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With more than 100,000 self-help books available, how do you pick one that will work?

The Good Life: Hunting for mammoths

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Tried and true recipes from The Hungry Cook blogger Olivia Galletly

Olivia Galletly loves adapting old recipes for everyday contemporary cooks.

Bumper weekend wine guide: Rich and elegant Hawke’s Bay reds

With its warm climate, Hawke's Bay wines have a lot to offer.

The Good Life: The natural order is restored at Lush Places

Daffodils are out, Tūī are making music, and sheep are back in our paddocks.

Weekend wine guide: Two family businesses are delivering wines full of character

Family-controlled favourites from Marlborough and Hawkes Bay are worth knowing.

‘Very Hungry Coeliac’ Mel Persson’s latest crowd-pleasing gluten-free meals

Mel Persson's new gluten-free cookbook features 80 sweet and savoury recipes.

The Good Life: The joy of dystopian kids’ books and TV shows

As a Tripods tragic, Greg Dixon reminisces on 1970s' sci-fi novels.