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
OpinionJames Griffin: We need more public holidaysNew Zealand is simply a much better place to live on days you don't have to go to work. This is why we need many more legally sanctioned holidays. And this is why I am here to suggest a few.30 Jan 04:00 PM
TravelSydney: From a great heightDylan Cleaver conquers his fears and discovers a new outlook over Sydney.30 Jan 04:00 PM
