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![People and their pets: Daniel and L.C](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
People and their pets: Daniel and L.C
Canvas is launching a new column for the new year: People and Their Pets
![Sam Neill in Uncharted territory with explorer's series](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Sam Neill in Uncharted territory with explorer's series
This summer we look back at the best stories of the year. This is from August.
!['A family can survive all time and distance'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'A family can survive all time and distance'
This summer we look back at the best stories of the year. This is from November.
![Gaylene Preston: The year that I came clean on my ambition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Gaylene Preston: The year that I came clean on my ambition
Film maker Gaylene Preston on a life-changing year.
![The misanthrope's guide to Christmas conversation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The misanthrope's guide to Christmas conversation
The things that people say at this time of year – and what they actually mean…
![Nigella on Christmases past - and living in the present](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Nigella on Christmases past - and living in the present
Nigella Lawson talks about Christmases past - and not giving up.
![The awkward family gift guide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The awkward family gift guide
Ruth Spencer and Matt Suddain's gift solution for those tricky relatives
![A visionary therapy - or a trip into the unknown?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
A visionary therapy - or a trip into the unknown?
Is assisted tripping visionary as a therapy ? Russell Brown reports.
![Steve Braunias: My past as a tortured poet manqué](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Steve Braunias: My past as a tortured poet manqué
My teenage years writing terrible poetry led to this book, writes Steve Braunias.
!['A family can survive all time and distance'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'A family can survive all time and distance'
In a Canvas Family Special, Aimie Cronin talks with Mina Khadim Hussain & Mitchell Pham.
![Living in my own Google echo chamber](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Living in my own Google echo chamber
Lana Hart on living in her own echo chamber, thanks to Google.
![Stormy Daniels: 'If I could go back, I'd say no'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Stormy Daniels: 'If I could go back, I'd say no'
Stormy Daniels reflects on Donald Trump dalliance and talks of regret
![The New Zealander on the trail of monsters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The New Zealander on the trail of monsters
The inside story of an Otago professor's rise to become the face of the hunt for Nessie.
![What matters most to Jacinda Ardern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
What matters most to Jacinda Ardern
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discusses the meaning of happiness and what matters most.
![Old dogs, new tricks: A Kiwi film-maker's slice of heaven](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Old dogs, new tricks: A Kiwi film-maker's slice of heaven
Sharon Stephenson talks to Kiwi film-maker Sally Rowe about her new movie Old Dog.
![Ashley Page: The year I heard my mum say 'I only have 10 weeks to live'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ashley Page: The year I heard my mum say 'I only have 10 weeks to live'
Ashley Page on the year that changed his life.
![Kiwi folk hero: The amazing story of jailbreaker George Wilder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Kiwi folk hero: The amazing story of jailbreaker George Wilder
Bruce Ansley retraces the escape route of our most unlikely hero.
![Why I said goodbye to Shortland Street](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Why I said goodbye to Shortland Street
Simon Bennett, director, on when he left the Shorty St fold
![John Campbell on TV3 exit: 'There were only two pricks who didn't want me there'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
John Campbell on TV3 exit: 'There were only two pricks who didn't want me there'
"They wanted me to interview The Block contestants. I didn't become a journo to do that."
![Jeremy Corbett: My marriage broke up - but I found comedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Jeremy Corbett: My marriage broke up - but I found comedy
'We don't have any kids - shall we just separate?' And I moved into another bedroom.
![The Mystery of the Missing McCahons](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The Mystery of the Missing McCahons
Over the last 70 years, many paintings by Colin McCahon have disappeared. Where are they?
![Georgina Beyer: From boy to woman to warrior](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Georgina Beyer: From boy to woman to warrior
Georgina Beyer on addressing both the Oxford and Cambridge University debates
![Michael Mosley: 'I see myself as an enzyme, an accelerant, a catalyst'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Michael Mosley: 'I see myself as an enzyme, an accelerant, a catalyst'
Michael Mosley, broadcaster, author, talks with Catherine Woulfe.
![Surrogacy: A roller coaster ride to parenthood](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Surrogacy: A roller coaster ride to parenthood
One woman's journey to being a mother, via surrogacy
![The power of a pair of shoes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The power of a pair of shoes
As little as $20 a month can make all the difference to the life of a child in need.
![Festival turns on the good times for all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Festival turns on the good times for all
A Bay of Islands Festival is the perfect pre-summer family festival.
![Restaurant review: Vivace](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Restaurant review: Vivace
REVIEW: An inner city stalwart is still (mostly) dishing up the goods.