EntertainmentMiriama Smith becomes a matchmaker for Kiwi singlesMiriama Smith is looking forward to helping Cupid, writes Elisabeth Easther.30 Jul 10:48 PM
EntertainmentLeonardo da Vinci: The father of inventionExhibition pays homage to genius, writes Dionne Christian.30 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentEx-All Black and Hollywood actor team up for docoOne was a victim, one a bully, but that doesn't mean that's all you are forever, as Norm Hewitt and Manu Bennett tell Siena Yates.24 Jul 06:09 AM
EntertainmentElijah Wood's extreme makeoverElijah Wood talks to Chris Schulz about The Greasy Strangler, a weird festival entry.24 Jul 03:30 AM
TravelMiranda: Soak up the solitudeIt's nearly the end of the school holidays and you haven't been out of town? A mid-winter jaunt in Miranda is the perfect escape.24 Jul 03:00 AM
OpinionRebecca Barry HillEnjoyed Making a Murderer and Serial? You'll like thisMostly we see a terrified young man, staring down the barrel of an uncertain future. And six more hours spent transfixed on the couch.24 Jul 03:00 AM
EntertainmentBook review: A right kind of lifeGustav Perle, son of a dead policeman and a bitter mother whom he loves despite her disaffection for him, is merely 5 as this story 23 Jul 05:18 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Work Like Any OtherOften the books we read cover the same subjects.23 Jul 05:16 PM
EntertainmentBook review: The talented Ms HighsmithA different side of Patricia Highsmith comes to life in a new book, writes Stephen Jewell.23 Jul 05:15 PM
TravelA love letter to: Lake HaweaSinger/songwriter Anna van Riel pens an ode to her favourite spot.22 Jul 05:00 PM
TravelSiobhan Marshall's love letter to Wisconsin'I'd heard Americans were loud and brash but the Wisconsinites were quite the opposite. They spoke slowly and articulated everything carefully.'16 Jul 12:30 AM
EntertainmentTrees bring writer southAnnie Proulx's new epic story stretches far and wide and south, writes Dionne Christian.15 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Good PeopleWritten six years ago, the Israeli writer's novel is a disquieting mix of apocalyptic and quotidian, incongruous career jealousies in a time of national blood-letting.15 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: My Last ContinentThis hot love story from an American author, set on a freezing continent, has touches of New Zealand occasionally. The setting is 15 Jul 06:00 PM
New ZealandSweet bombe a Milse hitAt Britomart's Milse, the Bombe Alaska is so deliciously decadent that it formed part of one man's marriage proposal. "We've seen 10 Jul 09:00 PM
EntertainmentLost summers at Scandretts BayA film's change of setting captured a priceless atmosphere.08 Jul 11:00 PM
EntertainmentWhy this '80s Kiwi icon is all grown upThe 80s crime-solver kid has moved on, writes Chris Schulz.08 Jul 09:00 PM
OpinionRebecca Barry HillRoadies: 'It's a lacklustre gig'Fun is hard to find in this comedy about a rock band's 'family'.08 Jul 08:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: City of MirrorsJustin Cronin's readers can't easily put him down, writes Dionne Christian.08 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Vinegar GirlThis is The Taming of the Shrew retold for more modern times.08 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Mysterious Mysteries of the Aro ValleyDanyl, the protagonist, is back after a six-month absence caused by a misunderstanding with the justice system.08 Jul 06:00 PM
TravelHollie Smith's love letter to Lake TaraweraA place that was a constant to me, growing up, was Lake Tarawera.08 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentA thriller juicy with secretsOn a chilly, rainy day, it's tempting to escape to the baking heat of Australia.02 Jul 12:04 AM
EntertainmentKate Beckinsale: A wily womanKate Beckinsale gets wicked in a Jane Austen screen debut, writes Helen Barlow.01 Jul 07:30 PM
EntertainmentHow does a song end up on the radio?Have you ever turned on the radio and wondered how on Earth these songs hit the airwaves, and who's to blame for it? Well here's the bad news: it's you.01 Jul 07:00 PM
EntertainmentInside a music writer's memoirHelen Brown enjoys Sylvia Patterson's memoir, I'm Not With the Band.01 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentA Kiwi's walk backwards in Mao's footstepsIt sounds almost too extraordinary to be true: a Kiwi advertising executive makes a pilgrimage across the byways of China, where tourists are rarely seen, and tracks down a long lost son of Mao Tse Tung.01 Jul 06:00 PM
TravelNick Dwyer's love letter to PaihiaNick Dwyer fondly remembers growing up in Paihia.01 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentThe anti-hero Ray DonovanAlthough he stands as one of Hollywood's most in-demand actors, Ray Donovan star Liev Schreiber has never really fit the mould of the modern leading man.25 Jun 03:47 AM
