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'It's not our crime, but it's still our sentence': Pillars founder Verna McFelin

Pillars founder Verna McFelin talks about her life inside and outside the prison wire.

Monique Fiso, Mittens and Bret McKenzie's brother walk into a bar...

What happens when Greg Bruce meets five famous Wellingtonians for cocktails?

One marriage, two movie reviews: Gunda

Greg and Zanna feast on the piggy delights of Gunda.

Shtisel and the limits of religion

Ultra-Orthodox Jews are less of an enigma thanks to TV show Shtisel, writes Diana Wichtel

Exploring the where but not the why of strange swimming events

Book review: Where we Swim

East reviewed: Duck, duck . . . jackfruit? Peking pancakes go vegetarian

The only skin in this restaurant's game comes from the bean curd.

Margaret Mills: 'I choose my reading from reviews and get them from the library'

Margaret Mills on the fact and fiction currently on her reading list

Berard on gangs, crime and backing himself

Ray Berard on going from a first starter to a favourite with Inside the Black Horse.

Steve Braunias: About a shirt

A shirt seen in a shopping mall sparks memories for Steve Braunias

'I like a home to feel and look lived-in, as ultimately that's what it's for'

Three creatives discuss what makes their home decor special

'Sometimes those relics make me happy, sometimes desperately sad. Always they make the present feel less like a foreign country, more like home'

On the ghosts of homes past, "you hang on to what you can."

God is a she: Maverick Anglican priest Christopher Douglas-Huriwai and the soul of the church

Imagine a priest. Now meet one completely unlike that.

Alexandra Tylee: "He would have been 21 last Boxing Day"

Pipi Cafe's Alexandra Tylee shares a bittersweet memory.

Restaurant review: Still-life sashimi and the artistic brilliance of Cocoro; Yvonne Lorkin peruses the drinks list

Push the boat out with 25-plus different species of kaimoana (matched sake optional).

One marriage, two movie reviews: Peter Rabbit 2

Married couple Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie review Peter Rabbit 2.

What to watch this Easter weekend

The hottest TV, movies and podcasts to keep you entertained this long weekend.

Get your long weekend mood on with top wines for solo moments and family affairs

Ten top tipples for Easter from Yvonne Lorkin

Restaurant review: Into the belly of the hāpuku beast at Al Brown's Depot

Sure they do sliders but the hāpuku is a fish dinner of Sunday roast proportions.