LifestyleBest books are the ones that keep you guessingBarry Maitland’s Brock and Kolla books showcase the best kind of thriller — smart writing and inventive plots. He talks to Linda Herrick.20 Aug 05:30 PM
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New Zealand2012 National Contemporary Art Award New Zealand artists showcase their work at the National Contemporary Art Awards at the Waikato Museum. Photos by Christine Cornege16 Aug 05:31 AM
LifestyleWeekend leisure: The lost art of letter writingOnce a solitary pursuit, letter writing has finally found a crowd. Danielle Wright heads to Alphabet City, a creative community in Mt Eden, where a monthly group is dedicated to this forgotten art.10 Aug 05:30 PM
LifestyleWhen a witch meets a vampireWriter Deborah Harkness tells Stephen Jewell how her tales of witchery and blood-sucking evolved from her role as a university historian.07 Aug 05:30 PM
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New ZealandOrchestra funding strikes the wrong noteThe battle over public funding for our major orchestras has all the ingredients of comic opera, if not farce.03 Aug 05:30 PM
BusinessDouglas Coupland - the art of communicationGen X author is now investigating the way the world is wired, writes Chris Barton.02 Aug 09:30 PM
LifestyleSir James McNeish reminiscing through other eyesCarroll du Chateau talks to writer James McNeish about the people who fuelled his memoir.31 Jul 05:30 PM
LifestyleAdults only: Why erotic fiction is suddenly so hotHow did an erotic novel become the best-selling paperback of all time? Carroll du Chateau looks into the publishing phenomenon taking the world by storm.30 Jul 09:50 PM
LifestyleVenturing into the underbelly of Jim Hearn's kitchenAustralia's answer to Anthony Bourdain has no shortage of raw ingredients.29 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleLooking at the burgeoning zine sceneDanielle Wright delves into the zine sub-culture, where she discovers underground publications about everything from neighbourhood cats to the joys of the photocopier.28 Jul 05:30 PM
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