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Steve Braunias: Away in an expensive manger

We are all one beneath the Star of Bethlehem.

I promised Mum I'd never get married without her by my side. Thirteen days later she died

Amberleigh Jack reflects on love, loss and life during the pandemic.

Moving heaven and earth: The controversial exhibition that rocked the Vatican

The Auckland show of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescoes turns the world upside down.

Lone rangers: "If you're looking down at your feet all the time you're going too fast"

Richard Langston discovers the wonders of the Milford Track

Alan Samson recalls a cheese factory Christmas

Alan Samson's hippie adventure led to an unusual Christmas Day.

Peachy-keen beach reads

Eight reads to keep you going through the summer

Taonga: Artist Teresa Peters and the Venus of Willendorf, an ancient symbol of female power

"Mattel has made a replica of her as Barbie, which is so absurd but also kind of awesome"

Eating Auckland: Kim Knight on the city's seven big restaurant dining trends

From ox tongues to artichokes - a restaurant critic recounts a year of memorable eating.

That Boy: a short story by J.P. Pomare

That Boy, a short story by J.P. Pomare

Book extract: Ray Ching: New Zealand bird paintings

An edited extract from Ray Ching: New Zealand bird paintings

Christmas in a street far away, a decade long ago

David Hill celebrates Christmas in a street far, far away, in a decade long, long ago.

Book review: 'Try opening it at random and reading whatever catches your eye'

A book to open at random for those who are different

Theme work: the secret to television's catchiest tunes

The best TV theme tunes are musical synopses of the shows they open.

A collection of 'short fictions, tall truths'

A collection of short stories, The Pink Jumpsuit

Some thoughts on Wes Anderson's cinematic love letter to The New Yorker

Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch The French Dispatch.

George Clooney: 'Turning 60 is a bummer. But it's that or dead'

George Clooney on surviving a motorbike crash, social media, fame and the future.

Steve Braunias on party season - fun and games?

Fun and games of party seasons past - not always such fun

Design for Living: The hands of Venice

When design makes a city better: Lorenzo Quinn's sculpture Support in Venice.