Try out these wines, recommended by writer Yvonne Lorkin, for winter.

July already? Good grief! Instead of contemplating where the year has gone, think about what to drink this weekend.

Mid-winter weekend getaways beckon, so dress for ease.

In a not-so-trendy part of town is an eatery offering exciting modern European cuisine with flavours from Bangkok to Texas.

With her positive messages and dark themes, Louise O’Neill is leading a new wave of young adult fiction that appeals to anxious parents too. ‘We need to be open and honest,’ she tells Sarah Hughes.

Eugene Bingham describes how running helps him find freedom - freedom to quit worrying and be happy.

If the weather's right, you can opt to pack a basket with cheese and antipasto and enjoy a picnic on the grassy property.

I really look after myself and am pretty, have hair extensions, acrylic nails, a spray tan, implants, false lashes but all the guys I meet want only one thing.

Hayley Holt is back and stronger than ever, celebrating two years sober and considering a life in politics.

Simon Briggs talks to the world’s number 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic, about refusing to follow the pack, and breaking free from Federer and Nadal’s shadow.

It has been some time since my last communique from here, deep within The Zone. You remember The Zone, right?

Almost 30 years later, Morris Bellamy, the pasty-skinned, red-lipped villain of King's new novel, Finders Keepers, takes a less nuanced approach when confronting his own literary hero.

Prince Harry is right - selfies have to stop. Writer Alice Audley turned her back on them and says her life is better for it.

Here are three great Canvas reads you don't want to miss.

Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine. Get your premium glossy weekend magazine in tomorrow’s Weekend Herald.

Assemblage, tirage, remuage, disgorge and dosage — all fundamental steps in the formulation of our favourite fizz ...

Update classic stripes with some serious street cred.

Join the pack for a good, sound feed.

As much as the camera has always loved Lake Bell, she has now stepped behind it to write and direct, while still starring as the thinking woman’s Bridget Jones in a new rom-com.

Dr Lance O’Sullivan has made it his dream to change the world from the Far North. But, as Greg Dixon discovers, first he had to change himself.

A couple of years ago, Stephanie Johnson wrote a highly entertaining novel about a writing class at an Auckland tertiary institution.

And here we are, on the cusp of July, that month where everyone looks at each other and mutters things along the lines of, "Man, the year's over half over, where did it all go?"

Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine. Get your premium glossy weekend magazine in tomorrow’s Weekend Herald.

Five books that make you see the world differently.

The food was well portioned and beautifully presented.

Eighties’ street smarts and underground sub-cultures collide for an inspired take on dressing with an edge.

K Rd classic feeds diners’ souls with great music and a promise of organic satisfaction to come.

A professional speaker? A stand-up comedian? Steve Braunias considers a career change and turns to a self-appointed life coach for help.

She’s been a body double in the blockbuster Avatar, made a winning film about roadkill and is one of our brightest rising theatre stars. Alan Perrott meets Laurel Devenie and talks to her about her unorthodox career, and letting go.

The look was that of a cosy local cafe, inside an old railway cottage. There were just enough tables and wicker chairs inside to cater to the happy Saturday morning crowd.