OpinionJames Griffin: What's with kale?Where the hell did kale come from? Seriously, how did the cauliflower’s ugly cousin go from this thing no one outside a few food/health freaks had ever heard of to suddenly being the single most important vegetable none of us can possibly live without?11 Jul 04:15 PM
LifestyleAuckland: The city that sailedA new report bragging about how cool and grown-up the ‘new’ Auckland is doesn’t even come close to imagining how great this city could be, writes Greg Dixon.11 Jul 04:15 PM
LifestyleFashion: At easePump up the volume with these clean-cut and relaxed separates.11 Jul 04:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Tree PalaceIn his second novel, Craig Sherborne presents a family of transients, “last of their kind”, who drift along, squatting in abandoned properties dotted across Victoria’s wheat belt.05 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleReview: Loop, KingslandLoop, with its white walls, tables and chairs plus a rather magnificent curved bar, is a refreshing change in Kingsland.05 Jul 01:00 AM
LifestyleFashion: The MuseYou’ve been warned. These highbrow prints have an artistic temperament.04 Jul 09:00 PM
LifestyleClothes maketh the groomAny old rented tux won’t do anymore. Guys do give a damn about what they get hitched in. A lot, says well-dressed husband Alan Perrott.04 Jul 07:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Empty Bones and Other StoriesBreton Dukes has an interesting bio. He has shifted from north to south — from Whangarei to Dunedin.04 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Tenderness storiesPublishers are wary of short stories. They don’t sell as easily or pleasingly as novels.04 Jul 06:00 PM
OpinionJames Griffin: A throne fit for a queen?A couple of weeks ago, while she was visiting Northern Ireland, the Queen popped on to the set of Game of Thrones to cast a professional eye over the Iron Throne to see if it was cooler than her throne.04 Jul 04:15 PM
LifestyleOne night in Auckland: a diner's diaryNot even the winter cold can take the heat out of the inner city’s temperature, as Paul Lewis discovers during a three-venue dinner around watching a luncheon play.04 Jul 04:00 PM
Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth contendersThe stars and the quieter achievers of the sporting world alike step it up for the challenge of the Commonwealth Games. Suzanne McFadden meets six of our top athletes heading to Glasgow.28 Jun 10:29 PM
LifestyleReview: Cafe Viet, Grey LynnNever having been to Hanoi, I might be mistaken. But I suspect the similarities between eating at a street food stall in Vietnam and dining in a Grey Lynn cafe on a cold Auckland winter’s Sunday night are not striking.28 Jun 01:00 AM
LifestyleUrsula Le Guin: You never stop learningUrsula Le Guin’s long career has traversed many worlds, within which she is still uncovering more, writes David Larsen.28 Jun 12:24 AM
LifestylePeanuts: The classroom killerWhen her daughter was diagnosed with a life-threatening peanut allergy, Kiwi mum Lydia Monin turned her home into a nut-free zone. But life outside is a never-ending risk assessment, she says.27 Jun 07:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: The Girl Who Saved The King of SwedenIt starts in the 1970s. An illiterate girl from a Soweto slum is crammed into a truck with a load of potatoes.27 Jun 06:00 PM
TravelAcross the TasmanWe all know about Barossa and its big, bold shiraz; the famous Penfolds Grange and Melbourne’s terrific foodie scene.27 Jun 04:15 PM
OpinionJames Griffin: To see the Eagles or not?Talk about your quintessential First World dilemma.27 Jun 04:15 PM
LifestyleFashion: Park itDespite the many outerwear choices this season from trench coats to sporty anoraks, the utilitarian roots of the parka continue to inspire, with several updated versions offered in a range of unexpected colours and fabrics.27 Jun 04:00 PM
LifestyleTasting new wines is never a choreGetting to try newly released wines is never a chore, nor is it taken for granted. I sample them all so you don’t have to…trust me; we’ve never had it so good…for example.21 Jun 04:00 AM
LifestyleReview: Gusto Italiano, PonsonbyGusto Italiano is one of those restaurants that makes you feel great the moment you walk through the door. It's light, warm, reasonably 21 Jun 01:00 AM
LifestyleThe mannequin in my lifeIt’s a truth universally acknowledged that every woman, no matter how successful, must be in want of a husband and family to feel complete.20 Jun 10:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: The SilkWormIt was three months after the publication of Robert Galbraith's The Cuckoo's Calling, that J.K. Rowling was exposed as the true author of "his" crime debut, lauded by readers and critics alike.20 Jun 06:00 PM
