LifestylePub Spy: Bar Eden"Potential plus" is what real estate agents say when what they mean is "tumbledown shack in need of demolition".17 Nov 12:00 AM
LifestyleReview: Masu, Auckland CBDLonely Planet may have gone several steps too far in naming Auckland in a top-10 world city list but in the category of eating out you could make a plausible case.16 Nov 12:00 AM
LifestyleBook review: Catastrophe: Europe Goes to War 1914Like one of Field Marshal Haig's family whiskies, Max Hastings is a dram that steadily improves with age.09 Nov 05:00 PM
LifestyleReview: IVillage Indian Restaurant & Bar, Victoria ParkHaving just been reminded that our Indian population is the second-largest ethnic community in the city, it was fitting that we booked, on a very quiet night, for dinner at IVillage.09 Nov 12:00 AM
LifestyleBook review: Birds of New Zealand: A Photographic GuideIt's almost a tradition for birders to complain about their field guides: a particular variation of plumage.08 Nov 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: WakeAs we age from children into adults, the sheer power of our imagination ebbs away.01 Nov 05:00 PM
LifestyleHorror: How to respondWhen Elizabeth Knox started writing her new novel, <i>Wake</i>, she wanted to take on the challenge of inspiring fear. But, she writes, that evolved into confronting the real-life things that terrified her.01 Nov 05:00 PM
LifestyleReview: Buenos Aires, Herne BayGrilling beef is an art form Argentinians have perfected, as evidenced at Buenos Aires.26 Oct 12:00 AM
LifestyleBrunch: Brick by Brick Cafe, OnehungaBrick by Brick is a funny sort of place. It protrudes from the surrounding buildings like an extension that hasn't been thought through enough.25 Oct 07:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Goat MountainDavid Vann's fourth novel is the story of one weekend in 1978 when three men and a boy go hunting in Northern California.25 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestyleReview: Sugar Club, Auckland CBDWhen Sky City's much-trumpeted Sugar Club opened in August, the reviews were not as overwhelmingly favourable as the restaurant's impresario Peter Gordon might have liked.19 Oct 12:00 AM
LifestyleBrunch: Domain and Ayr, ParnellThe menu was a mix of tweaked brunch classics (benedicts, pancakes and omelettes) and an alluring array of less common dishes that we were keen to try, such as eggs cocotte and bubble and squeak.18 Oct 07:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: New Bridget Jones totally misses the MarkThis Mr Darcy fan says Helen Fielding's latest offering is annoying and fails to offer any depth or relevance.14 Oct 02:00 AM
LifestyleRestaurant review: BaduzziAt last there's somewhere exciting to dine down at North Wharf in the Wynyard Quarter.12 Oct 12:00 AM
LifestyleNew Bridget Jones ripped to shreds by reviewers"Toe-curling, clunking disappointment": New Bridget Jones reviews are in, and they're not good.07 Oct 08:25 PM
LifestyleBook review: Tracing a civilisationSimon Schama's beginning is Egypt. But it is not the beginning of patriarchs and prophets.05 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestyleReview: Orleans, BritomartNo need to travel to the Louisiana bayou to experience New Orleans cuisine.05 Oct 12:00 AM
