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New Zealand: Eye Spy Special - Stories that will enlighten you!
Ever daydream about owning your own village? Look no further than Otira, a tiny West Coast town in the Southern Alps.

Some pressing matters: A thousand and one stories for you to enjoy!
There are exceptions to the rule. Ron Saw’s classic Daily Mirror column about the beached whale shark, written more than four decades ago, has an enduring quality about it that will stand the test of time.

Great Aussie First: It’s about the ingenuity of Australians!
Isabella Bird’s book, The Hawaiian Archipelago, written after her tour of the Sandwich Islands in the 1870s, contains what is probably the first account of surfboarding long before it became a national sport.

One mistake and “the Lotus turned into a bucking bronco …”
In spite of the early rain, it was a cheerful holiday crowd at Goodwood that Easter Monday of 1962.

Marilyn Monroe - She was Hollywood's most desirable woman
“What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can’t I just be an ordinary woman? A woman who can have a family … I’d settle for just one. My own baby.” – Marilyn Monroe

Roy Rene made a nation laugh
February 15, 1891 is just another day on the calendar. To others it will always be a day to remember.