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Patrick Gower on P, politics and almost losing an eye
Patrick Gower talks about the power of listening - and of being heard.

How musician Julia Deans found the love of her life in Australia
A stray kitten helped the former Fur Patrol singer through some of her darkest days.

Kim Knight on what her grandma taught her about life and death
Kim Knight on her last conversation with the matriarch she learned to love later in life.

Building for climate change, creative living
Architect Brendan MacFarlane tells how he became part of a renowned Paris "tag team"

Makers and shakers: 'Most of the time it doesn't feel like work at all'
Three New Zealand-based creatives on what drives their passion

Dancer and choreographer Aloali'i Tapu on stillness, dreams and thinking about nothing
"There isn't just one window in my life."

'I am black treacle. I love its depth, darkly spicy warmth and savage intensity'
Nigella Lawson talks with Canvas about winter food, music, and good ingredients.

Ingenuity and imagination - the best ingredients
The ingredients that have inspired two Italian New Zealanders - ingenuity and imagination.

Greg Bruce: Dinner two ways, 11 years apart
Greg Bruce recalls the first meal he had with his wife, but not very much of it.

Yvonne Lorkin: Home-grown aristocrats for winter
Six ultra-smooth wines (and a beer) to celebrate the long weekend.

Fuss-free, heartwarming kai all around New Zealand
Cosy, not pricey, winter dining for friends and whānau from north, to the south.

Beautiful cakes and terrible mistakes: A review of Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles
Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie review a movie about pastry, a palace and a pastry palace.

Nook reviewed: Why is Auckland's hottest rice served in its coldest room?
Where the rice is loaded and the prawns warrant closer inspection.

Lights, camera, evacuation
They looked at the walls with great interest; one of them stroked the wallpaper.

Milk Fed: A sensuous food awakening
In Melissa Broder's new novel, a calorie-counter falls in love with eating - and more.

Ceramic collector Fiona Oliver looks for the story behind the work
Fiona Oliver on her extensive collection of ceramics.

When decluttering goes further than mere objects
What hoarding, sexual abuse and prison have in common: systems of power

Photography exhibition: Of women, by women
"What does it look like to be a mother and a photographer?"

Gore blimey, "finally some real country"
"It's not some hipster from Grey Lynn putting hay bales in his shiny pickup"

Brat Pack star remembers the 80s: 'I was drinking to drunkenness every evening'
"We all talked and cried and hugged — and drank the bar dry every night."

Master of None season 3 is a whole new type of TV
Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch season 3 of Master of None.

'Wikipedia says I have 3.5 years to live': How to get on with living with cancer
Herald photographer Jason Oxenham on his new normal - which is far from normal.

Alma reviewed: Tomato on toast meets the cocktail hour
In Spain, pan con tomate is for breakfast. At Auckland's Alma it's best with a drink.

Guilt gadgets: Are books truly better than the rest?
Diana Wichtel compares the merits of paperbacks, television and our multi-screens.

Get ye to the Greek: Daphnes Bar Taverna, reviewed
Is this the Greek restaurant Auckland has been waiting for?

Melinda Szymanik: 'I read to escape and then to find my way back'
Reading crime fiction is research for Melinda Szymanik

Why are Asian writers so poorly represented in literary circles?
Sherry Zhang shares what it means for her to be part of an anthology of Asian writing.

The View from my Window: Kevin Shields from My Bloody Valentine
Reflections on the Irish countryside and creating their 1991 masterpiece, Loveless.