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.

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 …

Take a multifaceted approach to wearing colour this season in sumptuous jewel tones.

Some highlights in an otherwise disappointing performance gives a flicker of hope for the future.

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.

The menu is a collection of freshly made raw meals, snacks, sweets and smoothies all on show behind a glass cabinet.

I joined an “elite” dating agency, in the hope of meeting someone, but all the men want is sex, not interested in anything else.

I'd have to say, if push came to shove came to world war, that of all the public holidays we get to enjoy in this splendid country, Anzac Day is the one I would pick as my favourite.

Looking for love in all the wrong places? Sometimes all it takes is a sip of something sensational to put you back on track.

Take a magpie approach with clashing, heirloom-inspired pieces this season

Give your home a new look for winter with black, white, a dash of colour and added whimsy.

Approaching a decade on the dining scene, Clooney impresses like a debutante.

Don’t panic, Auckland can be fixed. Greg Dixon talks to the author of a new book on New Zealand urban design about the 10 things we need to do to make it truly liveable.

No one loves a dull home. Kirsten Matthew talks to four experts to find out how to avoid the seven biggest pitfalls of interior design.

While the Rendez-Vous has a more takeaway/bakery focus, Le Chef is where you come for a meal.

As the last ever series of the iconic show airs, Jon Hamm tells Jane Mulkerrins how Draper took over his life and why his goal now is to find some peace — for himself and Don.

I think my brain is full. Seriously, I think all my synapses, or whatever my brain uses to store information, have been used up.

It was a joy to see that Deco, Titirangi's latest restaurant is as stylish as the rest of the newly restored Lopdell House.

What makes one person seek out the spiciest chillis, while another enjoys only bland foods?

How do you love a child who may never be able to say ‘I love you’ back?

Stephen Jewell talks to reporter, critic and former stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes about her debut novel, set in Edinburgh, a city she knows so well

The themes of murders in Paris, religious fundamentalism and a threat to multiculturalism might seem all too topical after recent grim events in the French capital.

Is everything I have ever done and will ever do in my life ultimately less significant than Winston Peters winning a by-election in Northland?