From all the hoo-ha over The Interview - a lowbrow farce lampooning Kim Jong-un, which led to the extraordinary cyber-attack on Sony Pictures - you might derive the casual impression that North Korea's notoriously repressive ruling body is anti-cinema.

The menu is a collection of freshly made raw meals, snacks, sweets and smoothies all on show behind a glass cabinet.

I joined an “elite” dating agency, in the hope of meeting someone, but all the men want is sex, not interested in anything else.

A passion for music is in Esther Stephens’ blood — so she chose to focus for a time on developing her ‘weaker’ interest: acting. Now she’s back behind a microphone, writes Alan Perrott.

The recent news that Alison Holst has had to hang up her apron hit Steve Braunias hard. He takes a look at her influence on New Zealand kitchens over the past 60 years.

I'd have to say, if push came to shove came to world war, that of all the public holidays we get to enjoy in this splendid country, Anzac Day is the one I would pick as my favourite.

Looking for love in all the wrong places? Sometimes all it takes is a sip of something sensational to put you back on track.

Take a magpie approach with clashing, heirloom-inspired pieces this season

Don’t panic, Auckland can be fixed. Greg Dixon talks to the author of a new book on New Zealand urban design about the 10 things we need to do to make it truly liveable.

No one loves a dull home. Kirsten Matthew talks to four experts to find out how to avoid the seven biggest pitfalls of interior design.

While the Rendez-Vous has a more takeaway/bakery focus, Le Chef is where you come for a meal.

As the last ever series of the iconic show airs, Jon Hamm tells Jane Mulkerrins how Draper took over his life and why his goal now is to find some peace — for himself and Don.

My hairdresser let slip about seeing a “wonderful man”, who just happens to be married to my sister, but she did not know this. What should I do?

I think my brain is full. Seriously, I think all my synapses, or whatever my brain uses to store information, have been used up.

What makes one person seek out the spiciest chillis, while another enjoys only bland foods?

How do you love a child who may never be able to say ‘I love you’ back?

Stephen Jewell talks to reporter, critic and former stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes about her debut novel, set in Edinburgh, a city she knows so well

The themes of murders in Paris, religious fundamentalism and a threat to multiculturalism might seem all too topical after recent grim events in the French capital.

Is everything I have ever done and will ever do in my life ultimately less significant than Winston Peters winning a by-election in Northland?

What does it take to be a successful comic? Well, being funny sure helps. But so, too, Dai Henwood tells Greg Dixon, does having a clear head and a brain for business

Is it a good book that leaves you wanting to know more?

So yes, we’ve been pushed into autumn, and while your tan may be fading, don’t let your taste buds suffer the same fate

Eclectic array of flavours and inviting, decor make for an entertaining night out at new 'Asian barbecue' eatery Woodpecker Hill

The menu had us from the word go, when we spotted the instructions, sweetly cheesy, to “brunch and relax” or “best ugly bagel and smile”.