Draft five-eighths Daniel Kirkpatrick is about to start his first game in a Blues side.

Scott Kara traces the history of a Kiwi classic which, after 26 years, has made it back into the top 20.

When Opshop took to the skies to play 10 gigs in a day to help launch New Zealand Music Month, TimeOut's Jacqueline Smith strapped herself in for the long and sometimes bumpy ride.

I turned vegetarian yesterday, finally, after thinking about it for the best part of a week.

Intelligent, mischievous and absurdly glamorous, French model and eternally beautiful style icon Ines de la Fressange gives a rare interview.

Hair and skincare needs change with time, writes Janetta Mackay.

Make the first meal of the day a delicious one for the mothers in your life.

The bad blood may have washed away, but young Kiwi Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is looking forward to another clash with Aussie Petero Civoniceva.

They are the last men standing in the first local series of The Apprentice. Terry Serepisos has his work cut out deciding who should win.

Bullock is the force driving this film, she's sassy and funny, interfering and determined...

After the mediocre solo outing of 2004's American Sweetheart, Courtney Love is back with her band Hole for their fourth album.

Big appetite? You won't go hungry at Der Metz, a German eatery whose focus is firmly on quantity.

TV One's consumer affairs institution has a long, well-deserved reputation for chasing after rip-off rorters.

The single man is George Falconer, an expatriate Englishman teaching at a Los Angeles college, and struggling to find a purpose to life after the sudden death of his long-time partner.

On Everything P-Money takes off into an oonst-driven dance direction.

At the more refined end of the Comedy Fest spectrum is an elegant memoir chronicling Paul Barrett's life-long engagement with Tourette's syndrome.

He was prepared to steer his boat into any weather, ride his Harley fast and drive his Corvette faster. I never knew the guy, but it's clear he was a legend - and a hoot.

The star of Underbelly's third season is an infamous stretch of asphalt, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

A selection of your entries into the Play photo competition.

The late Sir Howard Morrison is among 10 new entrants to New Zealand's Rock Hall of Fame.

As the fab four return to the big screen, the question is: has the franchise played itself out? Eva Wiseman says yes and Jo Elvin puts forward the case for no.

Viva's Zoe Walker blogs from Rosemount Australian Fashion Week.

Check out NZ rugby, now that the master Crusaders coach has gone. You'll find one sick puppy, a sad mob of Super 14 lost souls.

We're sitting at the top of a sun-drenched Hawkes Bay vineyard looking out to sea over heavily laden pinot gris vines which have just been harvested.

Lights, makeup, camera ... controversy.

Highlighting powders are a lovely all-in-one way of sculpting and illuminating the face.

A stint or a secondment overseas in your chosen occupation is something everyone should look at doing at all levels of their career, from PA to chief executive, writes Gill South.