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Content will disturb
A health warning is warranted when fitness influencers post dubious content consumed by millions of young people
Bodies on fire
Invisible inflammation lies behind many life-limiting diseases but a better diet can reduce the damage.
Victims of the unvaccinated
Ethical philosopher PETER SINGER looks at the issue of refusing the Covid jab, in the first of a series of essays
Begging to be believed
Director Paul Gittins sees the play Prima Facie as having much to say about sexual assault and the legal system
Smoke & mirrors
An alarming rise in child vaping is ushering in a new generation of nicotine addicts, say critics who blame the Smokefree 2025 focus on tobacco.
Friends with benefits
Australia's welcome mat for Kiwis won't spark a rush to the departure gate on its own, but we do need to make our own backyard more attractive
The grass is greener
Rachel Ward talks to ELISABETH EASTHER about how she went from posh Brit girl to film-making Aussie regenerative farmer.
The wrong trousers
In the battle of the suits, Luxon needs a new stylist and Auckland could do with a splash of colour.
Trussian roulette
The catchphrase of the famously melancholic movie The Sixth Sense was \"I see dead people\", but the punchline was, \"They don't know they're dead.\"
Crowning glory
In the interests of research, I sent messages to England. Had anyone else found moments in the coronation of King Charles III exquisitely funny? Word soon came from London, \"Yes, we laughed and laughed.\"
Suffer the child workers
BULLETIN FROM WASHINGTON DC
All together now
Yes, schools need to change, but former principal TIM HEATH argues for reforms that have nothing to do with the three Rs.
Facing the storm
Renowned climate scientist James Renwick's sobering new forecast for NZ and passionate plea for action
A different tune
The man who helped turn NZ Opera's fortunes around tells ELISABETH EASTHER opera can be funny, moving and disconcerting
Courting Nanny State
Advocating five-minute showers to offset the rising cost of living invites a label the government won't be wanting to wear
All aglitter
When Martin Amis moved from W London to Brooklyn, his American wife made one thing clear: the greatest obstacle they would face \"the most time-consuming and labour-intensive, the most tediously labyrinthine and the most extortionate\" would be healthcare
Outfoxing the squirrels
In our - mostly laudable - doting on animals, we seldom stop to wonder whether labradors truly appreciate being made to wear bandannas or whether poodle-crosses object to all being called either Ruby or Bella
Untouchable swagger
I had dinner at the end of last month with an old friend, the writer Geoff Dyer, and we spent a good chunk of it talking about Martin Amis, who recently died in Florida at 73
All over the place
Should we return to using some of the country's original Māori place names? JULES OLDER puts the case for change
Fresh off the boat
A BBC series about post-war UK migrants down under steers a curious course
Platforms for change
Wellington’s Kia Mau contemporary indigenous arts festival has become an agenda-setter for other arts events.
Hail to the Chief
How Matu Ngaropo has survived and thrived as George Washington in the musical phenomenon Hamilton.
History in the making
Bustling novel packs in 100 years of life and action in NZ and abroad.
Death takes a toll
A woman who comforts the dying struggles to connect with the living.
A wing & a prayer
A child convict crosses boundaries amid the birth throes of colonial Auckland.
The city as a stage
A young acting troupe fights to stay alive in a fantastical Elizabethan London.
Out of the shadows
How two spooks and a chip shop owner helped broker peace in Northern Ireland.
Going viral
An engaging examination of microbial diseases and their far-reaching impacts on human history.
Mission control
The need to regulate artificial intelligence is becoming urgent and Europe is well out in front on this.
Mental block
Our vulnerabilities to disease and death can provoke reactions of “Eww!”