Travel expert Megan Singleton's on her latest adventure to Hawaii, and she's noticed it's still busy in the off-season.

She took a look at the Pearl Harbour memorial ahead of the infamous bombing's 85th anniversary, and experienced a sunset harbour cruise.  

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Travel expert Megan Singleton's on her latest adventure to Hawaii, and she's noticed it's still busy in the off-season.
She took a look at the Pearl Harbour memorial ahead of the infamous bombing's 85th anniversary, and experienced a sunset harbour cruise.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge.com writer on her experience in Hawaii

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Irish actor Ciaran Hinds has spent five decades in the film industry, including distinctive roles in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, There Will Be Blood, Munich and Game of Thrones.

His latest project, The Three Urns, will be available for Kiwi audiences too check out soon - as part of the upcoming British and Irish Film Festival. 

He says the film follows the story of a man on a mission, but there's some extra details that won't surface until the end. 

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Irish actor Ciaran Hinds has spent five decades in the film industry, including distinctive roles in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, There Will Be Blood, Munich and Game of Thrones.
His latest project, The Three Urns, will be available for Kiwi audiences too check out soon - as part of the upcoming British and Irish Film Festival.&nbsp;
He says the film follows the story of a man on a mission, but there's some extra details that won't surface until the end.&nbsp;
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Ciaran Hinds: Irish actor on his new film The Three Urns

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Taika Waititi is well-regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful directors - and he's got a new project in the works.

He's known for directing films like Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit, Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and What We Do in the Shadows, but the new sci-fi film Klara and the Sun promises to show fans a different experience.

He says he didn't feel the need to 'Taika' this project up too much, and add as many jokes as he's used to using.

"Cause it's a really beautiful story, it's kind of bittersweet as well, and I want to retain all that and not make it a super silly film." 

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Taika Waititi is well-regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful directors - and he's got a new project in the works.
He's known for directing films like Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit, Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and What We Do in the Shadows, but the new sci-fi film Klara and the Sun promises to show fans a different experience.
He says he didn't feel the need to 'Taika' this project up too much, and add as many jokes as he's used to using.
"Cause it's a really beautiful story, it's kind of bittersweet as well, and I want to retain all that and not make it a super silly film."&nbsp;
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Taika Waititi: Kiwi filmmaker on his new project Klara and the Sun

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Adam & Eve by Jeffrey Archer. Sadly, this is his last work of fiction but is a great way to end an extraordinary career. Many readers will recall Kane & Abel which is considered by many to be amongst his finest work - and lovers of that will love this one. It begins on Armistice Day, 1918, when two very different children are born. One is the daughter of an Earl, the other the son of a shepherd who works on the Earl's estate. Despite their different circumstances they form an extraordinary bond and on a September night in 1940 as Hitler prepares to invade Britain, their actions will change his mind.

Inter Alia by Suzie Miller. She wrote a wonderful play, and novel, called Prima Facie which was a legal story as is this. Jessica is a judge in London. Her husband resents that she’s been appointed to the bench when he hasn’t, and hey have a teenage son with social issues about whom they worry. They’re thrilled when he’s invited to a party, but things don’t go as planned and in the weeks and months afterwards, Jessica has to juggle the competing pressure of being a mother, an advocate for her child, a wife, a friend and a judge. As with Prima Facie it’s very well done - terrific storytelling with a moral dilemma at its heart.

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Adam &amp; Eve by Jeffrey Archer. Sadly, this is his last work of fiction but is a great way to end an extraordinary career. Many readers will recall Kane &amp; Abel which is considered by many to be amongst his finest work - and lovers of that will love this one. It begins on Armistice Day, 1918, when two very different children are born. One is the daughter of an Earl, the other the son of a shepherd who works on the Earl's estate. Despite their different circumstances they form an extraordinary bond and on a September night in 1940 as Hitler prepares to invade Britain, their actions will change his mind.
Inter Alia by Suzie Miller. She wrote a wonderful play, and novel, called Prima Facie which was a legal story as is this. Jessica is a judge in London. Her husband resents that she’s been appointed to the bench when he hasn’t, and hey have a teenage son with social issues about whom they worry. They’re thrilled when he’s invited to a party, but things don’t go as planned and in the weeks and months afterwards, Jessica has to juggle the competing pressure of being a mother, an advocate for her child, a wife, a friend and a judge. As with Prima Facie it’s very well done - terrific storytelling with a moral dilemma at its heart.
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Whitcoulls Recommends: Adam & Eve and Inter Alia

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Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge.com writer on her experience in Hawaii

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