LifestyleGallery: Portraits From A Doctor's SurgeryFor nearly two years Northland doctor Chris Reid photographed his patients. Greg Dixon talks to him on the eve of an Auckland exhibition of the result.02 Nov 08:15 PM
EntertainmentAmy Poehler spills the beans in new memoirComedy queen Amy Poehler’s new memoir spills the beans on her divorce and her dalliance with cocaine. Now, the much-feted comedian is on a new mission — to get rid of the cult of cool and promote humour that’s for everyone, writes Hephzibah Anderson.31 Oct 09:00 PM
LifestyleWin at rock, paper, scissorsThought rock, paper, scissors was a game of chance? Think again, says William Poundstone.31 Oct 09:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Pulling the plugMeetings with prize-winning authors form the basis for new satire, writes Stephen Jewell.31 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestylePortraits from a GP's surgeryKerikeri GP Chris Reid photographed - with their permission - more than 400 of his patients at the end of their 15-minute consultation. The photos have just been published in a book called 'Patient: Portraits From A Doctor's Surgery' and will feature in an exhibition in Auckland in November. Check out some of the photos in our gallery.31 Oct 03:00 PM
LifestyleBook extract: A walk on the wild sideA new book exploring New Zealand’s long history of bush walking is published this week. In this Exclusive extract, writers Shaun Barnett and Chris MacLean discuss the evolution of that mysterious New Zealand term for hiking: ‘tramping’.24 Oct 10:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Elementary, my dearAnthony Horowitz talks to Linda Herrick about shocking his readers with his new Sherlock, why he wrote with a fountain pen and how his difficult school years drove him to the world of books.24 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestyleWhy there's so much love for S.P.Q.R (+recipe)S.P.Q.R, hallmark of Auckland dining and Ponsonby road staple for over twenty years, publishes the cookbook <i>S.P.Q.R</i> with the restaurant's recipes, photographs and, republished here, a tribute written by Simon Farrell-Green.24 Oct 12:00 AM
TravelTravel book review: <I>View From The Road</I>This journey along State Highway 1 show that the nation's backbone is a place of life as well as an inanimate stretch of bitumen, writes Alex Robertson.23 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionAlan Duff: Our future lies in our pastWhat compelled a 20-year-old Irish youth last month to murder his two younger brothers after finding out he was adopted?22 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandHairy Maclary project nears final legThe Hairy Maclary sculpture project planned for Tauranga's redeveloped waterfront is closing in on its fundraising target.21 Oct 09:55 PM
LifestyleAl Brown: Biography of a restaurantHe used to be a fine dining chef in Wellington. Then he had an epiphany and moved to Auckland. Greg Dixon meets Al Brown, the man who learned to relax at dinner and made us do the same.17 Oct 09:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Ian Wedde goes there and back againIan Wedde retraces his childhood steps from Blenheim to Pakistan, Bangladesh, England and Jordan, writes Rebecca Barry Hill.17 Oct 05:00 PM
New ZealandSpecial bound copy of Luminaries on showBook lovers will have a chance to see Eleanor Catton's specially bound copy of The Luminaries as part of Auckland Libraries' latest exhibition.17 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleBooker Prize winner never even wanted to write the novelRichard Flanagan won the Man Booker prize for a tale inspired by his father's experiences in a Japanese PoW camp. It was a novel he never wanted to write, he reveals to Arifa Akbar.15 Oct 10:40 PM
WorldAuthor: Viewing child porn isn't wrongTop author John Grisham has argued that not all men who watch "child porn" are paedophiles or should go to jail.15 Oct 08:01 PM
LifestyleAussie wins Booker PrizeRichard Flanagan was tonight awarded the Man Booker Prize for a Second World War novel about the Burma Death Railway.14 Oct 09:40 PM
LifestyleNZ restaurants make top global listThe massive foodie tome, 1001 Restaurants You Must Experience Before You Die, has just been released. Among the featured eateries are a dozen of NZ's best.12 Oct 10:45 PM
