I am really struggling with ageing. The kids have left home, my husband is boring and I feel I have nothing to look forward to except the TV guide.

Sir Richard Taylor talks to Alan Perrott about the battle to remake Thunderbirds.

September 9 represents an extraordinary milestone in British history. It is the day on which Elizabeth II becomes the longest-reigning monarch

Bridget van der Zijpp’s new novel explores the fleeting, dangerous side of fame.

The most popular biographies are those that embrace the subject’s life while assuming little prior historical knowledge on the part of the reader.

Chris Leadbeater makes the most of a short visit to the harbour city.

Is the unhappiness of beautiful people more significant than that of real people?

Are we, New Zealand and New Zealanders, for the most part, simply too nice for our own good?

Pinot gris has proved an unstoppable force in this country. Our wineries now crush a whopping 24,000 tonnes; 1500 times the volume of 2005. But not all pinot gris is the same — some super-dry, right through to luxuriously rich, sweeter styles.

The menu was exciting. Loads of dishes you won’t find elsewhere, as well as some of the standards, but with an interesting twist.

I have never smoked, but friends introduced me to e-cigarettes, and now I am addicted.

Forget the birds and the bees, Michele A’Court says there are other important things to tell your children. Rebecca Barry Hill talks to the comedian about parenthood, making people laugh and being a grandmother at 53.

Australian writer Kate Grenville’s new book is a homage to her mother Nance, an ‘ordinary’ woman who decided she wasn’t going to follow in her own mother’s footsteps. She talks to Linda Herrick.

I am not, by nature, a corporate person. It is not by natural habitat. In fact, at concerts I'm generally happy anywhere.

As wonders of the world go, the Victoria Falls are astonishingly uncrowded, says Sandra McGregor.

Give your tastebuds an everlasting summer with these luscious, aromatic wines. Wild flowers, berries, citrus, stonefruit and spice — they’re all here in fine form …

Tailored separates elevate denim to the next level.

Realising her bookshelves were a bit on the parochial side, Ann Morgan embarked on a quest to read a book from every country over the course of a year, and blog about it. The response from bibliophiles around the globe was a story in itself.

My best friend had her stomach stapled and is really slim now, but tells everyone it was done through dieting and exercise and that is just not true. Shall I squeal?

The look is definitely set at 33RPM. Kaos is a homage to music and vinyl — there are LP album covers on the walls — and to 70s style, with the decor leaning heavily on retro furniture and fixtures.

She has record-breaking sales and secure friendships - not to mention a steely grip on her digital copyright - what on earth does Taylor Swift have to worry about? Plenty, she tells Mark Sutherland in an exclusive interview.

As he rides his steel dragon across the roads and byways of The North Lands, the Dark Lord, leader of House First, is happy.

Something wild, something wonderful and the much-anticipated release of a national treasure — March seems to be the month that keeps on giving ...

An additional touch of shine to your ear lobes is all that’s required for that little something extra.

A Wellington restaurant specialises in temptingly priced small plates of authentic Italian fare.

As a documentary-maker, Leanne Pooley had seen what serious illnesses can do. Now she is the patient. Here, she tells what happened when she was diagnosed with cancer and what it has taught her.

For John Simpson, gritty, sunny Johannesburg is South Africa's golden city.