EntertainmentJackie Collins dies, aged 77Jackie Collins has died aged 77 after a long battle with breast cancer.20 Sep 12:52 AM
LifestyleColouring-in craze takes adults back to childhoodThey're the colours of contentment, apparently.19 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentComic goes cosmic on a galactic missionDressed in her black stiletto boots and long elegant locks, Gilda Kirkpatrick is not your stereotypical image of a comic book artist.18 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBanned book may become Hollywood movieThe teen novel Into The River may become a Hollywood movie as news of its banning in New Zealand sparks worldwide debate.16 Sep 02:35 AM
EntertainmentMan Booker Prize short list releasedThe Man Booker Prize short list of six top novels was released last night - but this year the prestigious award does not have a New Zealander among the top picks.15 Sep 10:40 AM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Ted DaweTed Dawe is the multi-award-winning author of several young adult novels including Into the River, which is currently banned.14 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionHeather du Plessis-Allen: Book banning censors truthWe're going to share the rudest sample from Ted Dawe's Into the River so we can properly assess whether this book should be temporarily censored.12 Sep 09:27 PM
RoyalsDid Anne Boleyn write a song pre-execution?Forgotten for nearly 500 years, the sheet music owned by Henry VIII's second wife could shed new light on her life - and loves, says Ivan Hewett.12 Sep 12:45 AM
EditorialEditorial: Let parents guide kids' book choicesFears that young people are influenced by popular culture should not be the basis for arbitrary banning of award-winning books.11 Sep 08:30 PM
OpinionVerity Johnson: We need to talk about sex and censorshipForgive the pessimism, but I don't think that banning one book is going to help.11 Sep 08:22 PM
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
