The former TAB frontman talks about blokeism, grief and using art to escape pain.

We're all a bit crazy, says Anika Moa in Soundtrack to My Life

What happened when I gave up drinking and took up smoking pot. By Ivy Raynor.

Trains or dolls? Boys or girls? Emily Winstanley on parents who shun gender rules.

Paula Morris walks in Robin Hyde's painful footsteps in Rotorua

Raise a glass to kina - the new toast of Auckland.

Hayley King/Flox on the books she enjoys

A rare anthology of speculative fiction, homegrown.

David Hill reflects on the married life of his parents

When she quit drinking in February this year, Lisa King realised things needed to change.

Margaret Atwood, 81, one of the most admired novelists in the world, returns to poetry.

What has the non-election of Trump done for us, really? Greg Bruce investigates.

Out of the shadow of BDSM, Eve Franklin discovers the ancient art of Japanese bondage.

An entertaining read yet out-of-sync with the times

Kate Kadow, dancing the lead role in The Sleeping Beauty, shares her musical milestones.

A must-have read for summer

Dione Joseph talks to Anapela Polata'ivao about her solo theatre debut

How to handle the issue of tipping.

Please don't put a ring on it. All the single ladies on love in Tinder-land and beyond.

Sofia Coppola's new movie is "Lost In Translation in New York", but is it any good?

If you are an A-Lister, get in line for Ruth Spencer's luxury friend wish list.

Times: Behind the scenes of a brutal sex cult masquerading as a wellbeing retreat.

With the US election just days away, anxiety mounts. Greg Bruce looks for ways to deal.

Ko Aotearoa Tātou - We Are New Zealand

Married couple Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie review Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

Former NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark reviews Rage.

Fashion designer Kiri Nathan talks about the songs that shaped her.

Environmentalist Sir Rob Fenwick's widow: "Why our children need hope"

Bruce Ansley on meeting Peter Simpson

Third in a series from thriller writer Chris Hammer