The head of the Christian lobby group Family First said he never demanded the award-winning book Into the River be banned.

Ted Dawe is the children's author of the first book to be banned in New Zealand for at least 22 years.

NZ's censorship review board has slapped an interim ban on award-winning children's book - the first time it has done so in 22 years.

New research shows letting go of grudges brings huge physical and mental benefits, says Anna Hart.

New Zealand's newest poet laureate says his latest accolade is 'very acceptable' but you suspect he'd rather talk about his love of cats of dogs.

Most Kiwi dads read to their children but mums read to them more, a survey has found.

Coming to MTV in January 2016, ‘The Shannara Chronicles’ is a new TV series based on the best-selling fantasy novels by Terry Brooks.

Jack Nicholson once offered Princess Margaret cocaine at a dinner party held in her honour - but she spent the night dancing with John Travolta instead.

Boy Star James Rolleston and Youtube sensation Jamie Curry among a star-studded cast for movie of the debut novel by Eleanor Catton.

As adulthood gels carefree youth drains away.

Eva Gabrielsson, the partner of the late Stieg Larsson, has described David Lagercrantz as an "idiotic choice" for the job of writing a sequel to Larsson's Millennium trilogy.

We're a nation of dog-lovers - and a new book pays tribute to the canines who are our loyal companions.

Fish ladders are structures that Britons began building in the 19th century when they started damming and blocking waterways.

There are too many Michael Moorcocks. I don't mean the books - although there are a bewildering number of those, there could never be too many for his admirers.

In this final volume of Graeme Lay's fictional trilogy on the life of James Cook, we confront a very different man to the legend or, for that matter, the first two books in the series.

How do you spell these bears' name? The answer could hold the key to a vast conspiracy, theorises a tinfoil hat-wearing Karl Puschmann.

Some of the world's top sports legends, actors and musicians, including Serena Williams and Dustin Hoffman, are spilling the secrets to their success. Want to become a tennis phenomenon or a Hollywood star? Just sign up, says Abigail Jones.

Playwright Gary Stalker's intriguingly titled work pulls off a surprising feat with sophisticated, unashamedly literary writing.

Yachting commentator Peter 'PJ' Montgomery's memories of what started his long-running feud with Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton have been challenged.

A sexually explicit book that has been restricted to people aged 14 and over has been cleared for unrestricted release after an unusual appeal by librarians.

No. That was quite a chastening experience and I feel very betrayed by Rolf Harris.

Always creative, it took a while for Man Booker nominee Anna Smaill to find the perfect medium for her message.

Auckland Grammar School's first cookbook, A Taste of Grammar, is being launched at the school's main hall on Sunday afternoon.