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Hopelessly devoted
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Hopelessly devoted

In an interview and book extract, researcher Malissa Clark explains that workaholism is about more than being last out of the office. And she should know.

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6 mins  |
May 18-24, 2024
Bare market
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Bare market

Perhaps it's a reaction to the growing social and environmental pressure against its very existence but fashion is making its diktats ever more strident. Pants as in knickers, briefs, grundies - are now considered an outer-wear outfit.

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2 mins  |
May 18-24, 2024
Old poker face
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Old poker face

After Winston Peters made smooth international appearances as Foreign Minister, said good things at the United Nations and then got into a dispute with former New South Wales premier Bob Carr, I read a press secretary's description of him as \"shy\".

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2 mins  |
May 18-24, 2024
On a sticky wicket
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On a sticky wicket

Sixteen years ago in Manchester, New Zealand lost a cricket test to England after Monty Panesar, the spinner, took six wickets for just 37 runs. It was a memorable performance, and Panesar was duly hailed as the best English left-arm spin bowler of his generation.

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2 mins  |
May 18-24, 2024
Blocks to building
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Blocks to building

The OECD is the latest organisation to highlight our dysfunctional economy but neither National nor Labour seems capable of delivering change.

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4 mins  |
May 18-24, 2024
The rest is history
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The rest is history

Rest - both sleep and non-sleep - is essential to help our overstressed bodies and minds repair themselves. But many of us remain in a constant state of 'fight, flight or freeze'.

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7 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
Right and power
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Right and power

Israel is profiting financially and extending its global technological influence in response to the October 7 massacre, says investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein.

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6 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
Dolphins be damned
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Dolphins be damned

Is SailGP's future in this country really under threat because of an at-risk marine mammal?

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9 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
Orwellian irony
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Orwellian irony

Our thinking about one of the 20th century's best-known writers is being challenged by the 'smelly little truths' Anna Funder uncovered about George Orwell's marriage.

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8 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
The alchemist
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The alchemist

Talent and a little magic have taken state-house kid Moses Mackay to the heights of Italian opera. He's coming back to sprinkle some of his gold dust around.

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8 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
Good Lord, he was scandalous
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Good Lord, he was scandalous

Lord Byron still fascinates 200 years after his death, but more for his bohemian lifestyle than his poetry.

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4 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
Stars in their eyes
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Stars in their eyes

Debut novel a heady mix of grief, astronomy and love.

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2 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
Dark matter
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Dark matter

Ngaio Marsh-style whodunnit set among academia attached to the Mt John Observatory.

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2 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
Mirren's mirror on Meir
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Mirren's mirror on Meir

Dame Helen talks about playing Golda Meir, Israel's iron lady, during a pivotal chapter in the controversial politician's long career.

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5 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
Game, set and match
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Game, set and match

Love, sex and great tennis take centre court in this highly charged drama.

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2 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
Silence is golden
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Silence is golden

Dog and robot tale a five-star gem.

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1 min  |
May 04-10, 2024
Still screaming
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Still screaming

Pearl Jam's 12th album proves the senior statesmen have what it takes after 33 years.

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2 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
Taylored to startle
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Taylored to startle

Swifties flocked to their idol's latest release in their millions. Awaiting them was Taylor at her most raw and brave.

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2 mins  |
May 04-10, 2024
Morning songs
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Morning songs

On a recent early and glorious Saturday morning - it was 4°C outside I let the complaining chickens out. Chickens never stop complaining.

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2 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024
Upwardly mobile
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Upwardly mobile

Climate-friendly e-scooters are proliferating but there are stumbling blocks for users and non-users.

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2 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024
A potent brew
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A potent brew

There's a correlation between moderate coffee drinking and reduced risk of colorectal cancer - but evidence of a causal link is still percolating.

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3 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024
Food saviours
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Food saviours

A little bit of silliness lightens the mood on the serious topic of food waste.

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2 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024
Ode to old masters
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Ode to old masters

The Polynesian sound and Auckland's ska-punk scene are remembered in new releases.

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2 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024
Weaving Welsh with waiata
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Weaving Welsh with waiata

Te reo meets Cymraeg in a musical project partly spearheaded by Kawiti Waetford, an opera singer with connections to Wales.

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6 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024
Culture warrior
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Culture warrior

Activist and scholar Ngahuia te Awek6otuku achieved several firsts in society but had to fight many battles to get there.

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4 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024
An age-old problem
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An age-old problem

Is our lifespan fixed, or might we be able to slow down or even abolish ageing? And what would we do if we could?

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4 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024
When Jim becomes James
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When Jim becomes James

'What would white people do to a slave who had learned to read?' This impressive reimagining of Huckleberry Finn seeks to find out.

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4 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024
Manhattan transfer
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Manhattan transfer

A Kiwi movie star led the charge for an Anzac garden atop New York's Rockefeller Centre that's still in use today.

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5 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024
A Wylde life
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A Wylde life

How a West Coast mechanic who lost a leg at Gallipoli ended up living in luxury on the banks of the Thames, rubbing shoulders with artists, composers and poets.

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8 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024
'That German boy'
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'That German boy'

Paul Oestreicher's Jewish family escaped the Nazis in 1938. Once here, he was ostracised for being German. How did this committed pacifist end up leading a military Anzac Day service in East Germany?

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5 mins  |
April 27-May 3, 2024