OpinionJames Griffin: Convention Centre - Plan BGuess you've heard the bad news by now that our friends holding the reins of power (yeah, right) won't be forking out over the table with the actual cash payout they reckoned they'd stump up with when we took them out for drinkies before the election.20 Feb 04:00 PM
LifestyleWine: Central Otago's best pinot noirsNew Zealand pinot noir continues to collect rave reviews from every corner. Many of the star performers come from Central Otago.14 Feb 03:00 AM
LifestyleReview: The Crew Club, AucklandMarooned and without a captain, the evening is rescued by perfectly cooked grilled turbot and delectable buttery sauced flounder.14 Feb 12:00 AM
LifestyleFashion: P.S. I love youLeft things too late? here are some fashionable last-minute Valentine’s Day gift ideas available in store today.13 Feb 08:00 PM
LifestyleBrunch: Orphans Kitchen, Grey LynnUp early and looking for a new spot to dine this weekend? Check out this week's brunch review.13 Feb 07:30 PM
LifestyleDear D&P: Why won't my boyfriend sleep with me?Fashion designer Denise L’Estrange-Corbet and her daughter Pebbles answer your agonising questions.13 Feb 07:00 PM
LifestyleConfessions of an erotic writerAward-winning Auckland playwright Elisabeth Easther was once an erotic fiction writer. As Fifty Shades of Grey hits our screens, she reveals the highs and lows of her short-lived career in smut.13 Feb 06:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: The love of LinkI would rather read Kelly Link than breathe. Writing about her is another thing again. I do not know why her new book is called Get In Trouble.13 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: For whom the bell tollsDebut novel combines writer’s love of music with her love of words, writes Rebecca Barry Hill.13 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Rich storytelling has ending that satisfiesNew Zealand-born Peter Walker has been living in Britain for nearly 30 years now. He's made a considerable reputation as an author there, under as many as six nom-de-plumes, writing well over 100 books.13 Feb 05:00 PM
OpinionJames Griffin: Wonderful weekend of sportsAs a bloke can I just say that this weekend is simply quite wonderful in that not one but two mighty sporting events are upon us, simultaneously.13 Feb 04:00 PM
All BlacksTony Woodcock: Prop idolHe’s the most-capped in All Black history but you won’t hear Tony Woodcock shout about it. He prefers his hard work on the field to tell the story.13 Feb 04:00 PM
LifestyleValentine's Day: Last-minute gift ideasLeft things too late? here are some fashionable last-minute Valentine's Day gift ideas.13 Feb 03:00 PM
LifestyleWine: Hawkes Bay selectionHawkes Bay, blessed with the kind of undulating landscape and climate that grapes love, is responsible for a fine array of whites and reds. Here are three:07 Feb 03:00 AM
LifestyleReview: Franc's, TakapunaA seaside location is a huge drawcard for a new Takapuna venue — and the food is pretty good, too.07 Feb 12:00 AM
EntertainmentFifty Shades: Behind the secrecyHow did a Hollywood novice who hadn’t even read the book come to direct the film version of the mega-hit Fifty Shades of Grey? Sam Taylor-Johnson reveals all.06 Feb 11:51 PM
LifestyleWhat would you do - or not do - for a bet?What would you do — or not do — for a bet? Alan Perrott talked to three people who prove how serious it can be when you’re issued a dare.06 Feb 09:00 PM
LifestyleFashion: Neutral highThere’s nothing sexier this season than 50 shades of beige.06 Feb 08:00 PM
LifestyleRamsay: The show must go onChef Gordon Ramsay has been hit with a multimillion-dollar bill in the latest round of his family feud, but he’s still very much in the game, finds Julia Llewellyn Smith.06 Feb 08:00 PM
LifestyleBrunch: Panscape, NewmarketHeading out for brunch? Check out the latest review in Canvas magazine for inspiration.06 Feb 07:30 PM
LifestyleWhy is Grumpy Cat so special?What makes Grumpy Cat so special? Nothing, writes Greg Dixon. His cat is far cuter.06 Feb 07:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Patience brings its rewardsBack in the familiar rural midwest of her previous novels, Moo, Horse Heaven and A Thousand Acres, Pulitzer prize-winner Jane Smiley presents us with the first volume of a projected trilogy.06 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Revelation and disintegrationA novel is a place where past and present versions of one person can co-exist, and in his fifth novel Andrew O'Hagan movingly explores the way the "flotsam" of a life can rise to the surface as old age and memory go about their strange and poignant work.06 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Unsettling presence in everyday lifePlaudits to the publisher for their tactile, trim presentation of this small-is-beautiful novella. And to the Australian author herself for a rewarding — and riddling — little read.06 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Expert guided tour through rich historyTo modern eyes, the little wagon in a Berlin museum looks like a model of an old horse-drawn cart. Solidly made, about as big as a baby's cot, it is in fact a handcart, to be pulled by people, not animals.06 Feb 05:00 PM
OpinionJames Griffin: What I learnt from the Catton-clamourNow that the dust has settled, it is possibly a good time for me to step back and think about all the things I learnt from the Eleanor Catton interlude.06 Feb 04:00 PM
LifestyleReview: Chinoiserie, Mt AlbertColourful, cheap and cheerful, chinoiserie ticks the boxes.31 Jan 12:00 AM
LifestyleHow to beat the midlife bluesMidlife crisis? What crisis? Suzanne McFadden meets three women in their 40s reinventing their lives.30 Jan 08:00 PM
LifestyleFashion: Haute techGet back to the grind with help from some high-powered accessories.30 Jan 08:00 PM
LifestyleThe science of why we lieWe tell 10 lies every week — but what’s the reasoning behind so many untruths, asks Olivia Goldhill.30 Jan 07:00 PM
LifestylePaul Cleave: Murders He WroteChristchurch crime writer Paul Cleave, whose books have sold more than half a million copies, has no qualms killing people on the page. But now online piracy is killing him, he tells Linda Herrick.30 Jan 06:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: The river runs wildLucy Wood’s first novel is a magic realist ghost story set in Devon. Lucy Popescu went there to meet her.30 Jan 05:00 PM
