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Catherine Robertson and writing's new ballgame

On the heels of her seventh novel, Catherine is navigating the writing world differently.

Terra reviewed: Naked ambition on Paihia's waterfront

Nude oysters and other surprises at a Far North waterfront restaurant.

The view from my window: "Creamerie" creator Roseanne Liang's writing den

Auckland film-maker Roseanne Liang imagines a world (almost) without men.

Melanie Mark-Shadbolt: "I do have a wee fetish for ladies' handbooks"

Indigenous environmental sociologist Melanie Mark-Shadbolt unlocks her library.

'It's not our crime, but it's still our sentence': Pillars founder Verna McFelin

Pillars founder Verna McFelin talks about her life inside and outside the prison wire.

Monique Fiso, Mittens and Bret McKenzie's brother walk into a bar...

What happens when Greg Bruce meets five famous Wellingtonians for cocktails?

One marriage, two movie reviews: Gunda

Greg and Zanna feast on the piggy delights of Gunda.

Shtisel and the limits of religion

Ultra-Orthodox Jews are less of an enigma thanks to TV show Shtisel, writes Diana Wichtel

An April long weekend - perfect for salads with company

Three salads perfect for a long weekend of relaxed feasting with friends and family

In my room - Kiwis bring the world to us

In my room - four writers, four different parts of the world.

'I like a home to feel and look lived-in, as ultimately that's what it's for'

Three creatives discuss what makes their home decor special

'Sometimes those relics make me happy, sometimes desperately sad. Always they make the present feel less like a foreign country, more like home'

On the ghosts of homes past, "you hang on to what you can."

Dwelling in the Margins: Tales of art publishing in Aotearoa

A new book charts the state of New Zealand's art publishing industry.

Sam Neill: Wild about my feral chooks

Canvas asked actor Sam Neill, what came first - the chicken or the egg?

God is a she: Maverick Anglican priest Christopher Douglas-Huriwai and the soul of the church

Imagine a priest. Now meet one completely unlike that.

Alexandra Tylee: "He would have been 21 last Boxing Day"

Pipi Cafe's Alexandra Tylee shares a bittersweet memory.