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Plights of passage
Today’s teens have turned inwards and socialise more online, with profound effects for them and society.
3 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Say it with sparkle
A V&A collection of 280 luxury outfits, jewellery and mementos of showbiz stars is proving an eye-catching drawcard in Auckland.
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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That stage of life
Sophie Henderson's new movie draws on her days of running a theatre, and arrives just as she's back doing it again.
4 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Tales of intimacy
A new book about the sex work in NZ offers first-hand insights.
3 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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In search of my killer
Hit YA author's first book for adults is a whodunnit with a twist.
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Pick & mix
Celebrated Australian pastry chef Christopher Thé grabs what's close to home.
7 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Back-up band
With sources of sponsorship and funding uncertain, the Aotearoa arts community relies on a small but committed group of patrons.
10+ min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Reality check
A trip to Vietnam is an opportunity to reflect on what we think we know.
3 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Identity parade
The new season of My Life is Murder has guest stars from near and abroad.
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August 2-8, 2025
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Might is right
Strength training is now the go-to for healthy ageing, with benefits newly revealed for the body and brain in preventing illness and injury.
10+ min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Phony war
AI-generated music can be great, but the artists whose work helped build it need to be paid.
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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A woman scorned
British academic sets the record straight on an ancient Roman aristocrat, while a NZ writer reimagines her life.
4 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Scales of cruelty
For as long as I can remember, which in this case is way longer than usual, I have been a fan of dark humour.
3 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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The good egg
The more varied diet enjoyed by free-range and organic hens may deliver eggs slightly lower in cholesterol, but the nutritional benefits of any egg are more important.
3 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Renaissance men
Fascinating docudrama looks at the politics behind – and the rivalries between – the original superstars of Italian art.
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Towering ivories
Born in South Korea and raised in Auckland, NZTrio pianist Somi Kim is a leading presence on concert stages at home and overseas.
4 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Fly my pretties
A diamond anniversary for the NZCT Chamber Music Contest.
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Off the hook
Auckland post-punk band's songs skewer empty language on impressive sophomore album.
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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A TWISS IN TIME
Sculptor Greer Twiss was still in his 20s when commissioned to create his Karangahape Rocks fountain, which was installed on the corner of Auckland's Karangahape Rd and Symonds St in 1969.
1 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Golden chalice
A popular Wairau Valley producer took bottomless inspiration from a nearby lake.
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Dawn chorus
The sound of crashing glass the morning after is a New Zealand classic, a music that strikes a loud, instantly familiar chord in every city and province throughout the land – I heard all of New Zealand gather at my door last Friday morning when I tipped a box of bottles into the rubbish bin after hosting a dozen or so enthusiastic drinkers on Thursday night.
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Peace at what price?
The horrific toll of the first atomic bomb drop 80 years ago is as important to remember now as then, writes Maire Leadbeater.
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Back of the class
Modern ways of teaching kids are shown the door as results give the education system a very middling grade.
4 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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You can't choose your family
New stories from seasoned writers deliver taut plot turns.
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Signs of intelligence
Riding on a fast train through France, I read Helen Garner's novel Monkey Grip.
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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A new reality
Is there a steeper learning curve than that scaled by the influencer Zoe Rae, who recently left Bali in high dudgeon because, \"it's not how it looked on Instagram\"?
2 min |
August 2-8, 2025
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Quest for peace
Compelling, meticulous account of the life and aspirations of the monarch who created modern Britain.
4 min |
July, 26th - August, 1st
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Once were warriors
Cliff Curtis and Temuera Morrison help paddle Jason Momoa's Hawaiian war canoe.
1 min |
July, 26th - August, 1st
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Life in transit
Airports are strange places that elicit equally unusual human behaviour.
2 min |
July, 26th - August, 1st
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On thin ice
The much-celebrated Antarctic Treaty is in danger as nations fail to agree on actions.
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