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Designing a dream: Kaikohe's youthquake

The Far North town has received a touch of local magic and a newfound identity.

Exhibition combines all senses to recreate Van Gogh's era

Van Gogh Alive opens up arts and culture to new audiences.

My dad was in the Mr Asia Syndicate

The daughter of a key player in the Mr Asia Syndicate opens up about her childhood.

Hair we go again. Sarah Daniell goes to a hair salon for four weeks

Sarah Daniell gets her hair washed and blow-dried at a salon once a week, for a month.

Isolation's potent sting: Sharron Ward contends with her capture in Libya

For a documentary film-maker, the daily goings-on of isolation call forth a deep trauma.

Diana Wichtel: Oliver Sacks tops the list of enjoyable interviews

Reflections on a memorable interviewee.

Steve Braunias: A Rolls-Royce road trip from Auckland to Wellington

Steve Braunias takes the most classic of road trips - but with a twist and a few bends.

Restaurant review: Sean Connolly's Esther

The restaurant is a work of art - but the taramasalata just needs work.

Steve Braunias: Christmas through my daughter's eyes

A few happy Christmases to the nice, the naughty and the unknowable.

2020 predictions: are we there yet?

The future is here - in some cases - but past predictions have not always been a success.

Letters of Denis Glover: "Drunkenness and a deep vein of self-destructiveness … cost him almost everything'

A newly published collection shines a fresh light on Denis Glover's literary prowess.

David Walliams and a wartime gorilla called Gertrude

David Walliams on his latest book for children, with a gorilla for a hero

Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the inside story of a family in tumult

Two royal biographies reviewed.

Diana Wichtel: 'We now celebrate what has come to be called Chrismukkah'

There's a case for combining traditions these holidays.

Uncomplicated beauty: Doing more with less

Skip-care is poised to be big in beauty next year.

Kiwis abroad for Christmas: 'London is not the same London any more'

Many Kiwis have returned home this year. These are the stories of those who stayed abroad.