LifestyleFashion: Walk this wayFeeling adventurous? stride out with a classic rule-breaker.29 Aug 09:00 PM
WarriorsVatuvei: Beauty of the beastOn-field he’s tough but fair; off-field he embodies family values and integrity. Alan Perrott talks to Warriors hero Manu Vatuvei.29 Aug 08:37 PM
LifestyleJennifer Weiner: Paperback fighterA bestselling author who sells books by the million, Jennifer Weiner is on an almighty mission to get ‘chick lit’ the serious attention she believes it is due.29 Aug 07:00 PM
LifestyleSouth Sea Vagabonds: Gone with the tideWhen author Johnny Wray was a lad at school in the 1920s, his form master was most disparaging of his writing, describing it as: “Conglomerations of facts occasioned by heterogeneous concatenations of stupid irrelevancies.”29 Aug 06:00 PM
OpinionJames Griffin: Web of politicsIt would be fair to say that the opening salvos of the Election 2014 campaign have been tacky, tawdry and wonderful.29 Aug 05:00 PM
WarriorsManu Vatuvei: Beauty of the beastOn-field he’s tough but fair; off-field he embodies family values and integrity. Alan Perrott talks to Warriors hero Manu Vatuvei.27 Aug 05:00 PM
LifestyleWine: New-release winesNew-release wines continue to be of exceptional quality, which is good news for consumers who can select with confidence.23 Aug 04:00 AM
EntertainmentKimbra: The chameleonBetween writing music for Tim Burton, performing at festivals around the world and inspiring French designer Franck Sorbier, Kimbra has been working away on a new album influenced by Salvador Dali. Lydia Jenkin talks to the Hamilton-born star.22 Aug 10:00 PM
LifestyleFashion: Extreme measuresThat old sports luxe trope gets an extreme makeover this season, taking inspiration from technical details and fabrics from high-impact sports.22 Aug 09:54 PM
LifestyleFashion: The new romanticsA dark rock ’n’ roll sensibility provides a refreshing twist in a season of predictable floral prints and saccharine pastels. Because let’s face it, spring isn’t just for those who want to play it safe.22 Aug 07:00 PM
LifestyleThe ultimate punishmentIn keeping with the almost impermeable wall that prevents a healthy transtasman book trade, Helen Garner is relatively unknown in New Zealand.22 Aug 06:00 PM
LifestyleGood for your digestionI'd love to meet John Crace. The Guardian columnist is acerbic, focused, appallingly funny.22 Aug 06:00 PM
EntertainmentWarriors: Twenty years onTwenty years ago a film mixing social realism, gangs and domestic violence became the most successful movie ever made here.16 Aug 01:37 AM
LifestyleReview: 601 Sake Bar, MorningsideOur love affair with Japanese food is becoming ever more intense. A whole generation of Aucklanders is growing up with the idea that the only acceptable quick lunch is a box full of cold rice surrounding slivers of salmon and cucumber.16 Aug 01:00 AM
EntertainmentShavaughn: Out of the blueGood fortune, rather than good management, has seen Shavaughn Ruakere snare top TV roles. Now, on the eve of her theatre debut, she talks to Alan Perrott about image, her new health kick, and rubbing shoulderswith Dame Judi Dench.15 Aug 10:00 PM
LifestyleFashion: Band of goldThere's an ancient allure to gold. The array of gold watch options available right now only reinforces the mantra: if in doubt, keep it classic.15 Aug 09:00 PM
LifestyleThe dark side of Jane AustenIgnore its uptight reputation. Mansfield Park, celebrating its 200th anniversary, seethes with sex and delves into England’s murkiest corners, writes Paula Byrne.15 Aug 07:00 PM
OpinionJames Griffin: Bad jokesHistorians agree that the shameful events of the 2014 New Zealand General Election started on Sunday, August 10, when Winston Peters, in his speech at the NZ First campaign launch, used the classic “two Wongs don’t make a white/right” gag.15 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentJennifer Hudson: The only constantStunning and soulful singing catapulted her from church choir to chart success and then on to Hollywood. But when three members of her family were murdered, it took all she had to keep going. Jennifer Hudson talks to Tim Adams about surviving grief.09 Aug 10:00 PM
EntertainmentMinecraft: Blocked only by imaginationThe worldwide domination of a building blocks game is a triumph for the power of human imagination. John Naughton looks at how Minecraft has bewitched 40 million of us.09 Aug 07:00 PM
LifestyleWine: Best world winesThe rest of the world is now sending us some of their best wines, which enables us to see what all the fuss is about. These are worth checking out.09 Aug 04:00 AM
LifestyleReview: Le Vietnamese Kitchen, PonsonbyIt was a night full of surprises. First we were surprised to be taken out to Le Vietnamese Kitchen's back room, and find it warmer and buzzier than in the front.09 Aug 01:00 AM
LifestyleAlan Perrott: The nut jobI've never felt more helpless than while lying on a slab, pants around my ankles, with someone poking around in my twig and berries.08 Aug 10:00 PM
