OpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: The secret diary of ... Into the River"I've counted the number of times that offensive words appear in <i>Into The River</i>. It's got the c-word nine times, the f-word 17 times and s-h-i-t 16 times."11 Sep 08:05 PM
EntertainmentVoldemort - why you're saying his name wrongJK Rowling says Harry Potter fans have been pronouncing villain Lord Voldemort's name wrong for years.11 Sep 09:00 AM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Book ban proves it - we're not safeFrom Into The River to Little Red Riding Hood, there's much to disapprove of, Toby Manhire finds. What should be banned next? There is a long list that isn't getting any shorter.10 Sep 09:21 PM
EntertainmentSocialite to write kids sci-fi bookSocialite Gilda Kirkpatrick has teamed up with local astrophysicists to write a new children's book.10 Sep 09:20 PM
EntertainmentMarvel reveals Native American super heroComic book giant Marvel has added a Native American and a Korean-American teenager to its list of superheroes, pushing forth with its bid to diversify and smash racial boundaries.10 Sep 08:00 PM
EntertainmentSearches for banned book increasing - Trade MeThere's been an exponential increase in the umber of people searching for controversial young adult novel 'Into the River' online.10 Sep 03:58 AM
Lifestyle'It's hard to watch someone die from something within their control'Glenn Colquhoun is a GP and writer. The first poet to win the Reader's Choice Montana Book Awards for his bestselling book Playing God, he headlines this weekend's Going West book festival10 Sep 12:54 AM
OpinionJames Meffan: YA fiction is 'difficult territory'This is the age when youth shades into adulthood, writes James Meffan. Much literature that really engages people at this stage in life deals with transition and change.09 Sep 11:30 PM
EntertainmentStar Wars confirms first gay characterAfter finally including non-white leads in the forthcoming 'The Force Awakens', it's been announced a new novel will include the franchise's first openly gay lead.09 Sep 10:30 AM
EntertainmentPublishing house criticises ban of bookPublishers Penguin Random House has expressed its disappointment over the ban of Into The River saying "young people benefit from having access to coming of age books".08 Sep 10:55 PM
OpinionDominic Sheehan: Book ban a warning to be vigilantThe prohibition of any work carries serious consequences for free speech, writes Dominic Sheehan. It acts as a chill wind to future endeavor, a warning not to push boundaries.08 Sep 10:50 PM
New ZealandLaw review needed after book banAttorney-General Chris Finlayson says the Government should review the law on the classification of books after the interim ban on Ted Dawe's teenage novel.08 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNot enough sex in BBC remake for fansWith a shirtless Richard Madden and a breathless Holliday Grainger playing the leads, the latest adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover was expected to leave the nation hot under the collar.08 Sep 05:00 AM
OpinionDana Wensley: What is worse - the ban or the book?What this ban highlights, is that far from being the 'poor sister' to fact, fiction can be seen by some, to be just as dangerous, writes Dana Wensley.08 Sep 03:42 AM
EntertainmentFamily First president Bob McCoskrie: I never wanted Into the River bannedThe head of the Christian lobby group Family First said he never demanded the award-winning book Into the River be banned.07 Sep 11:31 PM
Entertainment'Will I be burnt next?' - Into the River author Ted Dawe on book banningTed Dawe is the children's author of the first book to be banned in New Zealand for at least 22 years.06 Sep 11:58 PM
EntertainmentInto the River banned: Award-winning sex and drugs teen novel off the shelvesNZ's censorship review board has slapped an interim ban on award-winning children's book - the first time it has done so in 22 years.06 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleIs forgiveness the answer to everything?New research shows letting go of grudges brings huge physical and mental benefits, says Anna Hart.06 Sep 04:00 AM
EntertainmentMichele Hewitson interview: C.K. SteadNew Zealand's newest poet laureate says his latest accolade is 'very acceptable' but you suspect he'd rather talk about his love of cats of dogs.05 Sep 03:50 AM
LifestyleWhy Kiwi boys need dads to read to themMost Kiwi dads read to their children but mums read to them more, a survey has found.04 Sep 11:25 PM
EntertainmentAgatha Christie's best novel has been revealedAnd Then There Were None has emerged as the best of Christie's wide selection of novels.03 Sep 01:45 AM
EntertainmentHow JK Rowling freaked Potter fans out with a single tweetJK Rowling has created a Twitter storm by revealing today is the first day of Hogwarts for Harry Potter's son.02 Sep 12:00 AM
EntertainmentTrailer: The Shannara ChroniclesComing to MTV in January 2016, ‘The Shannara Chronicles’ is a new TV series based on the best-selling fantasy novels by Terry Brooks. Watch31 Aug 08:27 PM
EntertainmentThe night Jack Nicholson 'offered Princess Margaret cocaine'Jack Nicholson once offered Princess Margaret cocaine at a dinner party held in her honour - but she spent the night dancing with John Travolta instead.30 Aug 11:45 PM
EntertainmentRolleston, Curry star in Eleanor Catton movieBoy Star James Rolleston and Youtube sensation Jamie Curry among a star-studded cast for movie of the debut novel by Eleanor Catton.30 Aug 02:00 AM
EntertainmentBooks: Recent releases August 29As adulthood gels carefree youth drains away.29 Aug 10:35 PM
EntertainmentLisbeth Salander lives again - post LarssonEva Gabrielsson, the partner of the late Stieg Larsson, has described David Lagercrantz as an "idiotic choice" for the job of writing a sequel to Larsson's Millennium trilogy.28 Aug 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook celebrates bond with our pooch palsWe're a nation of dog-lovers - and a new book pays tribute to the canines who are our loyal companions.23 Aug 02:35 AM
