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France is stealing our moko
They stole our chance at winning the 2007 Rugby World Cup. This year, they're at it again, wearing fake moko for a photoshoot.

France: Foodie finds
Celia Canning takes us off the tourist track and shares the insider's guide to Paris' gourmand secrets.

Ruling the roost with a simple French dish
Our intrepid foodie finds a perfect rendition of peasant cuisine, coq qu vin, in a tiny village in southern France.

Nice work if you can get it in France
Three Kiwi Francophiles share what it's like to get past France's tourist veneer.

Paul Holmes: No place here for burqa
Culturalism, schmulteralism: Mask wearers want no part of the West except our privileges, according to Paul Holmes.

Mali: From here to Timbuktu again
James Anderson heads for the ancient city in the desert of utter remoteness.

For Maori language to endure, we must speak it
Erima Henare says correct pronunciation is an important step in supporting the language.

Larp Gai (Thai Lime Chicken Salad)
A good larp gai delivers a delicious tang with a small kick of chilli.

Theatre Review: One Day Moko, The Basement
Tim Carlsen comes close as a homeless busker in One Day Moko... and he's got the voice for the role.

A 20 year battle for custody
Next weekend the result of a long-awaited Treaty of Waitangi claim over Maori rights to native flora and fauna will be revealed.

Brian Rudman: Chinatown idea misses point
Here we go again. Another call to designate an enclave of Auckland "Chinatown".

Hone's dated a Pakeha but never a man
He once dated a Pakeha woman - but Hone Harawira has never been out with a man.