Jack Tame: Life with a wedding ring
We made it. Hurrah. My wife and I celebrated the one-month anniversary of our wedding this...
Jack Tame: Life with a wedding ring
We made it. Hurrah. My wife and I celebrated the one-month anniversary of our wedding this...
Kate Evans: Kiwi author on her research and book 'Feijoa: A Story of Obsession and Belonging'
A highly controversial fruit, feijoas have long held a special place in New Zealand culture....
Tara Ward: Boiling Point, Feud, The Choir
Boiling Point A new four part British drama that picks up six months after the 2021 movie of...
Paul Stenhouse: AI's real world consequences and the first private spacecraft's moon landing
We talk a lot about AI and how it might change things, but it's starting to have real world...
Bob Campbell: Taylors Estate Limestone Coast, Clare Valley Shiraz $20
Taylors Estate Limestone Coast, Clare Valley Shiraz $20 Why I chose it - Hearty red...
Ruud Kleinpaste: Psyllids – Exotic and Native
You may have caught me talking about Psyllids, from time to time. Especially the Tomato-Potato...
Dougal Sutherland: Ignoring after-hours work correspondence
In Australia workers have been given the right to ignore after-hours calls from work, unless it’s...
Mike Yardley: Free-roaming Tairāwhiti
If you're done seeing the sights of Gisborne and are after something a little more outdoorsy,...
Catherine Raynes: One Day and Moscow X
One Day by David Nicholls 15th July 1988: Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the...
Estelle Clifford: MGMT - Loss of Life
The fifth studio album from American rock band MGMT, 'Loss of Life' is the band's label debut on...
Have you got a glut of plums like me? This little condiment - plum paste - is easy to make and it...
Francesca Rudkin: The Zone of Interest and The Eternal Memory
The Zone of Interest Winner of the Grand Prize at Cannes 2023, this historical war drama...
Jack Tame: First year free deserves to go
I never thought the previous government’s fees-free education policy made sense. I’m on the...
Kevin Milne: Long-lasting music tastes
It’s often believed that the music you listen to when you’re seventeen or eighteen is what sticks...
A private spacecraft is headed to the moon Launched from Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9, the...
Hannah McQueen: Fixing Long or Fixing Short in 2024
Homeowners with a fixed-rate mortgage expiring soon likely perked up when forecasters started...
Ruud Kleinpaste: Termitical Wood destroyers
As I was cutting firewood for the 2024 winter, I came across some brilliant tunnels in the timber...
Mike Yardley: Good as Gold in Gisborne
"Gazing across the ravishing seascape, Young Nick’s Head and Mahia Peninsula loomed large on the...
Francesca Rudkin: This Is Me... Now: A Love Story, May December
This Is Me... Now: A Love Story Jennifer Lopez stars in a highly visual and musical...
Kate Hall: How to discuss sustainability with your partner
Communication is key to a healthy relationship, but not all conversations are simple to have....