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’When I started writing, the nuns tied my left hand behind my back’

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Falling in love? How your eyes reveal more than you think

If you're wondering if someone's attracted to you, stare into their eyes.

About to split? Five things I wish I’d known when my marriage ended

Top tips on how to survive and thrive after divorce from a woman who's lived through it.

I’m 98 and have never eaten KFC, McDonald’s or commercially made pizza

Nonagenarian shares a lifetime of tips for staying health and well.

The Good Life: If JD Vance wants to be vice-president, he will have to sharpen his claws

We childless cat ladies went on being happily childless while our cats merely yawned.

Australia's answer to Jane Grigson and Elizabeth David shares recipes from Broccoli & Other Love Stories

Tasmanian gardener & cook Paulette Whitney shares kitchen wisdom and favourite recipes.

Weekend Wine Guide: Hawke’s Bay’s wines show elegance and restraint

A difficult 2022 growing season has led to high-quality chardonnays full of interest.

Ireland's culinary revolution: How modern chefs are rewriting classic dishes

New wave in Irish food set to bring fresh flavour to the world’s kitchens.

August 3rd Quips quiz: Who said what this week

Test your knowledge of the week's news - in quotes.

Bumper weekend wine guide: NZ’s best organic wines reviewed

Quality abounds when it comes to locally produced organic wines.

The Good Life: Cosy crime wave

The infamous Whiskers Gang strikes again at Lush Places.

Top chef shares recipes from Northern Italy

Acclaimed food writer and chef Ursula Ferrigno on the new tastes of Italy.

Weekend Wine Guide: Celebrating 25 years of fine wine from Valli Vineyards

Valli Vineyards’ Central Otago pinot noirs age well and have great power and density.

Peak performance: Ed Byrne on balancing comedy with nature’s stage

Comedian Ed Byrne's Double Life: From comedy stages to remote mountain trails.

Are Kiwis ready to mark our national day with flag-waving enthusiasm?

There’s still just enough No 8 wire mentality to make a parade feel a little ostentatious.

The Good Life: The common touch

Once tamed, wild cats turn into the laziest, most pampered and fussiest tame cats.