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Nurture aces nature
Despite what the 2023 weather threw at them these vineyards have come up trumps.
1 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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A woman scorns
Lily Allen takes aim at her straying ex-husband.
2 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Cups of ambition
The themes behind the 1980 movie remain as relevant as ever in The Court Theatre's production of 9 to 5 The Musical.
5 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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No shore thing
With its crooked beak, the small, fast and vulnerable wrybill holds a special place in the hearts of birders.
8 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Nothing civil about it
When England sank into war and King Charles's head was lopped off, the country was changed forever.
4 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Mastering the art
New history of Auckland Museum finds its creation more of interest than dedicated collector who made it happen.
3 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Thanks for the memory
A humble flat worm that can survive decapitation demonstrates intriguing powers of recall.
2 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Hate to say it
A new account of Jacinda Ardern's time in office gives generous space to her detractors, but sheds some light on her government's fatal flaws.
4 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Please look after this bear
Alas, a hard stare wouldn't do the trick. Paddington Bear's copyright custodians are suing a British television company for depicting him as a sweary, coke-snorting illegal immigrant.
2 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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House swap
Labour's polling resurgence mirrors National's decline, but their suitors' fortunes cloud predictions.
4 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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For Curly
My sister had left the key in the letterbox, so I let myself in, into what remained of my mother's life.
3 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Fame beckons
A company aiming to bring more musicals our way is enlisting local talent.
1 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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His dark arts
Genius moves in Lanthimos's latest clever, subversive thriller.
1 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Beetles bear brunt of forest slump
Lack of recent headlines about kauri dieback doesn't mean the bad news is over.
3 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Fall of angels
Watchable comedy that misses opportunities to dig deeper.
1 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Hotdog politics
When is a sausage not a sausage? The 720 members of the European Parliament tried to answer that delicate question last month.
2 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Doing without the canary
The Pike River disaster sparked much-needed reforms to health and safety rules. 15 years on, the coalition government is unravelling them - but they were never fully implemented in the first place.
10+ min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Toast of New York
Patti Smith's latest memoir reflects on the entirety of her life.
3 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Grief is grief
When my friend, the minister of religion, bought me lunch a while ago, he expressed admiration for my reflectiveness in the face of loss. I took the compliment.
2 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Sound salvation
Morale at RNZ National has slumped as ratings languish and a scathing review urges drastic change. But is radio really a medium in decline?
10 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Hipkins, your time starts now
Pollsters, pundits and bookies will be working overtime to reassess the odds for next year’s election after the implosion of Te Pāti Māori. While the current government is sliding in the polls, the left-leaning parties appear determined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the back end of the game.
3 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Drawing the line
In 2003, Allister Brooker took issue with how the police had treated him. To make his point he staged a small protest outside the home of a constable he believed was responsible. At 9.20 on a quiet morning, knowing she had just come off a night shift, he stood on the street, singing loudly and strumming a guitar while holding a placard. The police were called and Brooker was arrested for disorderly behaviour under the Summary Offences Act.
2 min |
November 15-21, 2025
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Trophy time
These supermarket wines each won a gold medal plus the champion trophy in their varietal or style category.
1 min |
November 1-7, 2025
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Genie in the bottle
Stalling the gene technology bill won't slow cell therapy research.
2 min |
November 1-7, 2025
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Detained and desperate
A Kiwi imprisoned after Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza aid flotilla sent an unusual message home.
7 min |
November 1-7, 2025
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Truth seeking
The brilliant light and terrible shadow of Katherine Mansfield's life is related afresh in a new biography.
5 min |
November 1-7, 2025
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On a mission
Peter Beck's ascent from launching a company able to put small satellites in space to sending a spacecraft to the moon is tracked in a new book
9 min |
November 1-7, 2025
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Ticket to the past
Conspiracy, fear and raucous humour pepper the pages of the 10th novel from the famously reclusive Thomas Pynchon.
4 min |
November 1-7, 2025
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Those were the (Aunt Daisy) days
Who knew that chewing dried tea cures onion breath? Robert Philip Bolton found this and other gems in a collection from the revered broadcaster.
3 min |
November 1-7, 2025
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Saints preserved
The Aussie band that predated The Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned is about to tour.
5 min |