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Weekend wine guide: Kiwi Bordeaux-style wines give French counterparts a run for their money

Michael Cooper pitches Bordeaux and NZ wines against each other in a blind taste-test.

The Good Life: The strange charm of stuffed lions and other taxidermy tales

Inside a quirky taxidermy museum hidden in South Wairarapa.

The curious story of EM Forster and his flying fish of literature

Had EM Forster seen a flying fish, he might have recognised how they inhabit two worlds.

Nadia Lim at your place: Winter dishes from the much-loved Kiwi cook

Enjoy three sensational meals from Nadia's trusted food bag.

Weekend wine guide: Will 2025 be a good year for our wines?

First wines of the year soon to hit the shelves.

Charlotte Grimshaw: Spy talk at a writers' festival

We’re united by the kind of stories that steady us, anchor us on the side of humanity.

Marc Wilson: The dark underbelly of prejudice against “others”

Just thinking someone belongs to a different group can lay foundation for prejudice.

Steve Braunias: A new way to save the world one egg at a time

The science of wateregging, a new concept for egg longevity.

The Good Life: Empty nesters

Can paddocks be achingly empty?

Weekend wine guide: Experience counts for Greywacke winemakers

Having a Cloud follow him has done no harm to a storied Marlborough winemaker.

Are politicians happy or just faking it for the camera?

Conservative US politicians appear less happy than their supporters.

The Good Life: Book ends

Greg Dixon mulls over his ever-expanding book collection and the Great Cull.

Want to give your brain a workout? Try tasting wine

A sip of wine gives your cognitive functioning a thorough drill, suggests Michael Cooper.

Simply Veg: Amber Bremner’s plant-based appetizers sure to be crowd pleasers

From blogging to a cookbook, Hamilton's Amber Bremner highlights plant-based cooking.

The Good Life: The great pretender

Life as a pretend vet nurse is not all bucolic bliss.

Pâtisserie made simple: Wellington pastry chef Maxine Scheckter’s decadent sweet treats

Achieve the wow factor with these recipes - and a surprise ingredient or two.

Weekend wine guide: 50 not out

Austrian winemaker Hermann Seifried marks a production milestone at his Nelson vineyard.

The reality behind the gene-edited dire wolf

‘Resurrection’ of the dire wolf made headlines but is the wool being pulled over our eyes?