OPINION: Producers of the new show "must have cast nets very widely indeed to find women of means prepared to be so grotesquely frank", writes Eva Bradley.

Routine can get boring. The nine to five grind is exactly that - a grind - but the fact is, when you have to work, routine is mostly

The late and laughingly great Robin Williams once said "spring is nature's way of saying, 'let's party!'" For many of us, especially

You would think that prostitution would be a safe bet for a future career given that even with all the advances in technology that

It is a shame that two major banks have announced the closure of local branches, citing the rapid growth of online business and the

In a modern society we expect a long list of things to be delivered to us so we can go about life in a fairly civilised way. Electricity

Up until a day or so ago I had no idea who Markus Zusak was. If he had sat down next to me and started yarning I would have thought

Up until a day or so ago I had no idea who Markus Zusak was. If he had sat down next to me and started yarning I would have thought

Tall poppy syndrome is uniquely Kiwi. Too often we're slow to celebrate success and quick to bring people down. We need to make

I don't like seafood but I know plenty of others who do. They rave about delicacies from the deep and will go to great lengths to

Let the games begin! Not those ones in Rio, but the guessing games over Jamie Oliver's baby name. The latest addition to the chef's

By the end of last week I could hardly wait for the Olympics to start. We made a day of watching the opening ceremony and ever since

National's KiwiSaver HomeStart helps New Zealanders into a modest first home. Since the Government launched the scheme, it has helped

I have followed the saga of the downtown redevelopment project with keen interest over the past few months. Last week, someone articulated

According to the Sensible Sentencing Trust, our police are struggling to deal with a worsening "P epidemic". The trust claims New

State Highway 2 from Tauranga to Waihi is known as one of the most notorious stretches of road in the Bay. It has claimed numerous

Every year about this time when the cold days and dark nights of August come around I start making promises to myself that I am going

A 24-hour liquor ban in Te Puke can only be a good thing. This week councillors on the Western Bay of Plenty District Council policy

Celebrating is something that transcends cultures, demographics and history. No matter when you were born, in what country and even

The greatest sports event on the planet is about to kick off with more than 10,000 athletes getting ready to become the focus of the

Harry Potter mania has once again swept across the globe. Billed as the eighth instalment in the series, Harry Potter and the Cursed

There are a lot of good rugby yarns shared after a post-match battle on a footy field. Over the years, just like a Chinese whisper

There is something about the Olympic Games every four years that is simply irresistible to me. They call it the Greatest Show on

Turning 18 is a big deal in New Zealand. Once you're 18, you can drink, vote, smoke, buy scratchies, place bets at the TAB or use

They've been the best of times, surely, free of war and famine, well fed and medicated, never needing to bother about things that

No matter the circumstances, the loss of a young life is always a tragedy. Shargin Stephens, who died on Tuesday nearly two weeks

Observation and knowledge of reality are topics that raise all sorts of prickly philosophical questions, chief among them the one

The International Olympic Committee's decision not to ban the Russian Federation from the Rio Olympics is a blow to clean athletes

I was about 10 years old when my brother shot me in the knee. The .22 calibre bullet ripped a small hole in my corduroy trousers

Are you a donor? By that, I mean are you registered to give your organs, or body parts, to someone who needs them in the event of