Open access

The fine art of subtitling has become even more useful in the age of streaming and is too important to be left to machines, Dan Buckingham tells SHARON STEPHENSON.

In the wind

The sun may be sinking on Taranaki's fossil-fuel industries, but another offshore resource - one that is fully renewable - is looming on the horizon.

Ports in the storm

Amid the destruction wrought by Cyclone Gabrielle, marae stand as places of refuge, support and aroha.

I'll have what he's having

Women are as well equipped as men to achieve sexual satisfaction - so why is \"intimate justice\" still so elusive?

Laid to rest

We said, Goodbye, Little Linda. We're sorry about all the horrible things we said about you.”

Built-in stories

A three-part series looks at how Maori culture is making its mark on architecture in Aotearoa.

Miles to go

Tim Minchin is back in the driver’s seat for a second series of his hit road-trip drama.

Brilliant patterns

A kaleidoscope of sounds from Young Fathers, and Joe Henry channels Elvis Costello.

Making her mark

Kiwi actress Thomasin McKenzie returns to the festival where she first made the cinema world sit up and take notice.

Dance for survival

The Bangarra Dance Theatre crosses the Tasman with a work evoking the struggle of Indigenous rights in Australia.

The mother load

An estranged artist returns home to face frayed relationships and childhood trauma.

Going to extremes

An analysis of the work of the alt-right” in NZ makes for sober reading.

Straight & narrow

A meander down an extinct Roman road uncovers fascinating stories from the past.

After she's gone

A deceased Scottish mother and wife tries to figure out why she can’t rest in peace.

A true original

An enthusiastic delve into 10 of Katherine Mansfield’s stories and her life when writing them underlines a tragic loss to literature. by CKSTEAD

Bing it on

Google, the king of search, is fighting back after Microsoft's bid for a bigger slice of the pie.

Think again

A midlife crisis isn't inevitable. It can come down to whether you view your later years positively or negatively.

Faster pasta

For Italian-born cook NADIA CATERINA MUNNO, family plays a big part in her simple, authentic pasta dishes.

Fat chance

Western notions about the traditional Inuit diet usually don’t include the full menu.

Still hurting

Antidepressants are often used for pain relief, but new research shows they might not be as effective as first thought - or even the best option.

Scenes from a marriage

NZ playwright Brian McNeill wrote a hugely successful play about the relationship between Katherine Mansfield and her husband. He recalls how it came about.

Glowing with life

A hundred years after her death, Katherine Mansfield’s short stories are still as vivid and immediate as when they were first penned.

A snakes & ladders journey

After a shock cancer diagnosis, Sandra Russell looked for a book that would help her connect with her emotions. She searched fruitlessly, then decided to write one herself.

Stroke of courage

What’s the point of having a ‘living will’ if doctors ignore it? That’s the question driving a new campaign for a law change.

Radio with glitches

The axing of the public broadcasting merger leaves a cash-strapped a fast-changing RNZ contemplating its future in media landscape. by JANET WILSON

Off the menu

The main parties are ditching the gourmet food to cater for core constituencies in a lean election year.

Storm warnings

It's not normal; it feels like there is no normal any more. It is all indivisible from global climate change.

Training the masses

Some urbanites said they even switched to public transport regularly for the first time.

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