Features
The Twilight diaries
Catherine Woulfe experiences love at first bite and finds something she can sink her teeth into.
Colour amid the beige
Forget Key and Goff: here are some of the more interesting and unpredictable candidates on the campaign trail.
'I can't believe it's 10 years...'
Pippa Blake took some persuading to finally write her own account of the life and death of her husband Peter – and the truth about those famous red socks.
Giant of an NZ we no longer know
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Sometimes history, even the relatively recent such as the Great Depression, reads like a foreign country or some kind of parallel universe.Here comes the sun
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The sun-smart message has changed from a UV index to a much clearer alert tool. Kate Mead reports on the science behind the new look.
Having us in stitches
Kim Knight meets an artist who captures the meaning and ambiguity of words In fabric.
Easy history lesson from Ihimaera
The right level for younger readers new to the subject, writes Nicholas Reid.
Caught between two worlds
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"Complicated" doesn't begin to describe the New Zealand Wars.Healing and kneeling
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A childhood accident offers a clue to the way Children's Commissioner Dr Russell Wills connects with kids who are isolated and vulnerable.If I could vote...
Kiwi teens speak out on their political views, how they balance study and work, and their future dreams. Interviews by Imogen Neale and Marika Hill.
Spine-tingling drama
Walking a tightrope in high heels? Tiptoeing across wine bottles? Aerial acrobatics? There's real danger in the circus show "Cantina".
Funny business
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The wit behind TV classic Yes Minister and movie My Cousin Vinny shares some comedy tips with Adam Dudding.The last laugh
Kiwi artist Regan Tamanui is spraying his talent across Australia, so why has no one here heard of him?
Kiwi writer nabs Oz prize
Melbourne-based expat artist Nicolas Low has won a Griffith Review Emerging Writers' Prize. Low, who's of Ngai Tahu descent, shared the non-fiction award. His story Octopus, which takes its starting point from the Ruatoki "terror" raids, appears in the annual new fiction edition of the Review, a quarterly produced by Griffith University and Text Publishing.
'I have put in the hard yards'
He's just been shortlisted for a $45,000 arts prize, but expat photographer Greg Semu's dedication to highlighting questions of Pacific identity and dislocation have cost him dearly. He wouldn't have it any other way, he tells Steve Kilgallon.
Show me the money
West Auckland's licensing trusts – which have a monopoly on alcohol sales in the area – turned over $100m in the past decade and claimed to give $80m back to the community. But last year, schools, sports and the arts received just $38,000. Steve Kilgallon investigates.
'Leadership is a life sentence'
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Former PM Jenny Shipley is as driven as ever, from improving her own health to shaping the future for others.How to save our kiwifruit industry
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Scientists are in a race against time to find a cure for the Psa bacteria crippling the kiwifruit industry in the Bay of Plenty. Tony Wall reports from the front line of the fight to save a national icon.Face value
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Moko is a cherished part of Maori identity and archaeological evidence suggests it has been practised since the beginning of Maori settlement in this country. Yet moko appear to be widely misjudged and misunderstood.Under the covers
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What will the book look like in 10 years' time? In Frankfurt, home to the world's biggest book fair, everyone's got a slightly different idea.Paying lip service
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At every age and stage, my past facial hair experiments have been deeply underwhelming.Getting real is novelist's guile
Ian Rankin talks to Mark Broatch about playing tricks on the reader and why newspapers remain important.
Owen Glenn: Talking big
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A rare audience with tycoon Owen Glenn: power, politics and why more of NZ's rich should open their pockets. By Steve Kilgallon.'Being poor didn't mean we were bad'
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Russel Norman on how NZ can be green and rich – and why he has never forgotten his working-class roots.
Picture perfect
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It's the biggest production in Sky's 20-year history - broadcasting the Rugby World Cup to the world. Steve Kilgallon had rare access behind the scenes on an especially emotional night.How Tintin got real
The boy reporter's journey from cartoon panel to big screen is complete. Adam Dudding goes behind the scenes at Weta Workshop to find out how they did it.
Reads like teen spirit
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What are teenagers thinking? Under their beanies, beneath their directional haircuts, what exactly is going on in their heads?Battle looms in Northland
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There's a fight on for the heavyweight Maori title of MP of Te Tai Tokerau. Marika Hill reports on the contenders.Dr Seuss: Genius and gin
The rhyming magic of Dr Seuss is back with a 'new' collection of lost stories. Kim Knight looks at Ted Geisel's legacy and how his creativity endures.
What are we thinking?
Victoria University psychology professor Marc Wilson tells why he created the BrainScan survey – and explains the serious academic intentions behind it.
The all-revealing DNA
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When Robin Napper introduced DNA profiling to Australia, many coppers didn't want a bar of it.In Hillary's footsteps
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It was a life-changing experience for the Kiwi doctors and nurses who carried on Sir Edmund Hillary's legacy in Nepal. By Michael Field.Fast and loose with Footloose?
Fans may be aghast but the director of the Footloose remake asks audiences to hold fire until they have seen it, writes Leena Tailor.
Drawing on talent
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Donovan Bixley's life's not beginning at 40 – it's turning out jolly well. By Megan Nicol Reed.'I'm going back home to my people'
Hemana Waaka literally wrote the book on Maori sports terminology. The veteran broadcaster reveals why the RWC might be his last big show.
Soap star's dream
What does a Shortland Street star do in her spare time? Sarah Murray meets the actor and her husband creating shoestring budget theatre opportunities.
Khartoum Place: Stepping forward
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OPINION: The gateway to Auckland's new art gallery has become a hotbed of gender politics. Hamish Keith argues for the removal of the women's suffrage mural.The big ideas man
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He's cut deals with Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela and other luminaries, so how did a dyslexic Kiwi kid become a global publishing powerhouse?Saviours of the sea
A sinking ferry in Wellington harbour had the potential to be one of our worst maritime disasters – until two locals rushed to the rescue.
Art for kids' sake
Kate Mead takes a walk through the wonderland created by a gifted couple whose project has brought art into the lives of thousands of Kiwi children.
The Jesus bird returns
No one knows how many are left or where they breed. But we now know that the New Zealand storm petrel lives. Catherine Woulfe with the remarkable story of how a bird 'extinct' for 150 years came back from the dead.
Kawerau, close up
How one New Zealand town is celebrating the Rugby World Cup – minus the bunting. By Catherine Woulfe.
Let's dance: 'Ka mate' in perspective
From spine-tingling pre-match performances by our rugby gods, to half-arsed renditions by motley crews of squiffy Kiwis,'Ka Mate' is everywhere. But how well do you know your haka? Adam Dudding on the 10 things everyone should know.
'King of Cool' still crooning
Tony Bennett's latest album pairs him with singers as varied as Willie Nelson and the late Amy Winehouse, and still delivers an emotional payload, writes Grant Smithies.
Showtime for arts hopeful
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A New Zealand stint helps inspire a star of US reality TV, writes Imogen Neale.You are here
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Do we really need to know you're at that cool new bar, or you've just bought a burger down the road? Sarah Murray examines the concept of checking in. Photography Peter MeechamRap's last taboo
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For a genre born from marginalised people, mainstream hip hop has been surprisingly reluctant to confront its homophobia. Pope Bron$ is one lonely voice hoping to change that. By Duncan Greive Photography: Stephen LangdonMy fabulous fashion life
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Matt Suddain has a crack at blogging.
Dotcom accused van der Kolk 'flabbergasted'
Prison officers 'turned into mules'
Ethnic rights advice stuns communities
Rugby joy short-lived, nation pessimistic
Prime Minister John Key wins hearts if not minds
Australian criminals sneaking into NZ
Police training freeze puts recruits on hold
DOC staff get death threats over GPS use
Kiwi puts pressure on euro tourists