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In a lucky place

After years of hard slog keeping a day job to pay for his musical passion, Big Wednesday presenter Marshall Smith tells Alan Perrott the effort.

<i>Life lessons</i>: Liesha Ward Knox

Life lessons from the actress.

The real master chef

Peter Gordon has never run his kitchen staff with an iron fist and a mouth like a sewer, yet he is one of NZ's most internationally successful chefs.

Teen Reads: Brave Bess And The Anzac Horses

War from the horse's mouth.

Get away from it all

Whatever happened to the family holiday under canvas?

Trim flat green

A level, grassy section was the drawcard for a Auckland couple on their search for a new home.

The secret ingredient

You can't keep a hungry child out of the kitchen. But how much do they learn from their mothers? Some of our top chefs and their mums talk about their childhood eating habits.

West side story

The young divorcees

Kiwis in their 20s now have the highest divorce rate of any age group. What's going wrong?

Odd man out

Women of the cloth

<i>James Griffin:</i> Let's get real about these economic times

Following her destiny

The new London

Glowing report

Attack of the clones

Out to sea

<i>Alan Perrott:</i> Making a rehash of things