In 1953, the ascent of Everest remained the last of Earth's great challenges. Standing at over 29,000ft, the world's highest mountain posed a fearsome challenge and had already claimed thirteen lives in previous expeditions.
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It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas
Christmas. It's a magical time, filled with laughter, food, family, friends and love. It is a finale to the year, a religious celebration and the entry to summer holidays and relaxation.
Mandy Patinkin and Nathan Gunn in Concert
Broadway legend Mandy Patinkin returns to Auckland with globally in-demand opera baritone Nathan Gunn for a ...
Fun Facts – 2 October 2013
Fun Fact #1 While the human brain is quite remarkable one thing it cannot do is ...
Fun Facts – 10 October 2013
Fun Fact #1 Over 2000 years ago, Eratosthenes estimated the Earth's circumference and was accurate to ...
Q & A With Aidan Lang – General Director of New Zealand Opera
Q: We're expecting to see lot of Sondheim in the song list. What do you think ...
Fun Facts – 25 September 2013
Fun Fact #1 About 85% of people breathe out of only one nostril at a time. ...
Fun Facts – 18 September 2013
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Fun Facts – 11 September 2013
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A New Challenge: Stella 459
Now, I had previously told myself after three long hard years making a feature film I would take a back seat on any future films, in fact I actually promised my husband I would. But here I go again!