Winter is just around the corner so it's time to start using seasonal vegetables to create comforting and tasty soups.

A Nightmare on Elm Street is the latest horror film to be remade. Rene Rodriguez looks at a few others.

Australian Fashion Week celebrated its 15th year last week - Viva reports from the back row.

It is without doubt one of the great global brands, producing some of the world's finest wines.

Britain's new first lady Samantha Cameron was dressed by New Zealand designer Emilia Wickstead.

In its strident efforts to be historically plausible, this latest Robin Hood may do away with many past traditions, among them the whole robbing from the rich policy of past incumbents.

Scott packages his elements well, going for gritty realism in the battle scenes... But his take on this myth is as chilly as a northerly wind.

Game makers have been thinking outside the box and offering genre-bending titles like the long-awaited Alan Wake, first announced in 2005.

Fell, a 2010 Billy T. Award Nominee, is rude, suggestive and sex-crazed, asking the many audience members he uses during the show about their sex lives.

Whistler offers an Olympic challenge, says Sarah Ivey.

Paul's purple patch.

An Auckland stalwart shows it still has plenty of gloss in its style and service.

On Diamond Eyes Chino is back to his shrieking, yowling, and soaring best with a unique voice that sounds like he's singing through a loud hailer.

Timely thrills from troubled Argentina.

There's something for everybody with Wanda Jackson, Florence Welch and Common on tour.

It starts very distinctively Kate Nash: all pretty piano, stirring strings, claps, and her voice - sweet as pain au chocolate.

Winemakers often have the best results when they combine old practices with new techniques.

With a script lacking in imagination and a predictable plotline, Letters to Juliet is quite simply overwhelmed by romantic cliches.

The new Underbelly lacks tension in its portrayal of King's Cross life, writes Linda Herrick.

There are fewer Indian jokes this year, even though they are clearly what the audience is after - the thick accents Mohanbhai did pull out had the room roaring.

Halfback Piri Weepu is in doubt for the Hurricanes' must-win match against the Waratahs.