Transition alley

The use of puberty blockers for children questioning their gender in the UK grew unchecked despite scant evidence about their side effects. How?

Bees & honey

Our public services spent $1.25 billion on outsourced help last year. Are consultants worth their inflated price-tags and industry jargon?

A heart for business

Murray Kennedy tells CAITLIN SYKES how making a profit can play a role in giving vulnerable people a second chance.

Unequal prospects

Retirement villages have become a ubiquitous model of caring for old people. But not everyone can afford them, writes Patricia Allan.

Ram raider in the paddock

Pear Orchard Paddock has been temporarily renamed Porno Paddock.

In a pew with a view

Your viewing guide to the coronation and the after-party.

Without a trace

The writers of new Irish-Kiwi crime drama The Gone talk about putting small-town NZ on a collision course with the Dublin underworld.

Barry, Edna & us

The death of Dame Edna Everage creator Barry Humphries has been marked by tributes examining his place in Australian popular culture. He had a lasting impact in New Zealand, too.

A storm is coming

Terrifying secrets lurk in the Australian outback, a claustrophobic apartment and cosy suburbia in the latest thrillers.

Tales of fear & regret

A thoughtful and assured near-future NZ pandemic novel takes its lead from a bubonic plague classic.

Wiping out the chores

So much more household drudgery could be eliminated if there were a wider range of robot helpers.

Sugar fix

Why do many of us turn to sweet and fatty snacks in response to dealing with stress?

Wonderful wizardry of Oz

Chris Hipkins airily declared it was a \"blimmin' good day\" for expatriate Kiwis after Australia opened up citizenship to the approximately 700,000 living there. But it omitted something: it was also blimmin' good for Aussies but likely not for New Zealand and those who remained behind.

Food therapy

We live in trying times, and a better diet may help in reducing the debilitating symptoms of anxiety.

Focus finding

An Auckland therapist diagnosed late in life with ADHD is helping similar adults and children discover the strategies they need to cope.

Smells like Paradise

I have seen Paradise. I went there as a boy in the back of my dad's Holden.

Cancer? Dr Trout will see you now

Nothing good may come from the disease, but PAUL CATMUR found a weekend's fly-fishing with fellow sufferers a therapy he's hooked on.

A matter of scale

Eating fish and shellfish can raise mercury levels in our bodies, so it's wise to follow the advice on how often to serve them up.

Wealthy & wise

With her basic principles of how to grow your money and keep away from scams, personal wealth educator LISA DUDSON takes the mystery out of investing.

Agents of change

Why cinema-fillers the Russo brothers have embraced streaming with their epic globe-trotting spy thriller, Citadel.

The good listener

Bestselling author Richard Fidler, here for the Auckland Writers Festival, has an interviewing style that has made his radio show one of Australia's top podcasts.

Working with the cool cats

Clever blend of fact and fiction casts a critical eye on Andy Warhol’s Factory.

Lockdown bubble trouble

Kiwi crime star JP Pomare delivers another icy thriller with an ingenious twist.

The way we are

As an adult, getting a diagnosis of ADHD can be like opening a door and discovering why aspects of your life have been so hard.

Making enemies

A meticulous new history examines the best intentions and blunders that led to the invasion of Iraq three decades ago.

Pour the bubbly

An Auckland researcher is working on an airy way to produce greener concrete.

Numbering wins

Understanding how our brains remember items on a list can be harnessed to boost memory.

The longevity guru

It's never too late to enjoy an active old age, says a road-to-Damascus doctor who believes healthcare should prioritise prevention over treatment.

Under the pump

Hopes are high for a new drug to slow heart failure and tackle other life-threatening conditions as well.

Where academics fear to tread

Visiting US author Nadine Strossen compares today's social censorship on campus with the McCarthy era.