It used to be, years ago, that safety didn’t matter much when it came to cars. These days it’s one of the first things we consider when buying. Alan Perrott offers a starters’ guide to buying a safe car.

Comedian and top-class driver Urzila Carlson explains why it’s easier to drive in New Zealand than South Africa and why she’s not a good passenger.

New inner-city cafe comes with an alluring concept, but needs to sort of teething problems.

The conversation turns to how to end the world when David Larsen talks to writer Jo Walton.

For nearly two years Northland doctor Chris Reid photographed his patients. Greg Dixon talks to him on the eve of an Auckland exhibition of the result.

If your attention is now turning to wines that reflect the season and our usual lighter summer cuisine, you’d do well to seek out these gems.

Thought rock, paper, scissors was a game of chance? Think again, says William Poundstone.

The 90s footwear staple returns for summer.

Leena Tailor talks to Kiwi actor Grant Bowler about the long path to Hollywood success, divorce, and sex scenes with Lindsay Lohan.

Meetings with prize-winning authors form the basis for new satire, writes Stephen Jewell.

A delectable array of Mediterranean-inspired small plates gives diners good reason to head to Grey Lynn.

A new book exploring New Zealand’s long history of bush walking is published this week. In this Exclusive extract, writers Shaun Barnett and Chris MacLean discuss the evolution of that mysterious New Zealand term for hiking: ‘tramping’.

As a finalist for the Walters Prize, artist Kalisolaite ‘Uhila lived rough on the streets of Auckland for three months. It was scary, challenging and uplifting, he tells Linda Herrick.

Neo-mod looks give a nostalgic spin on modern-day minimalism.

Nelson-bred Nike director Matt Holmes is doing today what he did as a kid — he’s just doing it at a GLOBAL level, he tells Rebecca Barry Hill.

Life lessons from Kiwi musician Benny Tipene.

Anthony Horowitz talks to Linda Herrick about shocking his readers with his new Sherlock, why he wrote with a fountain pen and how his difficult school years drove him to the world of books.

For some, the only real choice of wine is white or red. For red wine aficionados, here are some recent releases worthy of consideration.