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
EntertainmentBooks: Recent releases August 23Even razor-sharp detectives grow old and slow down.23 Aug 02:27 AM
EntertainmentLiterature festival inspires kidsEmbracing literature and inspiring kids across Auckland and Northland, the Storylines family days are coming to town.21 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: The Fish Ladder, Katharine NorburyFish ladders are structures that Britons began building in the 19th century when they started damming and blocking waterways.21 Aug 04:50 PM
EntertainmentBook review: James Cook's Lost World, Graeme LayIn this final volume of Graeme Lay's fictional trilogy on the life of James Cook, we confront a very different man to the legend or, for that matter, the first two books in the series.21 Aug 04:50 PM
EntertainmentBook review: The Whispering Swarm, Michael MoorcockThere are too many Michael Moorcocks. I don't mean the books - although there are a bewildering number of those, there could never be too many for his admirers.21 Aug 04:50 PM
OpinionKarl PuschmannBerenstein or Berenstain? The riddle making book lovers madHow do you spell these bears' name? The answer could hold the key to a vast conspiracy, theorises a tinfoil hat-wearing Karl Puschmann.21 Aug 01:45 AM
EntertainmentYou, too, can write a best-sellerSome of the world's top sports legends, actors and musicians, including Serena Williams and Dustin Hoffman, are spilling the secrets to their success. Want to become a tennis phenomenon or a Hollywood star? Just sign up, says Abigail Jones.20 Aug 07:00 PM
EntertainmentTwists and turns in literary work with pathosPlaywright Gary Stalker's intriguingly titled work pulls off a surprising feat with sophisticated, unashamedly literary writing.20 Aug 05:00 PM
America's CupNew biography details yachting feudYachting commentator Peter 'PJ' Montgomery's memories of what started his long-running feud with Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton have been challenged.19 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentSex, drugs and book censoringA sexually explicit book that has been restricted to people aged 14 and over has been cleared for unrestricted release after an unusual appeal by librarians.18 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Michael RobothamNo. That was quite a chastening experience and I feel very betrayed by Rolf Harris.17 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBrave decision that gave flight to a writerAlways creative, it took a while for Man Booker nominee Anna Smaill to find the perfect medium for her message.15 Aug 05:00 PM
LifestyleSchool cookbook a collection of 'mouth-watering' recipesAuckland Grammar School's first cookbook, A Taste of Grammar, is being launched at the school's main hall on Sunday afternoon.15 Aug 05:24 AM
EntertainmentBook review: Love + Hate, Hanif KureishiA grinding, persuasive power binds this collection of short fiction and essays, many of which have been published elsewhere in the past two or three years.14 Aug 04:50 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Seveneves, Neal StephensonLike every other book of Stephenson's, this one uses formal language to position itself a small, strategic distance from its readers, like a speaker standing behind a lectern.14 Aug 04:50 PM
EntertainmentBook review: The Pale North, Hamish ClaytonIt begins near the end of the 20th century. The Big One has finally hit; on a strangely warm July afternoon, the Wellington Fault tears asunder, and New Zealand's capital is wrecked.14 Aug 04:50 PM
New ZealandAuthor 'is writing out of her skin'A story about the bond between a teenage boy and a young orca whose mother has been killed by whalers won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year.13 Aug 05:00 PM
