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The Gubyllub: Kindness as a cure to bullying
A rhyming children’s picture book about combatting bullying
Go As A River: 'Human heart connecting with human heart'
Call American writer Shelley Read a late bloomer, she’s fine with that.
Now what? Climate action at the crossroads
After all the floods, after all the protests, how do we change the world?
A human wrote this book review. AI wrote the book
New York Times: Can computers write bestsellers? Possibly, says Dwight Garner.
Close: 'That moment where we want to be part of the many, rather than just ourselves'
Belgian director Lukas Dhont has achieved widespread acclaim for his first two films
Whakawhetai: Finding the good in every situation
When you start from a place of gratitude, everything else is extra.
Sex.Life podcaster Morgan Penn on self-pleasure for Mother’s Day
Morgan Penn, somatic sexologist, on the greatest love of all - self love.
Style: Gift ideas for that special woman in your life
A curated collection of Mother’s Day gifts designed to elevate the everyday.
Gabrielle Zevin, the game-changing author with a $2m film deal
“No one gets to tell you that’s not love”
Cheese, meat and a near-spiritual experience: Taco Loco reviewed
Messy? Who cares when a chorus of taco angels is singing in your heart.
Design for Living: The forest in a football stadium
Bright ideas that make cities better: When art, sport and the climate collide.
Scotland’s coronation day: Charles souvenirs, anti-monarchy rallies and shrugs
New York Times: Coronation will be a test of sentiment about the monarchy in Scotland.
All the best gigs to go to and things to do during New Zealand Music Month
With plenty of shows, events, expos and quizzes, NZMM has something for everyone.
Our reviewers’ irreverent guide to the greatest movies about kings
We go deep inside the vaults in search of quality coronation weekend viewing.
Controversial or culturally savvy: The globalisation of Samoan tatau
"Even though this is deliberate, accepted violence, it’s still bloody. It still hurts."
Life in plastic? It’s fantastic: A brief (bright pink) cultural history of Barbie
Times: Despite some controversies, kids have been playing with the doll for 64 years.
Design for Living: #vanlife, when your home is on wheels
Bright ideas that make living better: A tiny home on wheels.
Steve Braunias on the curious incident of the lawn mower in the day time
Steve Braunias feels bereft without his mower
Redmer Yska on the trail of the little-known side of Katherine Mansfield
In Katherine Mansfield’s Europe: Station to Station, Yska follows Mansfield’s life abroad.
Good reasons to ghost Chris Evans and Ana de Armas in Ghosted
Supposed to be one of Apple TV+'s biggest movies of the year, Ghosted is an embarrassment.
Canvas: All you need to know about Italian wine
Canvas Wine Writer Yvonne Lorkin tells us all you need to know about the smorgasbord of Italian wines available in NZ. Video / Warren Buckland
Julia Baird: in pursuit of awe and wonder while fighting cancer
Her book 'Phosphorescence' won numerous literary prizes, as well as prompting a Ted Talk.
Paolo Rotondo: Get into a Neapolitan state of mind at the Italian Film Festival
The story of award-winning NZ-Italian film director, writer and actor Paolo Rotondo.
Barry Humphries: 'Always keep them guessing'
Sometimes you should meet your heroes, especially if they are anything like Barry.
War stories our teachers never told us: Documenting New Zealand wars narratives and silences
An edited extract revisits the narrative around the Waikato War.
The terror and ecstasy of psychosis: Two doctors tell their stories
“It was like a tipped-up cosmic jigsaw puzzle and I had to put back the pieces.”
NZ-bound Pulitzer Prize winner on monsters and Marvel
Novelist Colson Whitehead talks with journalist Becky Manawatu.
Interview with a killer: My unnerving encounter with 'Heavenly Creatures' Anne Perry
Remembering the author Anne Perry, also known as 'gym tunic' killer Juliet Hulme