TravelA guide to guidebook realitiesThe latest Lonely Planet guide to New Zealand came out the other day with the usual flutter of controversy over descriptions of the Bay of Islands as over-hyped, Hamilton as dull and Kiwis as eager-to-please.25 Oct 08:30 PM
LifestyleA slice of heaven (+recipes)Forget takeaways - now you can make your own authentic pizza with recipes from an Italian expert.22 Oct 11:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Ape House</i>Bonobos. They share 98.7 per cent of our DNA. They're slimmer and lankier than chimpanzees. They can be taught to use sign language. They're vocal, sociable, and "extremely amorous". They even (ahem) use the missionary position.21 Oct 04:30 PM
KahuWriting homeIn her latest novel, Fay Weldon has channelled her childhood experiences in New Zealand and some mischievous Maori ghosts. She spoke to Stephen Jewell.21 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Lights Out In Wonderland</i>Dirty But Clean is back with the third novel in what could be loosely termed his "Poor White Trash" trilogy. His first, the fresh and adventurous <i>Vernon God Little</i>, rocketed him to overnight fame and Booker Prize stardom.21 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleAn extraordinary life<i>Viva</i> chats exclusively to Isabella Blow's former husband, Detmar, the author of a new book about the once-fabulous fashion icon.20 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleMemory of muse dealt a cruel blowIsabella Blow, the fashion stylist with a penchant for loony hats and a talent for discovering the Next Big Thing, died on May 7, 2007, at the age of 48, having drunk a quantity of the weedkiller Paraquat.20 Oct 12:00 PM
EntertainmentFighting that small core of fearPaula Green tells Linda Herrick about a cancer diagnosis which led to a renaissance of writing.19 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>99 Ways Into New Zealand Poetry</i>Poetry usually arrives in the form of the traditional "slim volume" - elegant packages of 40-80 pages, like smoked salmon slices. By contrast, <i>99 Ways into New Zealand Poetry</i>, all 624 pages of it, landed on my desk with a thump.19 Oct 04:30 PM
TravelTravel book: <i>Tea with the Taliban: Travels in Afghanistan</i>This book is the sort of journey it's great to read about from the comfort of your armchair.18 Oct 01:00 PM
EntertainmentFar from homeKelly Ana Morey cast her creative net wide for her new novel.16 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentFormer Libertine lets it all out on the pageWith both The Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things behind him, Carl Barat has taken the cathartic step of writing a book.14 Oct 07:30 PM
EntertainmentMuting its messageHow chick-flick <i>Eat, Pray, Love</i> sold out to the forces of materialism. By Guy Adams.13 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Great Wrong War: New Zealand Society in World War I</i>Put on trial and found wanting.12 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentRare superhero comics to go on saleEighty years of the daring exploits of super heroes Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon will go under the hammer when an Auckland man's collection of thousands of comics is expected to attract world-wide attention.12 Oct 01:58 AM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Coolangatta: A Homage</i>She belies the conceit that readers only want primary characters who are likeable.11 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleThe curious relationships between people and animalsHal Herzog, one of America's foremost psychologists, is dedicated to understanding our often contradictory behaviour towards different species.11 Oct 03:00 AM
