Cruel cost

The physical and mental consequences for victims of bullying can be severe and long-lasting.

Peace, love & revolution

A history of the 1960s and 70s counterculture in New Zealand is a clear and colourful account with some groovy revelations, man.

Buon appetito

Add these classics of Italian cooking by KAREN MARTINI to your cooking repertoire and impress your guests every time.

Worth a crack

Eggs are good value and highly nutritious whichever way they're prepared, but the raw and the cooked are by no means equal.

Fresh is best

Pregnant women taking fish oil capsules should buy them in small lots and keep them in the fridge, a group of medical researchers say.

A hero's story

The war in Ukraine may seem far away, but for Kiwis such as ALLA SHYMANSKA, it is still very close to home.

Big little stories

Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty is one of Australia's most successful writers. But she still starts a new book wondering whether she can pull it off.

Bleak forecast

Is the public being deprived of a better weather service because of government inefficiency and monopolistic behaviour? PAUL GORMAN investigates.

My Irish question

A global boom in genealogy is forging new tourist trails. DAVID COHEN joins the trend and goes in search of his mother's unknown origins in Ireland.

Bully beef

The promising political careers of Gaurav Sharma and Sam Uffindell hang in the balance as they learn a valuable lesson about public office.

Forging the Rings

The creators and cast of Amazon's epic series The Rings of Power talk about the show's relationship with JRR Tolkien's writing, the movies and departing New Zealand after filming just one season.

Fields of gold

Kiwi mathematicians have produced some astonishing medal-winning performances over the years.

Happy pills

Drugs for treating depression work on the chemical imbalance theory, but scientists have called that into question.

Political vivisection

An inquiry into the government’s response to the pandemic would be instructive, but it’s a matter of timing.

A moment of truth

“Seldom … have we been confronted with events where falsity of information can cause such harm.”

One for the bucket list

Russia recently published a list of New Zealanders banned from entering the country.

Winter falls

Every few minutes, a stretcher was wheeled past, with a patient gasping into an oxygen mask.

A second civil war?

A couple of months ago, we met some friends at a winery in Antietam, Maryland, site of one of the last and certainly bloodiest battles of our Civil War.

Lava’s in the air

How a new documentary pays a quirky homage to two pioneering French volcanologists.

Lounge music

Alec Bathgate reflects on the career and upcoming boxset collection of pioneering lo-fi , alt-pop band Tall Dwarfs, which he started with his mate Chris Knox.

A hacking offence

How a British cyber-thriller from the maker of Wolf Hall cracked the code to make it feel authentic.

Reality bytes

For star Simon Pegg, The Undeclared War is a frightening vision of the times we live in, and a story with a strong family connection.

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Layers of industrial action

Mud, mud, mud. I slog out to the coop to let the chooks out. Mud. I trudge into a paddock to give my sheep Xanthe her supplementary feed. Mud.

Grace & favour

A controversial South Korean doomsday sect has had a warm welcome in Fiji, where it now has significant business interests.

A chilly reception

Did Māori reach Antarctic waters centuries before Europeans? Opposing views on the issue have reignited the debate over mātauranga and “Western” scholarship.

The ties that bind

Adoption law is in for a major overhaul but some argue the reforms still don’t go far enough in freeing up information or helping heal old wounds.

Mutual exploitation

The government needs to make it easier for immigrant nurses to gain residency, so they can relieve the pressure on our understaffed hospitals.

Familiarity breeds consent

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Child's best friend

Assistance dogs are transforming the lives of children with autism and bringing peace of mind to their families.