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You totes need these bags these holidays

Pack and go with these easy to use, holiday appropriate tote bags.

New wines for the new year

A trio sure to inspire oohs and aahs.

Review: Mouth-watering meat at The Grill

A collision of English roasts and Kiwi summers ticks all the boxes, writes Kim Knight.

Forget the gym, all you need is walking

People who walk briskly for more than 30 minutes a day were found to have lower BMIs and smaller waists than everyone else involved in the study.

Cool dads: how to wear a short-sleeved shirt

Keep cool in an array of fun short-sleeved printed shirts.

How to tame adult acne

Spotty complexions should be exclusive to the teenage years, but adult acne is on the rise and it's frustratingly hard to treat, especially

The 6-week yogi

Greg Bruce's wife is a yoga teacher. She thinks him taking it up will change his life. Is she right?

Does mindful eating actually work?

Mindful eating is the weight loss industry's latest go-to. But, as Kim Knight reports, not everybody is convinced.

Phil Clark makes lunch in 10 mins

Each week Greg Bruce challenges a chef to make him lunch in less than 10 minutes.

How to avoid awkward Xmas dinner chat

Ruth Spencer suggests ways of leading the conversation at the festive dinner table.

The art of Christmas crackers

Ruth Spencer on the art of Christmas crackers.

The first Noel in Paris

Paul Little decided to take his wife and five kids to Paris. What could go wrong?

Why Christmas holidays are so important to kids

Christmas is the year's most important holiday for a child, as David Herkt recalls.

Why having your birthday on Christmas Day sucks

When your dad's birthday is at Christmas, tradition goes out the window, writes Kim Knight.

A not-so-merry Christmas in icy New York

Sharon Stephenson recalls a New York Christmas where the icy atmosphere was not solely due to the winter.

Sachie Nomura makes lunch in 10 minutes

Sachie Nomura's home is a delightful high-ceilinged, light-filled character apartment in Parnell's famed Axis building, just upstairs

A few words with Father Christmas

It's about this time every year, before I set out, that I have to silence the little voice in my head that says, "This is too big

Forgive yourself this festive season

Every week I entreat you to write and you have and you do. Sometimes you've been cross, occasionally cruel, mostly, though, you've been thoughtful and you've been kind.