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Don't jump the gun with your tomatoes

This has been a curious spring, with generally warm temperatures but also very cold outbreaks and it made me even more cautious about planting tomatoes, writes Gareth Winter.

Fashion: Small tricks add instant style

The right styling can do wonders for your figure, writes Lisa Lyford.

Jan Bilton: Flashes of brilliance on the grill (+recipes)

Barbecues fired us up in the 70s, then, in the 80s and 90s innovation on the grill cooled - but now barbecuing is hot again, writes Jan Bilton.

Fashion: Add sunshine to your wardrobe

Movie review: Hector and the Search for Happiness

Music review: Last Dance, Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden

Kitchen King, but call me Al (+recipes)

Yvonne Lorkin: Bid for some of the Hawke's Bay best

Italian fare in grand tradition (+recipes)

Yvonne Lorkin: Guest judging an Australian idol

Oily rag: Time to clear out the clutter

Jan Bilton: Hard-pressed to pick a favourite (+recipes)

Recent research from international scan data company Aztec indicates households have an average of 2.9 types of oil. How many different oils do you have stored in your pantry?

DVD review: Strong story of future behind walls

Portraits of the future don't always paint the most wonderful of pictures of where we are heading and Brick Mansions is one such example.

Fashion: Find the shades that colour you beautiful

Knowing what colours work for you and which don't is one of the most important aspects of good styling, writes Lisa Lyford.

Music review: Lucinda Williams, Down where the Spirit meets the Bone

Lucinda Williams walks a fine line vocally between swagger and vulnerability, an approach that is clearly evident on this, her 14th studio album.

Fashion: The sun's out, the beach is calling