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It seems to me that the art of good 'Customer Service' has completely left the building. What has happened to being polite and courteous? If you are treated well by salespeople you either leave a store feeling happy, or hang up the phone feeling satisfie

When we got back from a holiday recently and I found over 600 emails clogging up my inbox I decided it was high time for a spring clean. I needed to find ways to prevent email overload.

Guardian Angel is the second book in a brand-new CHERUB series from the best-selling Robert Muchamore.

Kiwi Flyer is a New Zealand family movie which both grandparents and grandkids would enjoy. It will be out in time for the September school holidays.

It can be a challenge to think of new things to do or places to visit with grandchildren. These three books recently published in New Zealand have given me lots of ideas for little adventures and projects that we can do with them.

By TASMINA PERRYPublished by Hachette New Zealand in TPB on 14 August 2012 / RRP $36.99How ...

Noel Harris - aka 'Handbrake Harry' - is a New Zealand sporting legend. A colourful, and sometimes outlandish character, Noel has always stood out for his singular riding style, his optimism, commitment, sense of humour and straight-shooting sincerity.

It's August already. My, the year seems to have flown by, or is it I am just getting older? Well yes, I am sadly. A lifetime seems so short. When you are young, you think that it is a long time but life has a habit of creeping up on you ever so fast.

The embers in the fire were fading fast. Edwin glanced over at his wife Miranda and he could see sadness in her eyes.

Osama Bin Laden is dead. The President of the United States knows it. The world knows it. And SAS hero Joe Mansifeld knows it. He was in the right place at the right time. Or maybe, the wrong place at the wrong time.