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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

The Pixies play 'Wave of Mutilation'

The Pixies gig is the talk of the 3 News newsroom this morning.

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The Pixies play 'Tame'

The Pixies played to a sell-out Vector Arena last night.

The Pixies play 'Debaser'

The 3 News office is littered with Generation Xers, bleary eyed but still buoyant from last night's Pixies concert.

TVNZ - commercial and public split?

TVNZ could be rearranged to provide separate commercial and public service broadcasting roles under a new proposal being investigated.

Full interview with the directors of Marching On

Two filmmakers set out to make a mockumentary on the marching scene. Instead, they came out of it with a heartfelt doco on the real thing - watch the full interview.

MUSIC NEWS

Full interview with Cobra Starship

Nightline's Ali Ikram sat down with two of the band, Gabe Saporta and Victoria Asher, for a chat.

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Gorillaz break internet video record

Bruce Willis has helped Britpop pioneers Gorillaz achieve the most successful promo to premiere on YouTube.

Lady Gaga brings her full show to Auckland

Lady Gaga has touched down in Auckland, ahead of her two shows at Auckland's Vector Arena.

Semi Precious Weapons: Guns and glamour

Lady Gaga is set to perform two massive gigs this weekend at Auckland's Vector Arena, along with her mates, Semi Precious Weapons.

Semi Precious Weapons - full interview

Lady Gaga once supported them, and now they're returning the favour.

ODD NEWS

Filmmakers ditch mockumentary to tell the real story

Elderly ladies, leisure marching - it's the subject of the 28-minute documentary Marching On, which was filmed in Christchurch over three-and-a-half years.

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PETA offers city lettuce bikini bins

The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks - on one condition.

Royal gaffe: Prince Philip implies sea cadet is an exotic dancer

For more than 50 years Prince Philip has been at his wife's side for royal visits and functions.

Weird World News: 12 March, 2010

This week: The toughest teeth in Africa, sheep dancing and an explosive blast from the past - that's right, it's cowboy monkey!

Armed robber makes off with massive haul of $6

They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did - but not much.

LIFESTYLE NEWS

Dunedin fashion hits the catwalk

Move over scruffy scarfies. Tonight Dunedin is all about fashion.

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Fashion royalty Zandra Rhodes in NZ

Internationally renowned fashion designer Zandra Rhodes says something pretty special is happening in Dunedin.

Dunedin fashion hits the catwalk

Move over scruffy scarfies. Tonight Dunedin is all about fashion.

Teen campaign to save youth health centre

Hundreds of young people in Christchurch are running a campaign to keep an inner-city youth health centre up and running.

High-tech trucks ready to battle fires

The fire service has a new fleet of command vehicles which will open up a whole new way of dealing with large incidents.

HEALTH NEWS

Teen campaign to save youth health centre

Hundreds of young people in Christchurch are running a campaign to keep an inner-city youth health centre up and running.

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McDonald's customer finds maggot in burger

Linda MacDonald, 59, said she was disgusted when the found the maggot as she ate an Angus Burger Combo from the Pt Chevalier McDonald's.

DHB refuses to back down on cuts

Despite strong opposition, the Southland District Health Board has refused to budge on cuts to elderly home care.

Tobacco company fronts at select committee

A tobacco company manager has admitted nicotine is addictive and said no cigarette is safe.

Maori smoking inquiry - BAT to front up

Politicans at a select committee hearing have been accused of milking the tobacco industry for taxes.

RELATIONSHIPS NEWS

Warning: Ancient sex on show in Paris

The latest show at Paris' Quai Branly museum comes with a warning for visitors: "This exhibition of Moche ceramics shows sexual acts of an explicit nature."

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How young is too young for swimming lessons?

For a long, skinny, island nation, wonderfully placed in the South Pacific Ocean, we are not the best swimmers.

Wedding tips, tricks and trends

Oscar Wilde once said: "marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence".

Dating tips for men

First dates can be as harrowing as they can be exciting.

Jessica Simpson hopes Mayer can 'sort himself out'

Jessica Simpson says she hasn't forgiven John Mayer, after he described their sex life as "crazy".