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All Blacks: Real challenge for old guard
The heat is on three senior All Blacks, with a collective 186 test caps, to produce their top form in tonight's second test against Wales.
Orange crush (+recipes)
Pumpkins are one of the most versatile vegetables you can have in the pantry.
Is health the new hedonism? (+recipe)
Former chef to the stars Peter Chaplin's new Mt Roskill restaurant combines his love of good food and music.
Movie review: <i>Tulpan</i>
Full disclosure: I am a complete sucker for films set in that broad sweep of land between Ulan Bator and the Caucasus.
<i>Ragu</i>, Pt Chevalier
A new restaurant on Pt Chevalier Rd proves an enticing and good-value spot to dine.
Review: <i>Raising the Titanics</i> at Tapac
A homage to the Maori showbands of the 1960s, the Titanics have all the harmonies, musicality, glamour and humour of their heroes.
On the foodie trail
In the second instalment of their adventures seeking gourmet supplies for their store Sabato, Phil and Jacqui Dixon head to Italy.
Rugby: McAlister joins All Blacks
Luke McAlister has joined the All Blacks rugby squad in Hamilton as cover for first five-eighth Dan Carter.
Molesworth: Scenic show on the road
Pleasure and a touch of pain intertwine for Greg Bowker on a four-day cycle trip in the South Island.
The vampire invasion
Seems everywhere you look these days, there's a fanged one ready to ... entertain you.
Rugby: Sonny Bill confirmed for Canterbury, Crusaders
Sonny Bill Williams will play for Canterbury in the national championship and the Crusaders in next year's expanded Super Rugby competition.
Profile: Phoebe Philo
The former creative director of Chloe, who's always known what women really want to wear, is now casting her spell at Celine.
Movie review: <i>Dans Paris</i>
This downbeat French family drama is so dated I had to check my watch to make sure I had not been transported back to the 1970s.