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Bumper weekend wine guide: The best pinot gris
Pinot gris has quickly become one of New Zealand's favourite wines.

Steve Braunias goes ape on a binge-watching movie marathon
The Planet of the Apes has had many iterations since 1968. Steve Braunias watched them all

Weekend wine guide: Felton Road winemaker on the secret of its success
The wine industry is in global decline but here, Felton Road swims against the tide.

The Good Life: When jobs were fun
Gen Xers have grown up in one world, only to hit middle age in a strange new land.

Russell Brown: Treasures shared
The nuggets of New Zealand history online are often the work of dedicated volunteers.

Make the most of autumn harvest bounty with Alex Elliott-Howery’s classic recipes
From Sydney food community Cornersmith, recipes for pickles, chutneys and relishes.

Weekend wine guide: Villa Maria flies high
An airline-only Villa Maria selection and new entries from established favourites.

Charlotte Grimshaw: I was in the place where I saw my brother for the last time
Visiting Wellington, it was fitting that a poet drove me around under a stormy sky.

Steve Braunias: Made redundant, at my age
There is something embarrassing about being thrown out the door at 64, but it's happened.

The Good Life: Apples of my eye
It's love at first sight all over again when two sheep return to their paddocks.

Treats with a twist: Favourite recipes from some of Australia’s best bakers
Melbourne food writer Ruby Goss gathered recipes for this new collection.

Weekend wine guide: We have beer on tap, so why not wine?
‘Greener’ wines come in a keg, with research showing it reduces the carbon footprint.

The Good Life: The country isn’t all sunshine and lambs
Unwanted visitors arrive at Lush Places when farm fences stop doing their job.

Taste of home: Taupō's Vanya Insull produces a new book devoted to comfort food
Tasty, warming recipes from the bestselling VJ Cooks.

Bumper weekend wine guide: Chardonnay rules
Apple and lemon or peach and apricot – whichever you choose there’s a chardonnay to suit.

Worried about the themes in TV's Adolescence? Here’s what you can do to help your son
Netflix show Adolescence has everyone talking, but are the discussions missing the point?

A skipper’s farewell: Steve Kafka and the unseen guardians of NZ’s subantarctic
Skipper's retirement could see DoC and countless scientific teams wondering where to turn.

Longline to extinction: The Kiwi scientists raising the red flag for subantarctic albatrosses
Extraordinary NZers Kath Walker and Graeme Elliott and their conservation work.

Steve Braunias: A strange new status as a distant relation
A month after his daughter left home, Steven Braunias visits.

The Good Life: Pass the guillotine
"Chickens have not just colonised the world, they have colonised our vernacular."

UK food writer Michael Zee on celebrating breakfast Chinese-style
Recipes for red oil dumplings, spring onion pancakes and taro-filled biscuit sandwiches.

Weekend wine guide: Hunter’s run
Experience shows in the wines coming from Marlborough’s oldest producer.

Move over, microwaves: Jamie Oliver’s simple air fryer recipes
Jamie Oliver bows to public affection for air fryers with three simple recipes.

Putting our wines to the test: NZ’s Bordeaux-style reds versus the French region’s wines
In a blind tasting, how well do our Bordeaux-style reds compare with the originals?

Steve Braunias: The lovely bones
The angst over what to do with a leftover lamb bone to keep it out of landfill.

Pickle your fancy: How to make delicious and creative preserves from home
Longtime Hamilton cookbook writer Rowan Bishop turns her attention to tasty preserves.

Weekend wine guide: Te Mata Estate bounces back after Cyclone Gabrielle devastation
Painstaking work has allowed Te Mata to harvest its finest cabernet sauvignon.

No regrets: Richard Dawkins on science, culture wars and his legacy
Evolutionary biologist has made his swansong tour but he’s not yet ready to make his peace

The Good Life: Beauty burns
Why would someone want to burn such beauty as St Patrick’s Catholic Church to the ground?

A feast with frozen peas? New cookbook makes the most of common vegetable
British food editor Samuel Goldsmith takes the humble pea to new heights.