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Chef Thomas Straker defies ‘bad boy’ reputation to opt for healthier alternatives
Three recipes from 'Food You Want to Eat' embraces the benefits of olive oil.

Weekend wine guide: Experience counts for Greywacke winemakers
Having a Cloud follow him has done no harm to a storied Marlborough winemaker.

Want to give your brain a workout? Try tasting wine
A sip of wine gives your cognitive functioning a thorough drill, suggests Michael Cooper.

Simply Veg: Amber Bremner’s plant-based appetizers sure to be crowd pleasers
From blogging to a cookbook, Hamilton's Amber Bremner highlights plant-based cooking.

Pâtisserie made simple: Wellington pastry chef Maxine Scheckter’s decadent sweet treats
Achieve the wow factor with these recipes - and a surprise ingredient or two.

Weekend wine guide: 50 not out
Austrian winemaker Hermann Seifried marks a production milestone at his Nelson vineyard.

The reality behind the gene-edited dire wolf
‘Resurrection’ of the dire wolf made headlines but is the wool being pulled over our eyes?

The Good Life: Meghan Markle and the inspiration for our authentic podcast
After listening to Meghan Markle, Greg Dixon decides Lush Places needs its own podcast.

Hola, España: A taste of Spain from food writer Jo Wilcox
NZ photographer Melanie Jenkins provides the stunning images for the recipe book.

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

The Good Life: In praise of long-forgotten books by English “lady” writers
Cosy-cottage novels by forgotten English lady writers are not all roses and foxgloves.

In the slow lane: Comfort food for long weekends
Olivia Andrews, from Australian meal-kit service Marley Spoon, delivers hearty dinners.

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."