February 2012

■ REVIEW: Seriously ... I'm Kidding
Author pronounces on happiness and stuff

Entertainment, People

I missed all the Ellen excitement when she first hit our screens back in the 1990s, because I worked nights and didn’t really watch a lot of television back then. Fast forward a decade or two and I’m now working days and am more inclined to spend my evenings bonding with the television screen than […]

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■ REVIEW: New Zealand Hall of Fame
Book highlights real role models for young Kiwis

NZ books, Younger readers

All too often youngsters adopt sportspeople and entertainers as their role models and overlook the other incredibly talented people out there. And, sadly, all too often those role models fall short of the mark with booze and behaviour problems. However, New Zealand Hall of Fame changes all that, turning the spotlight on 50 remarkable Kiwis

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■ REVIEW: The Spanish Helmet
Alternative history delivers

General fiction, Mysteries & thrillers

New Zealand author Greg Scowen has come up with an interesting concept for his conspiracy thriller The Spanish Helmet: what if the officially accepted history of New Zealand is wrong? A mysterious Spanish helmet sitting in our national museum, a large pohutukawa tree in La Coruna, Spain, and a 16th-century Spanish expedition are the basis

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■ REVIEWS: Where's Wally? The Great Picture Hunt | The Totally Essential Travel Collection
Elusive Wally gives hours of fun

General non-fiction

It’s school holiday time so if you’re want something to keep the youngsters occupied, this is it. Wally is an elusive little character and these books are packed with Wally, and others, for you to track down. Don’t be deceived by the tiny size of  The Great Picture Hunt: there’s plenty in there to keep

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