Young Aucklanders challenge conventions of the design world.

Tomorrow we gain an hour. I think that's right. Yes, we fall back into winter.

Co-housing is one of the new forms of residential expression that could be seen in Auckland under the Unitary Plan's blueprint for the city's built future.

Illuminators are great in theory, tricky in practice.

Embrace cooling temperatures with colourful and irreverent knitwear.

These wines will warm your cockles and shiver your timbers...

A cafe's after-hours transformation gets the thumbs up, even the insects.

It may be on the wrong end of the street, but this cafe is sustainable.

Can't stand the rain? Neither can Ruth Spencer.

A few words with comedian and self-proclaimed 'interested idiot' Robin Ince.

It looks like a giant piece of Lego - but it could be a vital building block in the urban intensification which is so clearly in Auckland's development future.

If one thing has changed the face of beauty over the past few years, it's beauty sticks - blushers that do double-duty as lip tints

Tap into the season's romantic mood with a beautiful blouse.

You've made it to mid-March, go you! Celebrate in style this weekend ...

Parnell is the unlikely location for a Filipino restaurant launched by a pig-farmer.

The birth of a baby can be life-changing in more ways than expected. One woman tells of her battle with a little-known disorder.

Not coping with life? Ruth Spencer has the answers.

What should we look for on our plates? Kim Knight talks to food critic Jay Rayner ahead of his Auckland visit.

Twenty years ago pinot gris wasn't even a thing. Today it's a national obsession. These three lean on the dry side of the fence...

Swirling prints on furniture fabrics and the colours of spices provide an exotic escape for autumn.

An Eastern European newcomer is gastronomically (and politically) on trend.

"Face-mask" is the most-Googled beauty trend, so if you're not up with the play, here's the thing about face masks.

For the past six months Greg Bruce has been challenging a chef to make him lunch in less than 10 minutes. He sums up the experience.

OPINION: I am not someone who buckles under a schedule. But in my current state of melancholia, every task hangs over me with a terrible inexorability.

What makes some friendships stand the test of time? Hilary Stichbury investigates.

Greg Bruce on surviving his wife's third pregnancy.

Braving the scaffolding pays off with great food and friendly service.

Helen Kirwan-Taylor discovers giving up alcohol does not necessarily solve your problems.

City workers of the future may carry their office under their arms and erect it on a rooftop, award- winning architect Chris Moller says.

Cult series Girls made Allison Williams a star. Now she tells Radhika Sanghani how she's looking forward to a more grown-up chapter.