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Butter Up!

The question that has divided family and friends, what's the perfect bun-to-butter ratio?

When did we get so freaking judgmental?

Thank you for judging, writes Ruth Spencer

The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading

Indulge in Gigi Fenster's book you will be thinking about for days after you finish it.

How a couple from Glenfield came to be a force on social media

YouTube stars Abbey and Money Singh tell Greg Bruce how things almost fell apart.

One of Auckland's best-kept Pasifika secrets

Nothing less than perfection for Fale Kai cook Loisi Puleiku

Joy Cowley: 'The mystery central to my life'

'Times of pain and loss emptied me to make room for something new,' says Joy Cowley

Flower power: Rotherham's derelict wasteland to a river of beauty

Bright ideas that make cities better: England's urban wildflower gardens.

WeCrashed review: Can Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto salvage something from the wreckage of WeWork?

WeWork is one of the great corporate disasters of our times, but does it make for good TV?

Diana Wichtel: the new normal is an assault on humanity

This is no time to make war resemble virtual reality entertainment.

Navigating hostile seas, uncharted territory, racism and division: Sir Tipene O'Regan, living taonga, New Zealander of the Year

Living taonga, rangatira, Sir Tipene O'Regan - New Zealander of the Year

Hamburg's architecture stands up to the rising tide

Bright ideas that make cities better: Elbphilharmonie and the restoration of HafenCity.

The enduring allure of Kabul House

Find hunks of slow-cooked lamb and saffron-infused custard at the Afghani restaurant.

'We'd have wives coming in with husbands, and the same husbands with mistresses'

From Prego to SPQR: Debauchery and other stories from a life on the restaurant floor.

Birds, blood and bumps in the night ... horror director Jennifer Reeder

The award-winning director of horror flick Night's End takes us into her haunted house.

'My first meeting with Jane Campion was quite intimidating' - Kiwi Oscar nominee

Amber Richards talks about the star director and her own Oscar nomination.

How believable are the Oscars?

The Academy Awards are supposed to showcase the best actors and films. Do we care?