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![Wine: Don't mess with 'medium'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wine: Don't mess with 'medium'
Don’t mess around with “medium” this week. Thankfully you don’t need to be a bungy-jumping, cross-fitting, skydiving fanatic to show your appreciation of the extreme ...
![Restaurant review: Eight Point Two, Birkenhead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Restaurant review: Eight Point Two, Birkenhead
Eight Point Two’s scored a coup with the addition of top chef Des Harris.
![Brunch: Nomad, Pt Chevalier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brunch: Nomad, Pt Chevalier
The service was welcoming, with a bit of banter to take the edge off the obvious fact that the 5-month-old cafe was empty.
![Full speed ahead for Keanu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Full speed ahead for Keanu
He was the action hero who was cast into the Hollywood wilderness. Now 50, Keanu Reeves is ready for his comeback — with a whopping eight films underway. Robbie Collin meets him.
!['No pros' for my partner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'No pros' for my partner
Our house renovations are taking a toll on our relationship, as my partner hasn’t got a clue what he is doing, and I just want the professionals in, but he refuses.
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12 years old and famous
She is only 12 years old but her dance videos have been viewed more than a billion times on YouTube. As the public face of the reclusive Australian singer-songwriter Sia, little Maddie Ziegler has become one of the most famous pre-teens on the planet.
![My, what big prospects she's got...](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
My, what big prospects she's got...
Karen Attwood meets first-time novelist Kate Hamer, whose 21st-century Little Red Riding Hood is tipped to be a best-seller.
![Kiwi fashion icon gets naked](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kiwi fashion icon gets naked
Learning lines, frumpy clothes, and getting naked … Kiwi fashion queen Denise L’Estrange-Corbet talks to Suzanne McFadden about her very revealing stage debut.
![Tastebuds on a trip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tastebuds on a trip
Your horoscope said something about taking a walk on the wild side this weekend, didn’t it? So here are three wines that will take your taste buds on a memorable trip.
![Brunch: Crumb, Grey Lynn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brunch: Crumb, Grey Lynn
On offer is a small selection of about half a dozen different, delectable sandwiches. There's also a selection of sweets from Meola Kitchen.
![How do I deal with fake nails?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
How do I deal with fake nails?
I have spent a fortune having long, acrylic nails put on, but cannot do anything with them, even type or do my job properly.
![Books: Exploring the dark side of utopia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Books: Exploring the dark side of utopia
Nigerian author Ben Okri uncovers the dark side of Arcadia in his latest novel. Stephen Jewell chats to the writer.
![Books: Wait until it's right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Books: Wait until it's right
Success has given Tim Winton, one of Australia’s best-loved authors, the luxury of time to craft his books into their ideal form, writes David Larsen.
![James Griffin: Do road rules not apply in carparks?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
James Griffin: Do road rules not apply in carparks?
There are actually two sets of road rules, it would seem.
![Brunch: Corelli's, Devonport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brunch: Corelli's, Devonport
Corelli's has a great location on the corner of Rattray St and Devonport's main drag.
![Dear D&P: I ran out on a first date 'cause the guy had 'chronic diarrhoea'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dear D&P: I ran out on a first date 'cause the guy had 'chronic diarrhoea'
On a first date recently the guy kept going to the bathroom, as he said he suffers from “chronic diarrhoea” when nervous. When he left again, I ran out, was that wrong?
![The business of zen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The business of zen
Carroll Du Chateau meets yoga devotees and looks at how the ancient practice has become a multibillion-dollar business.
!['Rebel, don't lose weight'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Rebel, don't lose weight'
Australian Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson wanted a role in just one Hollywood movie when she landed in LA — now she has more than a dozen to her credit, has a home in the ‘Hills’ and is chased by paparazzi, writes Leena Tailor.
![Out of whack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Out of whack
I can't put a finger on the exact moment, but at some stage across the Anzac weekend to end all Anzac weekends, I went full poppy and suddenly realised that I was taking life far too seriously.
![Wine: 100 years of history](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wine: 100 years of history
Today we remember our boys who faced an uphill battle of the worst kind 100 years ago. On our home shores back in 1915, young Josip Babich had just harvested his first crop of grapes …
![Fashion: Bright and brilliant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fashion: Bright and brilliant
Take a multifaceted approach to wearing colour this season in sumptuous jewel tones.
![Review: Pilkington's, Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Review: Pilkington's, Auckland CBD
Some highlights in an otherwise disappointing performance gives a flicker of hope for the future.
![Books: A plot you couldn't make up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Books: A plot you couldn't make up
From all the hoo-ha over The Interview - a lowbrow farce lampooning Kim Jong-un, which led to the extraordinary cyber-attack on Sony Pictures - you might derive the casual impression that North Korea's notoriously repressive ruling body is anti-cinema.