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The Good Life: What would I like to do for my 60th birthday?

All of yesterday’s parties. All marvellously mad and fun. But what about my 60th?

Quiz: Test your New Zealand wine knowledge

Some answers may come as a surprise. Can you get a high score on Michael Cooper's quiz?

Kiwi chef Al Brown shares recipes for cosy winter getaways

Memories of relaxing at the bach inspired Al Brown's cooking philosophy.

How are colour-blind octopuses so good at camouflaging themselves?

No other animal can camouflage itself in such a range of environments.

Ana Samways’ Digital Bonfire: A lady with sideburns?

MSG hate campaign, funny baby names and advice from the good old days make the rounds.

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The Good Life: How did we end up with seven cats?

We were asked: “have you got kids?” We don’t have kids. We have cats.

Behind the photo: Simon Young’s 2016 portrait of Anika Moa

Simon Young talks about taking spontaneous shots of the singer.

How Cyclone Gabrielle has impacted our favourite wines

Regional differences in the quality of this year’s wines are inevitable after the cyclone.

Lucy Hone’s mission to change narrative around grief after losing her child

“After Abi died, I was so frustrated with the standard grief advice," Dr Lucy Hone said.

Ana Samways’ Digital Bonfire: Trigger warning for kids of the 70s

Community bin wars, odd rankings and Luxon’s disgust of pizza topping made the rounds.