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Beach reads: Top paperback reads for sun and sand
No beach bag is complete without a juicy paperback to weigh down one end of your towel,

Fleishman is in Trouble: Greg and Zanna’s verdict on the new series
It's based on the bestselling book and has a big name cast, but is Fleishman all that?

The best books you didn’t read in 2022
These overlooked titles from the past 12 months deserve to be on your summer reading list.

How the wild survived: a human history of Rakiura
Edited extract from Rakiura, the wild landscapes of Stewart Island, by Rob Brown

The many names of Franz Josef Glacier
Lynley Hargreaves on the story behind Franz Josef Glacier

Beach study gives a journey back into social memory
David Herkt reviews New Zealand at the Beach

Extract: Needles and Plastic: Flying Nun Records, 1981–1988 by Matthew Goody
Flying Nun record label and the beginning of Hamish Kilgour and Bailter Space

The Unruly Tourists - as you've not seen (or heard) them before
It's the story that never goes away.

“We’re here to help people change their lives”
HomeGround: the story of a building that changes lives

Three Ukraine families prepare for a very different Christmas
Three Ukraine families give personal accounts of their lives since Russia’s invasion

The dairy: a not-so-reassuring icon
The dairy: an New Zealand icon, an emblem - has hit a new low

Design for Living: Voting for pedestrians in San Francisco
Bright ideas to make cities better: How San Francisco democracy can improve urban design.

The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
Reviews of new books and a conversation with author/illustrator Jean Donaldson

New Zealand Opera presents The Unruly Tourists
In a tale from living memory, a flock of badly behaved tourists spread a trail of rubbish and fuel a national obsession. Video / New Zealand Opera

This jet-set lawyer fought corruption. Then she was accused of fraud
Times: The Ukrainian lawyer's story has it all: intrigue, war and a wealthy ex.

"It was party time in London because this new freedom had arrived. I just never stopped"
At 80, Linn Lorkin has just published her "musical memoir", The Redhead Gets the Gig.

Design for Living: Floodland, a place to practise how to live in a dystopia
Bright ideas that make cities better: Floodland, the climate-crisis video game.

Then and now: How life has changed for muso Sharon van Etten
Musician Sharon Van Etten talks to Canvas ahead of her New Zealand tour

Diana Wichtel: Charles, Diana, and the truth about The Crown
The opera gloves are off and we're on our own

Steve Braunias meets New Zealand's greatest cactus grower
Steve Braunias previews the gardening event of the year

One for the road: The making of Kevin Haines' final album
"There’s this kind of magic that happens; it becomes a deeper conversation of two souls."

Review: The squeezy sex-toy that could double as a dog chew
Here's a great budget-friendly secret santa gift amongst friends

Weekend books wrap: Climate change, new books and more
A roundup of books for your weekend reading

Greg and Zanna watch the disturbing and powerful story of how fame nearly destroyed Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez's life falls apart on camera, in this new documentary.

She Said: Five years on, did MeToo really change Hollywood?
Times: Insiders reveal the legacy of the mogul's downfall.

Auckland restaurant review: Eyeing the menu at Palmer Bar
If you're eating and drinking downtown, set your sights high (literally).