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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of previewing Irrational Games' highly anticipated Bioshock Infinite.

Entertainment

Game Review: Bioshock Infinite

Bayfair Shopping Centre is turning the page for local parents with a new, free story time session every Wednesday at 10am.

World
May 29th

Fairytale Break for Parents and Children

The rotting remains of a killer whale washed ashore a Bay of Plenty beach is causing a global media frenzy after the giant corpse was dubbed a "sea monster''.

News

'Sea monster' sparks global media frenzy

A marine creature which washed up on a Bay of Plenty beach caused a stir with footage of the creature being posted online.

News

Mystery sea creature video causes online stir

I've traditionally viewed Twitter as a narcissistic time waster. Yet it is undeniably a force to be reckoned with.

Opinion

Marcel Currin: A force to be reckoned with

It's A solemn moment when I'm presented with the tall bundle of yaqona (kava) root and asked to lead our group into the Fijian priest's house.

Lifestyle

Fiji safari: Drink it all in

Ever wondered about life in caveman times?

Entertainment

Movie Review: The Croods 3D (+trailer)

British author Saskia Sarginson writes like she's been doing it for years. She took me straight into the lives of her main characters - twins Isolte and Viola.

Entertainment

Interview with author: Saskia Sarginson

A Fish & Game count of mallard numbers in February estimated the population at 200,000 for the Eastern Region - which stretches from Waihi to Wairoa.

News

Duck drop shortens shooting season

Guessing snippets of three mystery songs was all it took for a Tauranga woman to win $22,000.

News

Tauranga woman wins $22,000

One of bonnie Scotland's most enthralling destinations is the Inner Hebrides and the Isle of Mull.

Travel

Scotland: Ruggedly wonderful

The final hours of Tauranga man Ira Shephard's life are likely to remain a mystery because detectives are unable to pin down how he ended up in Tauranga Harbour.

News

Mystery surrounds man's death

Tauranga school children examined murder mysteries, climbed walls and came face-to-face with a gun-wielding robber during a police activity day.

News

Sporty clue to crime busting

Police are investigating a mysterious car fire in Pyes Pa.

News

Mysterious car fire

A Mount Maunganui child is covered in a painful rash after swimming at Pilot Bay on Sunday.

News

Culprit sought over mystery rash

Sergeant Wayne Hunter has issued a missing person's notice at Tauranga Hospital for an unlikely character - a toy monkey named Dr Fitz.

News

Operation without favourite toy

Exhibition sites are nearing full occupancy for the 45th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, even though the event is still months away.

News

Fieldays sites fill fast

Police are offereing up to $50,000 for information about the murder of Jordan Voudouris.

News

$50,000 reward offered in Paeroa pizza man murder case

I knew when I picked up Linwood Barclay's latest book that I was in for a couple of late nights. Sure enough, Never Saw It Coming had me sitting up way past my bedtime.

Entertainment

Interview with author: Linwood Barclay

The list of failed games based on movies is a long one, as is the list of failed movies based on games.

Entertainment

Game review: Far Cry 3

I'm writing this column from the comfort of a cloth-covered trestle table upstairs in the Wellington Town Hall in what has been dubbed the "Media Centre". I've worked in loads of "media centres" around the traps in the past, but this would take the cake for no-frills.

Lifestyle

Wine: Pinot noir production not for faint of heart

The glitz and glam of showjumping heads to the Bay of Plenty this week for the Tauranga World Cup Final Show.

Sport

Equestrian: NZ chase place at world finals

14th Tauranga Multicultural Festival will start at 10am on Saturday, 16th March at the Historic Village at 17th Avenue.

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Multicultural Festival in Tauranga

The resurgence of pro wrestling in recent years - thanks mainly to the highly popular US-based WWE television shows - was shown with the huge success of the Kiwi Pro Wrestling (KPW) show that hit Tauranga last year.

Sport

Wrestling: Surprises in store for fans at title clash

Although the section has been on a break, Good Oil never takes time off, or even sleeps.

Motoring

The Good oil: While you were on holiday

If only animals could talk.

News

Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?

It was in 1995, a few days before my wedding in Auckland. Shelly's dress had not arrived by courier from Wellington, where a friend had lovingly made it.

Opinion

Editorial: Indebted to work of media icon

There's something about Christmas that loosens our grip on what constitutes moderate alcohol consumption.

Lifestyle

Wine: Enjoy festive spirit stay in jolly control

Locals still wonders about what happened to the loved Paeroa pizza shop owner Jordan Voudouris who was gunned down six months ago today.

News

Paeroa murder: "Answer within the community"

Lazhar sees parallels between his own life and struggles and the grief his students are going through.

Entertainment

Movie Review: Monsieur Lazhar (+trailer)

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