becoming an octogenarian has only ramped up Jane Goodall’s globe-trekking schedule, because there’s far too much to be done to pause for a breather.

A mid-length skirt and a soft blouse are a match made in heaven.

It’s almost a decade since TV3 decided to take on TV One at 7pm with a daily current affairs show. To celebrate Campbell Live’s 10th year, Greg Dixon talks to John Campbell.

Most of what you need to know about Stephen King you could learn from his sex scenes.

British writer Nicola Barker retreats into a self-indulgent solitude when she is working, she tells James Kidd.

Ned Beauman’s new novel, Glow, is being touted as an international conspiracy thriller for a new generation, writes Stephen Jewell.

I caught this road safety ad on television the other day, which seemed to be urging people not to watch YouTube videos while they drive.

On the eve of the opening of her award-winning play on reproduction, Elisabeth Easther looks at the business of fertility and asks why making babies can be so simple for some and so complex, expensive and heartbreaking.

Down-to-earth and warm, the new neutral is a sight for sore eyes.

Princess Leia’s back, older but lighter. What a trip, says Carrie Fisher. She talks to Horatia Harrod about the new Star Wars movie, which has just begun filming, the weight loss caveat that came with the role and her life away from the cameras.

This latest novel by the prolific Richard Powers may be summarised very briefly.

If what your soul craves is a big, dumb film, then the latest iteration of Godzilla is the film for you, because Godzilla is about as big and dumb as film-making gets.

The beads have gone, the dreads have stayed, and the determination is stronger than ever. Ma’a Nonu talks to Alan Perrott about what inspired his journey up the rugby ranks.

With the news that researchers believe they have discovered a compound that could revolutionise the treatments of addiction, Greg Dixon asks why only some people become addicts and why society seems to view some addictions as ‘worse’ than others.

Stack ’em up. Surrender to this season’s bold accessory game-changer.

Growing up on navy bases, Laini Taylor always wanted to write. She tells David Larsen about the blue-haired girl with an unusual collection who helped her realise her ambition.

Una has lung cancer, and just days to live. "I have friends and family ... I have money.

Graeme Lay's sequel to his best-selling novel, The Secret Life of James Cook, wisely follows the same approach as before.

At last, the original Ponsonby village, at the Herne Bay end of the road, is making a comeback.

Danielle Wright talks to the talented folk behind the brand new Family Day at the Auckland Writers Festival.

Block colours and classic lines are where it’s at for ball season. Just don’t leave home without a coat.