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Exploring the jungles of Fiji can be a great adventure but be warned, the dangers are real. Photo / Getty Images

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Bloody trip to cave of the cannibals

17 Aug, 2019 8:00am

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Chips and gravy and cheese - aka poutine. Photo / Disneyworld

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From a Greek tavern to a backyard barbecue - the best new cookbooks

17 Aug, 2019 8:00am
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Baking, brisket and the world's fastest dinners.

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An episode with... Tom Bateman on being cast the heart-throb

17 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Tom Bateman talks with Des Sampson about the Beecham House and being famous

Going along on a school trip as a parent helper is one of the great parental rites of passage. Photo / Getty Images

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Steve Braunias: The last school trip

17 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Steve Braunias looks forward to the next - his last - school trip.

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Steve Braunias: The last school trip

17 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Steve Braunias looks forward to the next - his last - school trip.

A selection of the most popular dishes at Haru No Yume. Photo / Getty

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A date-night buffet where shabu-shabu takes care of the small-talk

17 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Swish, don't soak, to get the best out of this all-you-can-eat date night restaurant.

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NZ's female poets celebrated in sweet new book

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Prolific poet Paula Green brings NZ's female poets into the sun with evocative new book.

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NZ's female poets celebrated in sweet new book

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Artistic farewell to iconic food plaza

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Carrie Goldberg, author of Nobody's Victim, is challenging online platforms such as Facebook, Reddit, Grindr and Tinder to take responsibility for the harm online trolling and abuse causes.

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Psychos, stalkers, pervs and trolls beware: Carrie Goldberg is coming for you

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
10 minutes to read

If social media is the internet's Wild West, Carrie Goldberg is the sheriff dealing to it.

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Psychos, stalkers, pervs and trolls beware: Carrie Goldberg is coming for you

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
10 minutes to read

If social media is the internet's Wild West, Carrie Goldberg is the sheriff dealing to it.

Colin McCahon, East window: Convent Chapel of the Sisters of our Lady of the Missions, Auckland, 1965-1966. Photo / Colin McCahon Research and Publications Trust

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Colin McCahon: Four artists on the legacy of our greatest painter

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
12 minutes to read

In the centenary year of Colin McCahon's birth he remains at the forefront of NZ painting.

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Why gin is so popular on the rugged Scotland island known for its whisky

18 Aug, 2019 6:30am

Go for the whisky, stay for the gin on Scotland's beautiful Islay.

Cinnamon & walnut brioche scrolls

18 Aug, 2019 6:00am

These scrolls are pure heaven on slow mornings.

The beauty brand unlocking the power of native Australian botanicals

18 Aug, 2019 5:45am

Biologi is taking the overlap between food and beauty into intriguing new territory.

Celebrity Treasure Island host Bree Tomasel's beauty routine

17 Aug, 2019 6:45am

The ZM drive host traded a cosy sound booth for three weeks of filming in sweltering Fiji.

The best lightweight sweaters & knits for layering

17 Aug, 2019 6:30am

Not too hot, not too cold, these pieces will provide that perfect light layer.

How to make the perfect croque madame

17 Aug, 2019 6:15am

This French sandwich is a cheese lover's dream.

The best celebrity looks of the week

16 Aug, 2019 11:28am

From Cate Blanchett to Gabrielle Union, we chart this week's best looks.

Who is Ali MacGraw? The actress reflects on her colourful life at 80

16 Aug, 2019 6:15am

She was the biggest female star in Hollywood, then turned her back on it all.

These stuffed mini peppers are the perfect weekend nibble

16 Aug, 2019 5:15am

These delicious little stuffed peppers go down a treat with a good glass of wine.

Celebrity Treasure Island's Team Kahu / Yellow Team. Photo / TVNZ

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Does Celebrity Treasure Island live up to the original?

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Calum Henderson on Celebrity Treasure Island - no one wants a grown-up What Now.

Lily McManus appears in Celebrity Treasure Island, the third reality TV series she's been a part of. Photo / Supplied

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Lily McManus confesses: Sexual guilt and hot temper

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Lily McManus fights slut-shaming: "It's not something young women should grow up with."

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Dark beer and chocolate come together in this unique sorbet.

Annabel Langbein's easy herb and feta pie

This easy, picnic-friendly pie will keep in the fridge, covered for 2-3 days.

Ricotta hot cakes

Try these with yoghurt and lemon curd or with bacon, bananas and maple syrup.

Be well 7 nights/New World meal planner main recipes, Kathy Paterson, gurnard wraps, salmon chowder.

Salmon and potato chowder

A salmon chowder with a mild flavour that's wonderful served with crusty sourdough.

Smoked chicken hot pot

Bold, hearty, flavourful and filling. Isn't that exactly what we all need in winter?

Spiced cauliflower fritters with coriander and carrot yoghurt

Just when you thought there were no more creative cauli ideas to be had.

Kaffir lime marmalade

Kaffir limes have a powerful flavour which this marmalade showcases perfectly.

Dark and stormy sorbet

Beer and chocolate come together like a dream in this refreshing sorbet.

Grapefruit loaf

A moist and tangy loaf that is a great use of in season grapefruit if you have too many.

Be well August 12 Kathy paterson dinners for New World meal planner/7 nights. Broccoli, parsnips, sausages.

Broccoli, lentils and cherry bocconcini

Steamed broccoli tossed in garlic, chilli and finished with a good squeeze of lemon juice.

Beer scones with black pepper and orange

These scones are well worth sacrificing that bottle of fruity IPA, you won't regret it.

How doubling your fruit and vege intake could reduce inflammation

We are told to eat 5 serves of fruit and vege but should it be more like 10? How can we?

Pull up a (long) pew at Toto Pizza, Auckland central. Photo / Getty

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Toto still delivers the best mushroom pizza in Auckland.

3 Aug, 2019 11:00am
5 minutes to read

"When I die, bury me with a slice of boscaiola."

Naomi Watts at the network premiere of The Loudest Voice. Photo / Getty Images

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Naomi Watts and the woman who accidentally brought on #MeToo

3 Aug, 2019 8:00am
5 minutes to read

Naomi Watts stars in The Loudest Voice — about the rise and fall of Fox CEO Roger Ailes

The cast from the Book of Mormon, the musical from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

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Blessed be the subversives: how South Park creators penned one of the world's best musicals

3 Aug, 2019 8:00am
8 minutes to read

South Park creators rock mainstream religion on global stage in The Book of Mormon.

Dionne's sea shell, driftwood and cane basket, an ode to the past. Photo / Michael Craig

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Dionne Christian discovers a Clevedon workshop reviving forgotten skills

3 Aug, 2019 7:00am
7 minutes to read

We might be intrigued by the past - but do we really want to live there?

The Ramsay clan - all slurping from the same milkshake.

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Gordon Ramsay's daughter serves up kitchen nightmare

3 Aug, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

There's a new Ramsay in the kitchen - and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Patricia Barker has been at the helm of the Royal NZ Ballet since 2017.

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Confession box: RNZ Ballet artistic director Patricia Barker on why she wants more

3 Aug, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

On the eve of next tour, RNZ Ballet's Patricia Barker explains why she's greedy for more.

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Gina Gutierrez and Faye Keegan, the founders of Dipsea. Photo / Winni Wintermeyer

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Everyday erotica: the pornographic podcast just for women

27 Jul, 2019 8:00am
11 minutes to read

Times: Meet the two millennials behind the raunchy podcast for women.

Karangahape Rd's Free Bird. Photo / Getty

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Winner, winner, fried chicken dinner

27 Jul, 2019 8:00am
4 minutes to read

A tale of two menus has a happy ending in Karangahape Rd.

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Is this New Zealand's most gifted child?

27 Jul, 2019 7:00am
12 minutes to read

While most of his peers were still considering university, Tristan Pang was graduating.

No one will tell you when you are being boring, unless they are a child (or want to hurt your feelings).

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Ashleigh Young: 'Boring others is part of being alive'

27 Jul, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Ashleigh Young on why sharing comfortable silences - boring moments - are a sign of life.

Hayley Sproull in her marching uniform. Photo / Supplied

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Hayley Sproull steps into the Canvas confession box

27 Jul, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Hayley Sproull on why she's proud of teaching Omani soldiers to march like NZers.

David Aston, Elizabeth Hawthorne and Carmel McGlone in The Children, a play for every generation.

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Explosive new drama: if the children are our future how far would we go for them?

27 Jul, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

The fall-out could be unpredictable - play's moral-dilemma leaves audiences gasping.

The Farewell - a five-star highlight of the NZIFF.

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This is the winter of our content: The best of week one for NZIFF

27 Jul, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Tom Augustine wraps up week one of the NZ International Film Festival.

Not all whisky is created equally. Photo / Getty

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How a $50k whisky tasting is scotched by imposter syndrome ... almost

26 Jul, 2019 9:45pm
5 minutes to read

Karl Puschmann suffers imposter syndrome at a rare whisky tasting. But gets over it.

Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) and the knife attack. A close call, but still he pulls through, on Shortland Street.

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Why won't Shorty Street's Chris Warner die already?

20 Jul, 2019 10:39am
3 minutes to read

Calum Henderson reviews Shortland Street's winter season premiere

Boredom, the pathway to creativity, if you let children find it. Photo / Getty

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Why it's no bad thing to be bored

20 Jul, 2019 10:00am
9 minutes to read

It's almost impossible to have nothing to do now, and that's a pity, says Joanna Mathers.

Herald writer Claire Trevett poses proudly with the keys outside her hard-won new house in Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Claire Trevett: Diary of a desperate home-buyer

20 Jul, 2019 8:53am
5 minutes to read

Claire Trevett on the desperate reality of buying a house.

Find the right props, never mind the notes. Photo / Getty Images

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How Korean karaoke saved my life

20 Jul, 2019 8:51am
7 minutes to read

Everyone told her she couldn't sing. But Lavinia Spalding had other ideas.

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Steve Braunias, on making an artistic statement

20 Jul, 2019 8:22am
4 minutes to read

Steve Braunias attends an art class.

Martina Navratilova, in the game. Photo / Sophia Spring / The Sunday Times / News Licensing

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Tennis star Martina Navratilova will not be silenced in trans sport debate

20 Jul, 2019 8:13am
13 minutes to read

Times: One week on from Wimbledon, former Centre Court star Martina Navratilova talks.

Colourful Khao San Eatery & Bar in Newmarket, Auckland. Photo / Getty

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Icecream baguette? Newmarket dishes a new dessert star

20 Jul, 2019 8:00am
4 minutes to read

Four words for the disbelievers: cream bun but better.

Booksmart, the directorial debut from Olivia Wilde features Beanie Feldstein (sister to Jonah Hill) and Kaitlyn Dever. Photo / Supplied

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Booksmart destined to be sleepover staple

20 Jul, 2019 8:00am
3 minutes to read

Booksmart, the directorial debut from Olivia Wilde, is sure to become a sleep-over staple

Everything But the Girl's Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt.

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Everything But the Girl's Tracey Thorn on finding music and literature

20 Jul, 2019 7:27am
8 minutes to read

Kiran Dass talks to Everything But the Girl's Tracey Thorn about her new book

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James Nokise: why eating fried chicken in the shower is a good idea

20 Jul, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

James Nokise on addiction and why eating fried chicken in the shower is a good idea.

Reese says she has had fights with her co-star Nicole Kidman. Photo / Supplied

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Reese Witherspoon: Secrets, lies and fighting with Nicole Kidman

20 Jul, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Reese Witherspoon welcomes new addition to family as Big Little Lies 2 draws to a close.

Irish author Adrian McKinty. Photo / Supplied

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Author Adrian McKinty on the call(s) that changed his life

20 Jul, 2019 1:00am
6 minutes to read

Author Adrian McKinty quit writing - then came the biggest break of his career.

Alafair Burke's experience as a prosecutor and law professor ensure the courtroom scenes ring true.

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Book review: Alafair Burke's The Better Sister

16 Jul, 2019 1:05pm
3 minutes to read

Greg Fleming reviews Alafair Burke's The Better Sister.

Harriet Dyer as Cassie Bishop in The InBetween. Photo / Chris Large/NBC)

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Sensing popularity with new crime-psychic show

13 Jul, 2019 11:00am
3 minutes to read

Calum Henderson reviews The InBetween for Canvas magazine

The contenders for the 2019 Ngaio Marsh Awards, which recognise the best crime writing in New Zealand.

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Who's the top contender for a Ngaio Marsh crime fiction award?

13 Jul, 2019 11:00am
4 minutes to read

Crime pays? Greg Fleming on judging the 2019 Ngaio Marsh Awards for NZ crime fiction.

Rudeness runs through us all, writes Ashleigh Young, but women have a harder time getting away with it. Photo / Getty

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Ashleigh Young on New Zealand's rudest cafe owners

13 Jul, 2019 8:00am
5 minutes to read

Rude man ... who cares? Rude woman ... bring it on, writes Ashleigh Young.

Nanfu Wang, award winning documentary maker of One Child Nation. Photo / Steven Ferd-Getty

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Births and deaths: the tragic story of China's one child policy

13 Jul, 2019 7:00am
11 minutes to read

Award winning film director Nanfu Wang talks about her controversial documentary.

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Ant Timpson is incredibly strange

13 Jul, 2019 7:00am
10 minutes to read

If this is the last Incredibly Strange Film Festival, it's been a heck of a ride.

A good day on the ice looks like this, if you're into that kind of thing. Photo / Supplied

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The Iceman Cometh - Greg Bruce on how to get out of driving

13 Jul, 2019 7:00am
10 minutes to read

When BMW invited him to drive its cars on the Queenstown ice, Greg Bruce was not excited.

Tapas Filipino style - the beetroot-stained taco pao and the epic longganisa

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All sizzle, especially the sausage: Nanam reviewed

13 Jul, 2019 7:00am
4 minutes to read

The Cinderella of the small plates section is a skinless sausage - don't miss it.

Figure ice skater Olga Levien. Photo / Michael Craig

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Why being on ice is the hottest place to be - no matter how old you are

13 Jul, 2019 5:00am
12 minutes to read

Age is no barrier to the ice rink, writes Juliet Sivertsen.

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Confession box: Fiona Pardington on not going green with envy

13 Jul, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Artist Fiona Pardington on why she loves the Catholic church and being happy for others.

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