This is a place providing quality food with a character of its own at a very competitive price, well presented with competent service in a pleasing venue.

Nicky Park reviews Ceremony in Grafton for brunch.

Alan Perrott spends the day with Coers and his 1600kg new charge, Anjalee, and discovers what makes our zoo different from any other in the world.

Fish ladders are structures that Britons began building in the 19th century when they started damming and blocking waterways.

There are too many Michael Moorcocks. I don't mean the books - although there are a bewildering number of those, there could never be too many for his admirers.

In this final volume of Graeme Lay's fictional trilogy on the life of James Cook, we confront a very different man to the legend or, for that matter, the first two books in the series.

Those of us born in the late 1960s and early 1970s are constantly being told that the generation above us are the ones who had it good, but I beg to differ.

Some of the world's top sports legends, actors and musicians, including Serena Williams and Dustin Hoffman, are spilling the secrets to their success. Want to become a tennis phenomenon or a Hollywood star? Just sign up, says Abigail Jones.

What defines good taste? This season, designers push it to the next level.

A Royal Oak restaurant is bound to convert you to the flavours of Filipino cuisine.

The service was pleasant and amazingly fast for a busy Saturday morning.

It begins near the end of the 20th century. The Big One has finally hit; on a strangely warm July afternoon, the Wellington Fault tears asunder, and New Zealand's capital is wrecked.

Like every other book of Stephenson's, this one uses formal language to position itself a small, strategic distance from its readers, like a speaker standing behind a lectern.

A grinding, persuasive power binds this collection of short fiction and essays, many of which have been published elsewhere in the past two or three years.

Turning 60 doesn't mean having to join the sensible shoes and slacks brigade. Suzanne McFadden meets three older women who refuse to act their age.

It is that time of life when we currently have two teenage offspring setting out on the long and involved path towards getting the driver's licences.

Vibrant Malaysian offering from Top chef Josh Emett invigorates Takapuna.

If you're in this part of town and feeling peckish, The Parlour is worth a visit.

Taylor Schilling, Netflix's biggest breakout star, talks prison life, Orange Is The New Black and sudden fame with Christopher Goodwin.

When he founded Te Araroa - the national walkway - Geoff Chapple encouraged us to go out and see the extraordinary beauty of this land of the long white cloud.

In Benjamin Markovits' vivid new novel, the city becomes a symptom of America gone wrong. He tells Mick Brown about losing out and fitting in.

It does not hurt you to raise a hand to acknowledge this small act, to say thank you for making my day just that teensy bit better. In other words: common courtesy.

Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow's Canvas magazine.

While it's always a good idea to opt for a local offering, if you feel like treating yourself to a good bottle of red there's nothing stopping you from looking at old favourites and lesser-known lovelies from over the seas.

The wines from the skin-stretchingly hot and dusty climes of South Australia are vastly different to our own ...

If in doubt, a clean and neutral palette is a reliable fall-back.

It was the perfect place to enjoy a Bastille Day dinner - and hardly anyone knows it's there.

At 53, Miranda Harcourt is more in demand than ever, appearing in two television series and working as a sought-after international acting coach. She talks to Suzanne McFadden.