Dainty sandwiches, perfectly formed sweet treats, the finest tea — what a satisfying way to share an afternoon with your beloved, writes Anna King Shahab.

Don't allow grey skies to darken your mood now the cold weather has arrived. Beating the winter blues is all about keeping yourself and your home cosy and warm. Here are 10 helpful warm-up hints.

All mums deserve pampering, and Mother's Day is the official day when that special treatment is obligatory.

A must-have feature has finally arrived.

Ditch the dishes and create meals that go straight from oven to table.

We want to think outside the box this year and give mum something a bit different on her special day.

Marvel’s film adaptations of comic book action adventures are expanding into a cosmos of their own.

Now that cooler weather is on its way, Simon Gault shares some recipes for warming long-weekend food to enjoy at home with friends and family.

Getting invited out to dinner by a restaurant reviewer is not as good as it sounds. Frank Bruni, the erstwhile restaurant critic at the New York Times, made all the ordering decisions and his companions had to pass their plates clockwise on instruction.

Danielle Wright finds refuge from Melbourne's city street smells at a perfumista workshop.

Sanding and painting are sure signs they're on the home stretch.

The Flanders poppy is the real plant behind the red flower which has become an international symbol of remembrance for soldiers who gave their lives during the world wars.

Based on my experience of taking visitors around town, here are my top five things to do in Auckland.

The aunties rule the roost in the Anzac Day kitchen.

In honour of Gallipoli and the close ties that bind New Zealand and Australia, 'Living' asked Herald cartoonist and ex-Queenslander Rod Emmerson for his favourite places across the ditch.

British singer-songwriter Jamie Lawson was practically unknown when he arrived in New Zealand a few weeks ago.

Tailor your home to your electrical needs.

A polar blast chilled the country this week, signalling the end of a seriously good summer. Here are five of the best reasons to love winter.

Shavaughn Ruakere chats about being a ‘dick’ on TV, living the American Dream and her new role as a wartime hussy.

Ideas abound for autumn’s most versatile fruit so get poaching, slicing and crumbling.

Elisabeth Easther goes to the birds.