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A Good Vibe spin for a tasty meal

Coffee with your beef? You bet. This and more for good cooking vibes

Fish sausage rolls and an $18 onion? The Oyster Inn, Waiheke, reviewed

Sure, they have oysters - but let's talk about the rest of that menu.

Big-wave surfer Maya Gabeira - the girl from Ipanema

An edited extract from Nazaré: Life and Death with the Big Wave Surfers.

Barbie vs Oppenheimer: Diana Wichtel views the much-hyped double bill

OPINION: You are going to need your wits about you to make sense of Barbie

'This week we lost a true feminist': Sinead O'Connor

OPINION: Barbie, feminism and activism

A decade ago, Jeff Bezos bought a newspaper. Now he’s paying attention to it again

New York Times: Bezos has taken a more active role in the paper’s operations this year.

Young Ones star on the family secret that changed his life

Times: Nigel Planer, best known as hangdog hippie Neil, always knew his dad was different.

Oppenheimer: The year's second-biggest movie is its biggest disappointment

It's the second-most-hyped movie of the year and the week. Where did it go so wrong?

Ella Mizrahi: Master builder

Ella Mizrahi is renowned for creating inspirational experiences.

Shining lights of Aotearoa: Trailblazers honoured at prestigious awards

From Teresea Olsen to Arama Kukutai, the 2023 recipients are trailblazers in their field.

Annabel Langbein wanders a French market

Annabel Langbein tours a market in the south of France. Video / Canvas

Lost in a dream: The story behind iconic portrait of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg

Frank Habicht took what is widely regarded as the most beautiful photograph of Birkin.

Jane Birkin on Serge Gainsbourg, orgasms and why she'd never become a hologram

Times: The singer, songwriter and actress was half of France's most famous couple.

Pip Adam: 'We need to look at decolonising and giving land back'

'Staying politically active helps me to write books that I find interesting.'

Kiwi Films showcase New Zealand’s independent spirit while premiering at NZIFF

Documentarian Gwen Isaac has a canny analogy for the value of the NZIFF.

Sigourney Weaver: "Women hold the world together"

Forty years after Alien, the Hollywood A-lister is still playing kick-ass roles.

Ghost Street reviewed: Are the $8 dumplings worth it?

Customers literally tick the boxes - but what about the food?

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, reviewed

The seventh in the Mission Impossible franchise is a bridge too far for our reviewers.