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• Luxury - Akaroa - Southern Pacific French Slice of Paradise

  Last post: Peter T on 07.07.10 at 00:37 | Started by Aims on 01.06.10

  

  Akaroa tastes like a tiny slice of paradise in a south Pacific French oasis: just this side of heaven More about Luxury - Akaroa - Southern Pacific French Slice of Paradise

• 11 Creative Ways to Avoid Becoming a Workaholic

  Last post: Shaun Marshall on 04.07.10 at 17:00 | Started by Erenakelly on 28.06.10

  

  Our culture celebrates workaholism. We hear stories of people who “burn the mid-night oil” at the office, or about individuals who never take vacations. Working a lot doesn’t mean you deserve a gold star or a raise. More about 11 Creative Ways to Avoid Becoming a Workaholic

• The real effects of alcohol on your body

  Last post: Marley on 28.06.10 at 14:30 | Started by George Norris on 14.05.09

  

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• Grab the Bull By The Horns? Bad Idea

  Last post: Prettyboy on 13.06.10 at 20:30 | Started by R Carter on 10.06.10

  

  This little 12-year-old dude was lucky to escape a gruesome goring and suffer only minor injuries. More about Grab the Bull By The Horns? Bad Idea

• Balsamic-Glazed Salmon Fillets

  Last post: Belinda Member on 13.06.10 at 17:39 | Started by Hayden on 21.04.10

  

  A glaze featuring balsamic vinegar, garlic, honey, white wine and Dijon mustard makes baked salmon fillets extraordinary. * **Prep Time: *  10 Min *Cook Time:*  20 Min *Ready In: *   30 Min *Servings:*     6 servings   *Ingredients* More about Balsamic-Glazed Salmon Fillets

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• Win a PS3™ and the God of War Trilogy

  Last post: Shane Member on 14.04.10 at 15:29 | Started by Meedz Hunt on 09.04.10

  

  GetFrank has a PS3™ and the entire God of War Trilogy to give away to one GetFrank reader. More about Win a PS3™ and the God of War Trilogy

• Escape Showcase: Rarotonga Part 2

  Last post: SJPONeill on 09.04.10 at 13:12 | Started by Dave Wells on 06.04.10

  

  After a hard year, the girlfriend and I had escaped to Rarotonga for a blisfful tropical island getaway together. We had spent a few days lying around in the luxury of our resort and it was now time to get on the scooter More about Escape Showcase: Rarotonga Part 2

• Bikini Girls Dancing Failed

  Last post: Supagman on 30.03.10 at 16:57 | Started by Phillip Siegel on 26.03.10

  

  Nothing good can come from listening to old Britney Spears singles. More about Bikini Girls Dancing Failed

• Have you defined what success means for you?

  Last post: R Carter on 29.03.10 at 16:50 | Started by The Who!? on 18.03.10

  

      "Have you defined what success means for you and for your life? Unless you have thought through the answer to that question, you are at risk of letting others define success for you or trying to keep up with their definitions of success. More about Have you defined what success means for you?

• The Five Things You Need to Know About Finding the Work You Love

  Last post: GetFrank Member on 24.03.10 at 06:54 | Started by R Carter on 11.03.10

  

  One of the keys to happiness — as well as productivity and effectiveness at work — is finding work you love, that you’re passionate about. Work you want to do, instead of just have to do. More about The Five Things You Need to Know About Finding the Work You Love

• Holidays: Exhausting or Refreshing?

  Last post: Angela Murray on 22.03.10 at 18:08 | Started by GetFrank Member on 17.04.09

  

  Balancing your kids needs with your own can be a difficult business at the best of times, and holidays can bring the tension to a head. More about Holidays: Exhausting or Refreshing?

• Heavy Rain

  Last post: phoenix121 on 09.03.10 at 14:18 | Started by Jono Stone on 17.02.10

  

  So is it a movie, or ain't it? If the whole damn world can't decide, then how should you? Well, you could start by playing it. We wrote in our hands-on preview for Heavy Rain that "it's a game, not a film," but More about Heavy Rain

• Volvo XC70

  Last post: R Carter on 04.03.10 at 13:18 | Started by Carl ? on 15.02.10

  

  The Volvo XC70 is designed to take an active family from city to country; from highway to roughly formed track, and to do it in comfort and safety More about Volvo XC70

• Professor destroys laptop

  Last post: Bangbug on 01.03.10 at 14:36 | Started by Mason Popata on 23.02.10

  

  In an effort to make a point, a professor freezes a student's laptop with liquid nitrogen then smashes it. More about Professor destroys laptop

• Tiger Woods: I'm Deeply Sorry

  Last post: seth on 28.02.10 at 11:05 | Started by Devilsmostwanted on 22.02.10

  

  In a live televised statement, Tiger Woods says he is 'deeply sorry' for irresponsible and selfish behavior. More about Tiger Woods: I'm Deeply Sorry

• Mean Marriage Proposal

  Last post: R Carter on 09.02.10 at 14:50 | Started by rvijapurapu on 08.02.10

  

  Future fiance hides in his girlfriends closet with a bucket of goop after promising her a night out to make up for an anniverary dinner they didn't have previously. Needless to say she was furious, until she saw the diamond....remember if you piss off More about Mean Marriage Proposal

• Preserving Romance

  Last post: Ashley Reddy on 02.02.10 at 12:23 | Started by GetFrank Member on 17.04.09

  

  It's true. It's blind. It's romance. And it lasts about a minute and a half. So how do you build romance in to a lasting relationship? More about Preserving Romance

• Clint Eastwood presents Invictus

  Last post: Anand Govind on 25.01.10 at 09:46 | Started by Anand Govind on 25.01.10

  

  GetFrank has 20 doublepasses to give away to Clint Eastwood's latest film INVICTUS. More about Clint Eastwood presents Invictus

• Avoiding hangovers

  Last post: Kris Johnston on 10.12.09 at 11:58 | Started by Todadisko on 11.05.09

  

  We've all been there. Those times in our lives when we swear that alcohol will never again touch our lips. These instances usually happen in the early mornings, with the cracks from the bathroom linoleum digging into our knees and our contact lenses glued More about Avoiding hangovers

• Clothing travel tips

  Last post: Antonio L on 09.12.09 at 13:30 | Started by Jon Wiler on 07.12.09

  

  As soon as reach your destination, unpack and hang up your tailored clothes. Jackets should always be hung on wooden, wishbone-style hangers. Wire hangers are the bane of good clothes, so avoid hanging your jackets from them. Ordinary wooden hangers are an acceptable alternative More about Clothing travel tips

• World's most expensive...

  Last post: Chazz on 26.10.09 at 21:35 | Started by Matt Holder on 04.06.09

  

  With increasing wealth comes increasing ways to spend it. Increasingly silly you might say. But clearly the childhood impulse to cavort around your peer group and sing 'I've got something you don't have...' is one that not many - if any, ever truly outgrow. Indeed, More about World's most expensive...

• Stupid Nanny State Continues

  Last post: natedogg on 17.10.09 at 19:15 | Started by BirdMan on 05.10.09

  

  The new cellphone ban law will prohibit the use of the cellphone as a navigation device even if mounted on the dash of your car in acradle. More about Stupid Nanny State Continues

• How to Talk to Anyone in a Bar

  Last post: Prettyboy on 16.10.09 at 09:24 | Started by karl potter on 26.09.09

  

  It's been observed that there are only seven unique plotlines in the world, and all books, movies and plays are just variations on those themes. The same is true for barroom conversations, except there are only five. As someone who gets paid to be More about How to Talk to Anyone in a Bar

• Did You Know These Things About the Internet?

  Last post: Sam Mac on 11.10.09 at 10:59 | Started by markvandi on 28.09.09

  

  This is another official update to the original "Shift Happens" video. More about Did You Know These Things About the Internet?

• 5 Things You Should Know About Her Orgasm

  Last post: grant petersen on 09.10.09 at 20:46 | Started by GetFrank Member on 28.09.09

  

  Imagine this is sex school. This is one of the most important lessons you will learn. The female orgasm, much like the female mind, is a complex phenomenon that is hard to understand. But pay attention to the following insider’s tutorial and you you’ll More about 5 Things You Should Know About Her Orgasm

• Three Guys at the Edge of the World

  Last post: Toby Carmel on 04.10.09 at 17:24 | Started by that guy Geordie on 02.10.09

  

  I wrote yesterday about the recent YMCA Raise Up N’ Represent in Auckland. In my speech I referenced a startup by three twenty-something guys in Dunedin, a city near the southern tip of New Zealand’s south island. If New Zealand is the Edge of More about Three Guys at the Edge of the World

• Dinner & Accomodation at Hilton Auckland with Monteith's

  Last post: R K on 01.10.09 at 22:13 | Started by Leon Walker on 23.07.09

  

  In association with Monteith's - Frank has a stunning evening at Hilton Auckland a complimentary Monteith’s Beer & Wild Food Challenge Dish for two to giveaway. More about Dinner & Accomodation at Hilton Auckland with Monteith's

• How to start your own business

  Last post: arturs juferovs on 21.09.09 at 16:56 | Started by Ossama Iqbal on 31.08.09

  

  There's a lot of ideas about how to start your own business floating around the internet. But just because it's out there... doesn't mean it's good advice. So let's debunk some myths... More about How to start your own business

• Buenos Aires: Football Fervor

  Last post: thochaos on 09.09.09 at 19:28 | Started by Clayton Hutton on 17.08.09

  

  “Which team are you supporting?” he demanded in a thick Argentinean accent. “Yours,” I replied cautiously. The squat teenager considered me for a moment. “I think you’ll need this,” he finally ventured, offering me the blue and gold flag wrapped around his shoulders. He More about Buenos Aires: Football Fervor

• Where You Go On A "First Date" Can Determine The Outcome

  Last post: Greg Tee on 07.09.09 at 10:16 | Started by Peter T on 21.08.09

  

  Do you think that where you take a woman or meet her at for the first "date" makes a difference in the outcome you get? More about Where You Go On A "First Date" Can Determine The Outcome

• Interview: Vin Diesel

  Last post: mark christieson on 07.09.09 at 06:50 | Started by twisterjamz on 31.08.09

  

  Vin Diesel returns to our screens as he once again plays Dominic Toretto in the fouth film of The Fast and The Furious. In 2006 Diesel made a cameo appearance in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, reprising his role from The Fast More about Interview: Vin Diesel

• Creative Architecture

  Last post: Tim Gilding on 23.08.09 at 13:20 | Started by Craig D on 10.08.09

  

  Architecture has a purpose, but some buildings are so unusual they are just plain silly. Sure, architects aren’t perfect, but I wonder how they come up with such crazy ideas. Here are some of the weirdest and most unusual buildings on the earth - More about Creative Architecture

• Girlfriend's angry emails to her vacationing boyfriend

  Last post: Phoenix on 19.08.09 at 20:34 | Started by Hamish Denston on 14.08.09

  

  This self-obsessive girl failed to listen to her boyfriend tell her many, many times that he was soon to go off travelling around Europe. When he leaves and therefore can't reply to her emails, she starts up a hilariously tragic and mildly twisted semi-monologue More about Girlfriend's angry emails to her vacationing boyfriend

• Interview: Whisky Expert Bart Burgers

  Last post: bren on 09.08.09 at 22:40 | Started by GetFrank Member on 21.07.09

  

  Whisky expert and connoisseur Bart Burgers knows a thing or two about single malts. Commercially involved with whisky for over 18 years, Burgers is the owner of boutique outlet The Whisky Shop[http://www.whiskyshop.co.nz/] in Auckland’s Elliot Stables which stocks over 450 bottlings of whisky including New Zealand’s most More about Interview: Whisky Expert Bart Burgers

• Interview: Clive Owen

  Last post: R Carter on 02.08.09 at 20:41 | Started by Vince warnock on 27.07.09

  

  After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Owen quickly established himself as one of the most promising young actors in Britain, taking roles on stage, with the Young Vic Theatre Company, and on television, notably playing the lead in the hit crime More about Interview: Clive Owen

• Former Kiwi Air CEO Still Putting Out Fires

  Last post: Sam Mac on 13.07.09 at 08:43 | Started by Rosie Orr on 06.07.09

  

  Former Kiwi Air CEO Ewan Wilson knows what it feels like when you’re flying high in business – but also what it feels like to fail. The former CEO of Kiwi Air launched his ‘nuts and cola’ airline during the early 1990s with immediate More about Former Kiwi Air CEO Still Putting Out Fires

• 8 Casanova style tips

  Last post: Electrick52 on 21.06.09 at 20:15 | Started by Todadisko on 05.06.09

  

  There is a Singles Party.  You fancy the idea that in one large single room there will be eligible women and you don’t have to worry about the usual ‘filtering process’ to try to come up with those ‘subtle lines’ , like “hum so More about 8 Casanova style tips

• Pesto Burger Recipe

  Last post: R Carter on 13.06.09 at 12:26 | Started by Judit Gonzalez on 12.05.09

  

  Pesto Burger More about Pesto Burger Recipe

• Sharing the Wealth: Leonard Abess and the $60 Million Gift to His Employees

  Last post: R Carter on 29.05.09 at 14:38 | Started by Tom Jackman on 05.05.09

  

  When Leonard Abess sold a majority stake in Miami-based City National Bank last fall, he did something very unusual. He took $60 million of that money and gave it out as bonuses to 399 current bank employees and 72 former employees. He did it More about Sharing the Wealth: Leonard Abess and the $60 Million Gift to His Employees

• joke

  Started by R Carter on 23.05.09

  

  A pair of jumper leads walk into a bar. The barman looks at them and says reluctantly... ok... I'll serve you. But don't start anything ok? More about joke

• Auckland International Boat Show 2009

  Last post: charmed on 12.02.09 at 12:41 | Started by GetFrank Member on 17.04.09

  

  The Auckland International Boat Show 2009 will fill the Viaduct Harbour in Auckland with a huge selection of New Zealand and imported yachts, launches and trailer boats, and the latest in locally made and imported marine electronics and boat equipment. More about Auckland International Boat Show 2009