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Auckland Writers Festival special: Pip Adam explores new frontiers

We're celebrating this year's festival with extracts from some authors on the programme.

Auckland Writers Festival special: Debut novel tackles themes of identity and belonging

Read an exclusive extract from Shilo Kino's All That We Know.

Ask an expert: I’m dating my friend’s ex - is that wrong?

New York Times: Choosing love over friendship has its consequences.

Slow-cooking secrets: How to master flavourful meals with ease

Master the art of slow cooking with essential methods, tips and flavour secrets

Auckland Writers Festival special: Exclusive extract from Catherine Chidgey's new book

The Book of Guilt, Chidgey's ninth novel, is shocking, creepy and compelling.

Auckland Writers Festival special: The debut novel from Auckland lawyer about secrets and betrayal

Read an exclusive extract of Rachel Paris' debut novel, See How They Fall.

What's the best way to wake up?

New York Times: What experts say about snooze buttons, sunlight and sleeping in.

Auckland Writers Festival special: Dominic Hoey recalls 1985's biggest events

We're celebrating this year's festival with extracts from some authors on the programme.

The sleep trends experts think you should (and shouldn’t) try

New York Times: Mouth tape, melatonin, “worry journals” - do they actually help?

Mother's Day: What we miss when our children leave home

Jane Phare compares notes with other mums on the trauma of children leaving the nest.

The flight of the butterflies: Photographer Deborah Kelland's emotional journey through loss

'It’s like being in a snowstorm.'

The man who made a nation cry: One Day’s David Nicholls heads to NZ

'To sit by myself in a pub a long way from home and read a book, that’s a kind of bliss.'

What’s it like crossing the Ditch by sea

You see a lot during a two-day journey from Aotearoa to Australia.

Society Insider: Revealing the rich listers behind a $56m property swap; are Smith & Caughey's and Faradays teaming up?

Plus, actor turns property development mogul, and celebrity stylist celebrates on Waiheke.

Colin McCahon painting mystery: How a $225 auction 'sleeper' sold for $31,000

Did someone just get the art bargain of the century? Experts are unsure.

Amy Mansfield spent seven years at Auckland University – here's what she got out of it

Turning old lecture notes into comedy gold.