit rise
Auckland International Airport says it is expecting net profit in a range from $112 million to $118m for the 2011 financial year, when one-off items are excluded.

Culinary hunting
A fervour for food led Lynn Huhtala to a new career guiding other foodies to delectable locations around town.

Tutukaka among top-rated coastlines
The Tutukaka Coast in Northland is one of the top three coastlines in the world, according to a prestigious travel magazine.

Oprah House not enough to lure Chinese
Australia is spending more than $4 million to bring the billionaire talk-show host to Sydney to stage her show in December.

A guide to guidebook realities
The latest Lonely Planet guide to New Zealand came out the other day with the usual flutter of controversy over descriptions of the Bay of Islands as over-hyped, Hamilton as dull and Kiwis as eager-to-please.

$11,000 for World Cup hospitality
A state-of-the-art RWC pavilion at Eden Park will entertain up to 70,000 corporates and fans, who are expected to pay up to 11,000 each.