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A celebration of mums filling pages with delight
Milla and her grandmother Rose explore all the wonderfully different, yet often familiar mums on display in Sarina Dickson's new book, Mumapalooza: A Celebration of Mums. Video / Ella Wilks

She who would be king: Beatriz Romilly on power, politics and the nature of evil
"Does someone have to be completely destroyed to realise what a jerk they’re being?"

The Gubyllub: Kindness as a cure to bullying
A rhyming children’s picture book about combatting bullying

Go As A River: 'Human heart connecting with human heart'
Call American writer Shelley Read a late bloomer, she’s fine with that.

Now what? Climate action at the crossroads
After all the floods, after all the protests, how do we change the world?

A human wrote this book review. AI wrote the book
New York Times: Can computers write bestsellers? Possibly, says Dwight Garner.

Sex.Life podcaster Morgan Penn on self-pleasure for Mother’s Day
Morgan Penn, somatic sexologist, on the greatest love of all - self love.

Why the Hollywood writers are on strike: they are the ones who make it all happen
Matt Ragghianti, an LA screenwriter, explains why it’s vital that anyone who loves TV/film

Leanne Malcolm becomes Gina: 'I’m no longer the person I was'
Former TV presenter Leanne Malcolm is forging a new career - with a new name

Style: Gift ideas for that special woman in your life
A curated collection of Mother’s Day gifts designed to elevate the everyday.

Cheese, meat and a near-spiritual experience: Taco Loco reviewed
Messy? Who cares when a chorus of taco angels is singing in your heart.

Gabrielle Zevin, the game-changing author with a $2m film deal
“No one gets to tell you that’s not love”

Design for Living: The forest in a football stadium
Bright ideas that make cities better: When art, sport and the climate collide.

Scotland’s coronation day: Charles souvenirs, anti-monarchy rallies and shrugs
New York Times: Coronation will be a test of sentiment about the monarchy in Scotland.

All the best gigs to go to and things to do during New Zealand Music Month
With plenty of shows, events, expos and quizzes, NZMM has something for everyone.

Life in plastic? It’s fantastic: A brief (bright pink) cultural history of Barbie
Times: Despite some controversies, kids have been playing with the doll for 64 years.

'Holy crap, what have I done?': Exclusive interview - the teen who egged politician
With a stroke of an egg, Will Connolly became an icon. His first indepth interview.

Egg Boy, Posie Parker, Steven Joyce and the flying dildo: What makes a protest missile iconic?
Ruth Spencer on how political projectiles can make an activist a hero or a villain

Design for Living: #vanlife, when your home is on wheels
Bright ideas that make living better: A tiny home on wheels.

Redmer Yska on the trail of the little-known side of Katherine Mansfield
In Katherine Mansfield’s Europe: Station to Station, Yska follows Mansfield’s life abroad.

Steve Braunias on the curious incident of the lawn mower in the day time
Steve Braunias feels bereft without his mower

Good reasons to ghost Chris Evans and Ana de Armas in Ghosted
Supposed to be one of Apple TV+'s biggest movies of the year, Ghosted is an embarrassment.

Canvas: All you need to know about Italian wine
Canvas Wine Writer Yvonne Lorkin tells us all you need to know about the smorgasbord of Italian wines available in NZ. Video / Warren Buckland

Julia Baird: in pursuit of awe and wonder while fighting cancer
Her book 'Phosphorescence' won numerous literary prizes, as well as prompting a Ted Talk.

Paolo Rotondo: Get into a Neapolitan state of mind at the Italian Film Festival
The story of award-winning NZ-Italian film director, writer and actor Paolo Rotondo.

Barry Humphries: 'Always keep them guessing'
Sometimes you should meet your heroes, especially if they are anything like Barry.

War stories our teachers never told us: Documenting New Zealand wars narratives and silences
An edited extract revisits the narrative around the Waikato War.