The popularity of baking is rising faster than a perfect muffin.

There were years when, as both authors and as publishers, A.H. and A.W. Reed were the main source of Maori myth and legend for New Zealand readers.

If you do happen to get bitten by something Australian, it's a bit late then to read a For Dummies book on the subject, don't you think?

Claims by one of Hollywood director James Cameron's closest collaborators that he was hounded out of New Zealand by an academic witch-hunt in the 1980s are pure fantasy, say those he has accused.

Former Telecom head Theresa Gattung has attacked the company for paying its executives much bigger salaries than when she was in charge.

David Eggleton, who has edited the latest Landfall (it now has a revolving editor), has produced a mix of writers that is immensely satisfying.

The Independent's John Walsh speaks with the author of In Praise of Older Women as his erotic coming-of-age novel joins the ranks of Penguin Classics.

You wouldn't expect a parenting guide to include explicit graphic descriptions of a hardcore porn slide show, exhibited by Scandinavian psychiatrists at a Wisconsin conference on treating sex offenders.

My parents were ... eccentric. My mum's not shy in speaking her mind. My old man prefers an easy life - like me.

Paula Green reviews four new collections of poems

Temper tantrums, answering back, deliberately annoying ... it could be that your child's not just naughty, but has oppositional defiant disorder.

A newly revealed collection of love letters shows another side of former US President John F Kennedy.

Writer and former jockey Dick Francis, famous for his horse racing-based crime novels, has died aged 89.

Terry Pratchett's alternate world as seen in the latest National Theatre film offering has a Kiwi tang.