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![The strange tale of Finnegan's haka](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The strange tale of Finnegan's haka
As Ireland prepare to face the All Blacks at Eden Park today, Dean Parker recalls how the New Zealand battle cry influenced one of their greatest writers
![Fiction Addiction: World famous but not in New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fiction Addiction: World famous but not in New Zealand
In New Zealand exists a dozen or so successful authors who've bypassed our tiny local publishing market and headed straight out into the world.
![Writing something similar, but in a good way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Writing something similar, but in a good way
Parallel plots warm Nicky Pellegrino's heart and capture her sympathy.
![Book Review: The Final Curtsey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book Review: The Final Curtsey
Margaret Rhodes, a self-confessed "publishing sensation", takes the cake for what must be one of the worst book covers ever
![Travel book: <I>Ghosts In The Landscape</I>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Travel book: <I>Ghosts In The Landscape</I>
A stunning exploration in black and white of the New Zealand countryside and the spirits haunting it.
![Greek comedy of errors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Greek comedy of errors
Writer Michael Frayn tells Boyd Tonkin about his new farce dealing with an imposter and his victim.
![Nicci Gerrard: Coping with empty nest syndrome](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Nicci Gerrard: Coping with empty nest syndrome
What happens when children finally leave the nest? Best-selling author Nicci Gerrard recalls tears when the moment arrived — and the chance to turn a time of loss into a new sense of liberation.
![Book Review: The Intentions Book](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book Review: The Intentions Book
Gigi Fenster has made a standout debut with her novel, The Intentions Book. The writing is tight, the protagonist memorable and the revelations stitched with a subtle finesse.
![Book review: In One Person](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book review: In One Person
Anything by John Irving is going to be memorable. And powerful. And provocative. So it is with his 13th novel, the story of five decades in the life of bisexual Billy.
![Hello kitty: The cat that saved Kiwi author Helen Brown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Hello kitty: The cat that saved Kiwi author Helen Brown
Author Helen Brown tells Linda Herrick how her life’s dramas have led to an upcoming movie — all thanks to two cats.
![Chick lit that's Kiwi to its lovely core](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Chick lit that's Kiwi to its lovely core
She's a mum, a vet, a farmer - and a rom-com ace, finds Nicky Pellegrino.