OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Don't fret about 50 boring shadesE L James' writing is so execrable, the characters in Fifty Shades so banal, the sex scenes so lacking in passion and emotion.21 Jan 04:00 PM
EntertainmentThe acclaimed novel written during lunch breaksThe second novel from Mindy Mejia has already gotten attention from TV networks21 Jan 01:00 AM
EntertainmentTrump seeking advice from MarvelHe may seem like something out of a comic book, but Trump has found some help from Marvel.14 Jan 05:00 AM
EntertainmentOrlando shooting charity comic tops chartsA charity comic starring Batman and other DC heroes is raising funds for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting.14 Jan 01:30 AM
BusinessThe key habit successful people shareThere are certain practices that separate the financially successful from the rest of us mere mortals. And one daily habit shared 11 Jan 03:53 AM
BusinessDoes 'Kiwi' architecture exist?Does the country have designs it can point to and say 'oh, that's so New Zealand' and claim it for our own?05 Jan 11:05 PM
WorldSecret in Xmas massacre picA family photograph taken before a Christmas Day massacre holds a telling clue of why the slaughter took place.28 Dec 12:51 AM
New ZealandTwelve Questions with Douglas Lloyd JenkinsDesign writer Douglas Lloyd Jenkins has been a Herald, Listener and Home magazine contributor and hosted The Big Art Trip on television.26 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleUnwanted prezzies already hawked off onlineNot even 24 hours after Kiwis unwrapped their annual Christmas haul, almost 8,000 unwanted prezzies are being hawked off online.25 Dec 08:47 PM
TravelColin Thubron: 'Travel has always been a kind of addiction for me'The travel writer Colin Thubron tells John Preston what drives him to the world's most remote outposts.23 Dec 08:00 PM
RoyalsHow Princess Diana's affair unfoldedBook extract by Diana's former bodyguard reveals the moment the Princess met 'love rat' James Hewitt and addresses those Harry rumours.20 Dec 06:00 PM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions with C.K. Stead1 When were you last embarrassed? I'm embarrassed all the time. I've thought about it quite often and wonder if it's a form of depression 19 Dec 04:00 PM
SportStocking up on good sport yarnsIf you're looking for a gift to keep a sport-lover absorbed over the festive season, Andrew Alderson has had his reading light on to sift out a few gems.17 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentNick Bollinger: Looking back on 1970s rock in NZIn 1970s' New Zealand, real men played rugby, not rock, writes musician Nick Bollinger.16 Dec 08:30 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Ben Sanders' noir perfectionGreg Fleming reviews Ben Sanders' second American-based novel Marshall's Law11 Dec 09:28 PM
EntertainmentHorowitz flies high with Magpie MurdersAnthony Horowitz has penned his first original novel for adults in more than a decade.09 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook reviews: Illustrated non-fictionOur picks of 2016's best illustrated non-fiction books.09 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentOur 2016 book of the year pickWeekend's pick for 2016's NZ book of the year.09 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDahl show the right medicine for holiday startA Roald Dahl classic comes to the Auckland stage.08 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook reviews: Non-fiction booksJim Eagles and Mark Fryer pick 2016's best non-fiction books.08 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook reviews: kids' chapter booksDionne Christian reviews the latest kids' chapter books and points out some of 2016's best.08 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook reviews: food booksCatherine Smith savours some of 2016's best food books.08 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook reviews: poetrySiobhan Harvey reviews recent poetry books and picks favourites from the year.08 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook reviews: Sci-fi and fantasyAnnabel Gooder reviews the latest sci-fi and fantasy books and points out some of the year's best reads.08 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandKids flock to summer reading programmeAn initiative keeping children learning over the six weeks of summer break is attracting more interest than ever.08 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook reviews: Crime fictionGreg Fleming reviews the latest crop of crime fiction and points out some of the year's best reads.06 Dec 01:56 AM
New ZealandMillionaire Wall St whiz to PMIn light of John Key's announcement that he will resign as Prime Minister of New Zealand, we take revisit some crucial moments throughout his leadership.05 Dec 12:40 AM
EntertainmentLinda Hall: In Harry Potter's defenceToday I'm using my pen (computer actually) as a wand to defend Harry Potter. I know I wrote about Brian Tamaki a few weeks ago but 04 Dec 10:00 PM
New ZealandTamaki warns of 'demonic' Harry PotterAccording to Tamaki, Harry Potter is a tool to recruit people toward evil.03 Dec 04:00 PM
TravelWaikato delta: Milk and waterFarmer Stu Muir talks to Matt Philp about transformation and taniwha.03 Dec 12:00 AM
EntertainmentStiff competition for bad sex awardErri De Luca won the award for his novel The Day Before Happiness.30 Nov 09:25 PM
EntertainmentBrit author unleashes war of wordsCommonwealth writers have no chance of beating US 'big hitters', claims 2011 Booker winner Julian Barnes.28 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandMy bookshelf: Donovan BixleyAcclaimed author and illustrator Donovan Bixley shares tales of the books that inspired him.25 Nov 04:00 PM
