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Is gratitude the new attitude?
Anna Hart shows her appreciation for the new self-help trend taking the world by storm.

Review: Were Bros in Grey Lynn
The menu at Were Bros will leave you feeling satisfied and oh-so-righteous.

Amanda Billing's life lessons
Actress Amanda Billing shares the lessons she has learned throughout her life, so far.

Male plastic surgery a growing trend
Botox, facelifts and implants are no longer just for women. Alan Perrott looks at the growing trend of male cosmetic surgery.

McAdams: Too hot to handle
Rachelstarring in one of the year’s biggest TV shows, True Detective, and a new box office hit alongside Jake Gyllenhaal

Chilled to the core
Rosamund Lupton’s new novel explores a deaf child’s world in a thriller about a desperate struggle to find a missing husband in an icy wilderness, she tells Stephen Jewell.

Curious case of Harper Lee
This week To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee breaks her 55-year silence. But who is really behind her new book? Gaby Wood reports.

James Griffin: First world problems
What, actually, are First World problems? And why are they somehow of less significance than, say, Third World problems?

In Canvas tomorrow: Male plastic surgery
Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine.

Why is age still seen as a woman's problem?
We all need to accept that we will grow old and stop shaming women for 'letting themselves go'.

How to dress up a suit
Complementary shirt and tie combinations elevate a humdrum suit to the next level.

Review: Onehunga Cafe
The menu is split into two - one side brunch, and the other side leaning more towards lunch-style options.

Nicholas Sparks on writing novels that spark box-office hits
Want to write a string of best-sellers and spark endless romantic box-office hits? Helen O’Hara talks to the master, Nicholas Sparks.

Why is decision-making hard?
Why does making your mind up only get harder as you get older and what the hell do you do about it, wonders Greg Dixon.

Turning the heat on the Cold War
Marian remains a compelling heroine, whose many contradictions are all believable — even if, to the long list of men who are smitten by her, we can confidently add the name of Simon Mawer.

James Griffin: Why can't you put down your phone?
I want to know what is going on in people's heads as they shuffle towards me, on the footpath, engrossed in the device they hold in their hand.

Coming-of-age journey captivates
It’s 1978 and the inhabitants of Gaialands, an idealist vegan commune in the Coromandel, are living the sustainable dream.

In Canvas tomorrow: Mr Complicated
Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine. Get your premium glossy weekend magazine in tomorrow’s Weekend Herald.

Wine: What to drink this weekend
July already? Good grief! Instead of contemplating where the year has gone, think about what to drink this weekend.

Restaurant review: Chikos
In a not-so-trendy part of town is an eatery offering exciting modern European cuisine with flavours from Bangkok to Texas.

Irish author's anorexia relapse book leads new wave of young adult fiction
With her positive messages and dark themes, Louise O’Neill is leading a new wave of young adult fiction that appeals to anxious parents too. ‘We need to be open and honest,’ she tells Sarah Hughes.

Runner goes the distance
Eugene Bingham describes how running helps him find freedom - freedom to quit worrying and be happy.

Review: Puhoi Valley Cafe
If the weather's right, you can opt to pack a basket with cheese and antipasto and enjoy a picnic on the grassy property.

Dear D&P: The guys I meet only want one thing
I really look after myself and am pretty, have hair extensions, acrylic nails, a spray tan, implants, false lashes but all the guys I meet want only one thing.