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Aw, ref
When we're on the wrong side of a result, it can be validating to claim that the outcome was rigged.
3 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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Let’s eat cake
Pastry cook and MasterChef Australia winner EMELIA JACKSON shares her love of baking in a new book.
5 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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Citrus clues
Checking product labels is important, because it’s not only grapefruit that interacts with some medications.
3 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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Burning inside
Women suffering from chronic pelvic or genital pain may be suffering from a condition that can take persistence to get correctly diagnosed.
4 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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‘The carvings wanted to speak’
Anew book tells the extraordinary story behind the return of this country’s most valuable artwork.
5 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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Birth of a band
U2’s BONO gives voice in his new book to the band’s successes, failures and the odd bad hair day.
9 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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Time to tell
Thousands of Kiwis have been conceived through sperm or egg donations. Some are now fighting for the right to know their donor's name.
10+ min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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How the land lies
The proposed Resource Management Act overhaul could give the government a chance to win back voters.
4 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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The long game
Despite South Koreans’ apparent nonchalance about the North, mental illness has reached epidemic levels.
3 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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Voters come up trumps
The party will have to work hard to present itself to Americans as a sensible, centre-right alternative.
3 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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The Fyre festival of football?
A million football fans will be crammed into the same city deprived of their three staples: beer, TV and sex.
2 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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Talkin’ about regeneration
Christchurch’s centre is a decent place for tourists more so than the deeply confused centre of Auckland.
3 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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Saving our species
We need to talk about the new tools that could help preserve the country’s endangered creatures.
3 min |
November 25- December 2 2022
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Her own private spy
A tell-all memoir by a mistress of John le Carré reveals far too much information.
3 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Fighting talk
An investigation of the power of words reserves its strongest language for the politically correct.
3 min |
November 12-18 2022
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The Whanganui affair
What led to the downfall of a gay 1920s mayor remains cloaked in mystery and intrigue, but Paul Diamond ultimately uncovers a story of resistance.
6 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Power to the drivers
The Uber court case decision sends a signal to other gig economy players that worker exploitation won't be tolerated.
3 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Widen the goalposts
It’s easier to overcome our doubts if we visualise the target in a positive light.
3 min |
November 12-18 2022
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All together now
British home-cooking queen Mary BERRY serves up favourite, fuss-free dishes made for sharing with family and friends.
4 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Much to chew on
Getting the most out of hard-shelifMeeds such as chia and flax can be a bit of a grind.
3 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Missing the mark
The BMI is outdated, say experts who argue that focusing on health symptoms is more important than a target weight.
3 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Moving on
There comes a time in almost everyone’s life when a home becomes just another house, writes RAY MELDRUM.
5 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Ready to dish it
Outspoken food influencer Albert Cho tells REBECCA ZHONG why his memoir doesn’t gloss over the dark moments in his life.
8 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Smiling her way to stardom
After an extremely polite upbringing, Geena Davis broke the family mould on making it in Hollywood and is now intent on helping other women do likewise.
8 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Death wish list
The right to assisted dying” is bringing a sense of relief to many New Zealanders. But one year on from its introduction, there is frustration over the law's tight confines.
10 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Heed the warning signs
The Dunedin Study has shown a close link between life experience and the pace at which we age.
3 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Elixir of youth
The keys to good health well into old age are in our hands, says a youthful scientist who advocates diet and exercise and a little of what’s bad” for us.
9 min |
November 12-18 2022
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‘Too much, Magic Bus’
At least when The Who sang their song about it, they could reasonably expect the bus to show up unlike in Auckland.
4 min |
November 12-18 2022
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Why I fear for Aotearoa
We are not a very happy country but we are still a complacent one.
3 min |
November 12-18 2022
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I hate to say it
First, the good F news. Justice Minister Kiri Allan is going to take a hard look at New Zealand's name suppression laws.
2 min |