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Yvonne Lorkin: Guest judging an Australian idol

Oily rag: Time to clear out the clutter

Jan Bilton: Hard-pressed to pick a favourite (+recipes)

Recent research from international scan data company Aztec indicates households have an average of 2.9 types of oil. How many different oils do you have stored in your pantry?

DVD review: Strong story of future behind walls

Portraits of the future don't always paint the most wonderful of pictures of where we are heading and Brick Mansions is one such example.

Lone Star: Tops - that's our family's verdict

Fashion: Find the shades that colour you beautiful

Knowing what colours work for you and which don't is one of the most important aspects of good styling, writes Lisa Lyford.

Music review: Lucinda Williams, Down where the Spirit meets the Bone

Lucinda Williams walks a fine line vocally between swagger and vulnerability, an approach that is clearly evident on this, her 14th studio album.

Fashion: The sun's out, the beach is calling

If the weather's fine, wine and dine (+recipes)

History recounts that the first picnics were social events where each guest brought food to share.

Movie review: The Judge

Downey jnr plays Hank Palmer, a hot-shot big-city lawyer who has long since cut ties with his family and his corn-belt hometown.

A love of food and the wild

Yvonne Lorkin: Winemakers put up a good fight

Oily Rag: It's easy to get your 5 a day

DVD Review: Mr Peabody & Sherman

<i>Mr Peabody & Sherman</i> is funny, entertaining and educational, writes Craig Nicholson.

Plan meals ahead to ease the stress

With 18 cookbooks behind her, each containing recipes using just four ingredients, Kim McCosker emphasises that the key to a relatively stress-free life is organisation.

Cheese is the bee's knees

This month, we celebrate NZ cheeses and, in particular, special cheeses such as gouda with fenugreek; cow and goat's milk blend brie; aged maasdam; and buffalo milk mozzarella.