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Turkish eggs at Port Road Project, in Whangamatā. Photo / Monique Barden

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Brunch: Port Road Project

18 Jan, 2020 3:53pm

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The poutine with the pulled pork sliders, with a glass of beer at Little Creatures where the service is superb and the food is pretty good, too. Photo / Fiona Good

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Reviewed: Poutine perfection at Little Creatures, Hobsonville

18 Jan, 2020 8:00am
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Take the ferry to suburbia, get the chips with gravy and cheese and you'll be very happy.

Too cool for Greg? Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday.

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The decline and fall of a once-great name

18 Jan, 2020 7:00am
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Once among the world's most popular names, Greg is now a byword for dork. A Greg asks why.

Karen O'Leary points at a wall. Photo / Nicola Edmonds

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Karen O'Leary drops truth bombs among the jokes

18 Jan, 2020 7:00am
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Greg Bruce gets in the studio with actor and soon-to-be prominent musician Karen O'Leary.

It's important adolescents are not demonised because ill-informed assumptions can lead to a limiting of opportunities. Photo / Brad Gregory / Getty Images

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Millennials and Gen Z and Y – busting the age-old myths

18 Jan, 2020 7:00am
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Myth-busting: the attitudes to young people that need to end for us all to live together.

Journalist Phil Taylor is circled left. John, the bank robber, is on the right. Photo / Supplied

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Searching for my friend John: The boy who became a bank robber

18 Jan, 2020 5:00am
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Phil Taylor hunts for his friend who had dreams of becoming an air traffic controller.

The Rock Pigeon has come to dominate Steve Braunias's back yard - and he didn't like it but he may have changed his mind. Photo / Andrew Walmsley

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Steve Braunias on how a species redeemed itself to him

18 Jan, 2020 5:00am
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Steve Braunias on why all birds deserve a break.

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Would you let your boss move in with you for a week?

18 Jan, 2020 5:00am
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Animal crackers - why Dolittle makeover doesn't work

18 Jan, 2020 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard and Isa Briones as Dahj in Star Trek: Picard. Photo / Matt Kennedy /CBS

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He's back! Star Trek's Captain Picard returns

18 Jan, 2020 5:00am
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Patrick Stewart gets down to earth about new series Star Trek: Picard.

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He's back! Star Trek's Captain Picard returns

18 Jan, 2020 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Patrick Stewart gets down to earth about new series Star Trek: Picard.

Take a tour down memory lane - go to your old high school for a nostalgia trip.

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Fast times at Burnside High

18 Jan, 2020 5:00am
10 minutes to read

Russell Brown returns to the scene of many crimes, Burnside High School.

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These raw brownies are dairy and refined sugar-free

23 Jan, 2020 11:34am

These raw brownies with salted caramel nut butter are dead easy to make (and devour).

Fun things to do this Auckland Anniversary weekend

23 Jan, 2020 8:00am

From Laneway Festival to summer markets, here's what's worth doing this weekend.

Why Paris Hilton is the kitchen muse we all need

23 Jan, 2020 6:30am

The former reality TV star has a new YouTube cooking show that you just need to see.

What to wear to the office in 2020: Viva's polished wardrobe picks

22 Jan, 2020 6:30am

Usher in a new era of professional dressing.

Restaurant review: Find pretty much perfect pizza at this newcomer

22 Jan, 2020 6:00am

Jesse Mulligan discovers the latest addition to Ponsonby's restaurant and bar scene.

Where to find Auckland's best work lunches

22 Jan, 2020 5:45am

Stuck at work? Find solace in these 10 tasty CBD lunches.

10 smart summer skirts to add to your wardrobe

21 Jan, 2020 4:55pm

Get inspired for summer with this edit of smart and stylish skirts.

Your guide to catching the coolest acts at Laneway Festival

21 Jan, 2020 12:00pm

Think of this as your musical 101 to blending in with the crowd.

20 career tips to help you get ahead in 2020

21 Jan, 2020 6:15am

Need some career advice for the new decade?

Banh Mi burgers are infused with Vietnamese flavours.

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Annabel Langbein's best burger recipes for summer

18 Jan, 2020 5:00am
8 minutes to read

Annabel Langbein's burgers make for easy summer eating.

Mixit members Younis Ahmat Abdallah (left) and Gediyon Nendmu Derb get ready to perform In A Curious Garden at the Auckland Botanic Gardens.

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How theatre is helping to make refugee kids feel that NZ can be home

18 Jan, 2020 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Why could an Auckland arts group become vital to youth as NZ's refugee quota increases?

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Crumbed goat cheese with garden greens and bacon

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Why you should be including hemp in your diet

Nutty, creamy and green, hemp is very versatile and nutritious.

Chicken served with butter bean and chorizo sausage salad

This wicked combination of flavours turns a roast chook into something pretty amazing.

Aubergine and yoghurt dip

Make this dip a day ahead to give the wonderful flavours time to develop.

Hannah Gadsby says she will no longer perform

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Hannah Gadsby on life after her powerful Netflix hit Nanette

11 Jan, 2020 5:00am
10 minutes to read

Rebel with a cause Hannah Gadsby continues to tear up the comedy rule book.

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Brunch review: Fields Cafe

21 Dec, 2019 8:28am
2 minutes to read

Fields Cafe is Albany's newest eatery.

Bar Celeste was one of 2019's more intimate new restaurant openings. Photo / Getty Images

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Feel free to lick your screen: 2019's best Auckland restaurants revealed

21 Dec, 2019 8:00am
8 minutes to read

If they could wrap it in a nasturtium leaf they did and other truths from a year of eating

Little Women, directed by Greta Gerwig, stars Saoirse Ronan.

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Little Women, big future and the ultimate Christmas film

21 Dec, 2019 8:00am
14 minutes to read

Little Women, big stars - the rise and rise of Saoirse Ronan.

Auckland is a different place to the one Jay Crangle farewelled more than a decade ago.

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The home-coming: reflections on Auckland after more than a decade away

21 Dec, 2019 7:00am
11 minutes to read

Returning to Auckland after 11 years, a writer seeks to make herself feel at home.

Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Bergoglio, right, and Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict in The Two Popes.

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' I love being alive, and I have no time to waste being around people grim and miserable'

21 Dec, 2019 7:00am
4 minutes to read

Michele Manelis talks with Anthony Hopkins, star of The Two Popes

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Mad Max: Fury Road - one of the best of the decade.

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Celebrating a decade in film

21 Dec, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Were these the best movies made in the last 10 years?

Daisy Ridley at the European Premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Photo / Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

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Daisy Ridley signs off from Star Wars

21 Dec, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Farewelling world's greatest film franchise, Daisy Ridley says thanks for the memories.

Hoping for the dawn of a brighter 2020. Photo / Alex Robertson

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Here's to a happier 2020 - it can't be worse than 2019

21 Dec, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Steve Braunias on fleeting moments of happiness and staying hopeful.

Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood.

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Are these 2019's best films?

20 Dec, 2019 9:00am
4 minutes to read

Tom Augustine's top film picks of 2019.

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The plot chickens: Boy & Bird reviewed

14 Dec, 2019 8:00am
4 minutes to read

It's a poultry offering but our reviewer is not crying fowl.

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Lost in translation - author David Hill on his most embarrassing publishing fail

14 Dec, 2019 6:00am
5 minutes to read

Author David Hill on "grumpy old men" and why getting angry with kids doesn't work.

The gift of a book makes for happy memories for many of our authors. Photo / supplied

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What a gift - four authors on childhood books they'll always remember

14 Dec, 2019 5:00am
7 minutes to read

How life-changing can a book be? Four NZ authors on the power of stories.

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (Text Publishing, $37)

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The 2019 books with the best opening lines

14 Dec, 2019 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Looking for an opening line? You won't do better than these.

An endless tower made of books - how do publishers pick the ones that will stand out?

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What does book publishing reveal about what keeps us up at night?

14 Dec, 2019 5:00am
11 minutes to read

The brave world of book publishing: why publishers and readers should say yes to the new.

Reading a book while relaxing in the hammock at the beach - is there any better way to spend a summer?

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The books you need to pack for the best summer reads

14 Dec, 2019 5:00am
52 minutes to read

Are your 2019 faves here? Canvas reviewers choose their top books for the year.

What sort of a book do you want to write?

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Ashleigh Young: On what to do with that book inside you

14 Dec, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

The award winning writer on how to get that novel, memoir or poem you have inside, out.

A pasta granny in action in Vicky Bennison's Pasta Grannies. Photo / Emma Lee

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The 12 things I learned from food books this year

14 Dec, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Lesson learned - what cook books taught us this year.

Profanity-laden self-help guides - are they really as tough as they look?

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What's with all the swearing? The new wave of profanity-laden self-help guides

14 Dec, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

There's a new wave of self-help books and they don't give a f*** - or do they?

The Feed, a dystopian series based on the novel of the same name by Nick Clark Windo.

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The Feed: thanks for the memories

13 Dec, 2019 12:59pm
3 minutes to read

Calum Henderson reviews The Feed.

What does it take for a woman aged over 50 to get seen by retailers?

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Do women over 50 really get ignored when they go shopping?

7 Dec, 2019 8:00am
10 minutes to read

Are you being served? Two Auckland women and a stopwatch hit the Christmas shops.

Spall is interested in the feelings evoked by works of art. Photo / Michael Craig

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'I really like that': Actor Timothy Spall gets a tour of the Auckland Art Gallery

7 Dec, 2019 7:00am
13 minutes to read

On a walk around the Auckland Art gallery, Timothy Spall, legendary actor, turns critic.

Alex and Olivia George of Peach's Hot Chicken, Panmure. Photo / Michael Craig

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How hot chicken is making Panmure cool

7 Dec, 2019 7:00am
5 minutes to read

With its hot chicken and cool vibe, Peach's might be about to make Panmure great again.

The middle school years - the best of their lives. Photo / Getty Images

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Steve Braunias: Why intermediate school years are the best

7 Dec, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

As the school year ends, Steve Braunias reflects on the middle years.

Dr Ruth, pictured at the Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Induction Ceremony, says she never gets tired of talking about sex. Photo / Michael Kovac / Getty Images

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Dr Ruth: I never get tired talking about sex, ever

7 Dec, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

It's not fellatio or orgasm now: famed sex therapist Dr Ruth on what we want to know now.

Klaus - a 2D animated Christmas flick that's actually well worth watching.

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Netflix finally turns it on for Christmas

7 Dec, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Santa's story as never told before - Calum Henderson's Christmas recommendation.

Karen Inderbitzen-Waller gets greedy about clothes, lusts after shoes and is wrathful about animal cruelty.

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Celebrity photographer and stylist on why it's okay to find clothes and shoes irresistible

7 Dec, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Lusting after shoes and clothes - it's not a sin, but work. Photo / supplied

Nalini Singh has made a name writing paranormal romance novels but has now written her first crime novel. Photo / Brett Phibbs

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Farewell vampires and changelings, hello West Coast crime

7 Dec, 2019 5:00am
15 minutes to read

Nalini Singh made her name writing paranormal romance, now she's turning to crime.

A Christmas meal with friends was the sustenance needed to start recovering from a broken heart. Photo / Getty Images

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An orphans' Christmas dinner a trifle far from home

7 Dec, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Far from home and heartbroken, Sharon Stephenson recalls Christmas with her flatmates.

Budgeting tips to make this a merrier Christmas.

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Christmas spending out of control? Here are 9 ways to rein it in

7 Dec, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Hey, big spender - Christmas broken you already? The money-saving tips you need to read.

Adam Driver, Azhy Robertson and Scarlett Johansson in Marriage Story. Photo / supplied

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Netflix doubles down on bid for Oscar glory

7 Dec, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

There's no happily ever after which makes Marriage Story a winner.

A Pohutukawa tree, resilient and bouncing back.

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Resilience: Tips on how to get through the silly season

2 Dec, 2019 8:07am
9 minutes to read

It's Christmas, when we need resilience more than ever. Here's how, says Timothy Giles.

Wynyard Pavilion has an ethos that goes beyond surface beauty. Photo / Fiona Goodall / Getty Images

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Wynyard Pavilion - Doggone good looking

30 Nov, 2019 8:00am
4 minutes to read

A waterfront restaurant gets a tasty (and pup-friendly) revamp.

Madeleine Chapman and Simon Wilson at KFC for their review, which originally appeared on the Spinoff website and is now in the Spinoff Book.

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KFC and a bucket of deep-fried differences

30 Nov, 2019 8:00am
9 minutes to read

Madeleine Chapman and Simon Wilson dined out at KFC - this is their review.

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The long and winding tale of Bill Reid and the Albert Park tunnels

30 Nov, 2019 7:00am
14 minutes to read

Bill Reid has dedicated years to opening the tunnels beneath Albert Park. Will he succeed?

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The hollow pursuit of the nemesis

30 Nov, 2019 6:00am
5 minutes to read

Ashleigh Young the lifestyle fashion must-have - the nemesis.

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