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Apple TV+'s follow up to Academy Award best picture winner Coda is another winner.
Feed the whānau with Peter Gordon's seafood chowder for Matariki
Chef Peter Gordon's seafood chowder is perfect for whānau and friends at Matariki
Dark history recalled at Puanga - Māori New Year - in Taranaki
The story of Te Pakakohi:153 years ago, a Taranaki tribe held fast and paid dearly
Pet Shop Boys: Pop's great survivors on Glastonbury and Taylor Swift
Times: The duo reveal the secret of pop longevity - 20 years after they almost quit.
Dynamic duo's te ao Māori in life and yoga
A mother and daughter team on te ao Māori in yoga practice
The landmark movie of the Māori land march, from the inside
Married reviewers Greg and Zanna watch Te Matakite o Aotearoa - The Māori Land March.
Athletes, Warriors and Heroes: What we can learn from the Ancient Greeks
British Museum curator Peter Higgs talks about Ancient Greece and the lessons of history.
Design for Living: Indigenous peoples and splendid cities
Bright ideas that make cities better: Indigenous people's planning.
Diana Wichtel: 'To celebrate Matariki this year is to be part of making history'
A new tradition to pass to the next generations.
Stellar gatherings: How five creative New Zealanders celebrate Matariki
Conversations about celebrating Matariki.
Shane Te Pou on Matariki: Our first truly indigenous holiday - and what it means
Shane Te Pou has a kōrerō with kaumatua and rangatira at Māngere marae
The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
What's it like to survive a helicopter crash or an avalanche? A new memoir describes both.
Matariki: This year my whānau will say goodbye to my koro
A time for reflection, remembering and a boil-up
Tough guys on addiction: 'Pride, ego, swagger can kill you'
Three Kiwi blokes tell how a macho New Zealand culture led to addiction.
Girl from the North Country star Lisa McCune reveals the tracks to her heart
The star on her new Bob Dylan musical, coming to NZ and having her mind blown by Queen.
Steve Braunias: Tom Cruise cast as a maverick poet
Mission: Pentameter - a new movie starring Tom Cruise as the grotesque weakling.
Under the Banner of Heaven: Mormons, murder and madness
Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch Under The Banner of Heaven.
What life is like if your name is James Bond
A new documentary looks into the lives of James Bonds from around the world.
'I'm your worst nightmare': The rise of the Yellow Peril
From Fu Manchu to "misfortune cookies" - the new show subverting Asian stereotypes.
Simon Wilson: The new London Tube map: On track or off the rails?
Bright ideas that make cities better: Problems for the world leader in transit map design.
Paula Morris: Māori writers meeting strong demand
On the wealth of Māori writers and their passionate readership.
Women storytellers have the edge at documentary festival
Zanna Gillespie previews the strong female-led films at the Doc Edge Festival
Love, grief and 30 years of superstardom: George Michael tells his own story
Times: Elton John, Kate Moss and Nile Rodgers talk about their friend's final project.
The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
Mohammed Hassan on slam poetry and the most pressing global issues, and more.
Saving Aotearoa: Games developer Maru Nihoniho unleashes Guardian Māia
A patu-wielding wahine toa is finally ready to take the gaming world by storm.
From Covid to comic books: The Auckland doctor exploding onto Chicago's hippest art scene
It began as a dare from his wife — now Brad Novak has cracked the international art scene.
Playing chess with the star of Chess
Star of Chess the Musical Edward Laurenson tries to teach Greg Bruce how to play chess.
Nude Tuesday is the new big-name Kiwi comedy but is it any good?
Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch new Kiwi comedy Nude Tuesday.
Diana Wichtel on being part of the stream of history
Queen's reign jubilee and TV's Kid Sister both point to the value of tradition.