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One in the hand: Bird photographer shares stories behind rare shots
Wings of desire: New Zealand birds like you've never seen them before.

Reviewed: Sake cocktails and the best mushrooms in Auckland
Japanese street food comes to Kingsland and it's yum yum, writes Kim Knight.

Women tied to the rules, in any class - Julian Fellowes
MIchele Manelis talks to Julian Fellowes about taking Downton Abbey to the big screen.

Calling it: Scotty Stevenson on rugby, misogyny and the importance of te reo
A new voice will be calling All Blacks matches at the RWC. What difference will he make?

Rugby - caught in the Webb
Calum Henderson reviews The Story of Rugby, just in time for the RWC.

Rima Te Wiata's surprise admission: "I find it easier to write than to speak"
Rima Te Wiata on lust, letters and longing for a scone.

In tune with life: what happens at New Zealand's only music therapy centre
Music is more than entertainment at NZ's only music therapy centre.

Stories of rebel girls and rogue galactic travellers lost in space
Rebel girls and rogue space travellers bound to divide movie-goers as stories meander.

Top NZ writer to quit novels but he pleads for families to carry on reading
NZ author reveals the link between reading and how the USA plans future prisons.

When a house wall lights up at night: Mai Mai's display
Ponsonby's Mai Mai house has new owners writes Anne Gibson

Auckland's grandest dining room delivers a dud
Good food can elevate a bad space - and vice versa.

Escaping from home to five-star luxury
Am I waiting for someone? Have I been stood up? Would you be wondering if I was a man?

Billy Fleming talks climate change, design and disaster resilience
Could landscape architects be the climate change warriors who save us from rising seas?

Kevin McCloud on 20 years of Grand Designs
Kevin McCloud ton 20 years of Grand Designs and the TV show's influence.

Crazy Rich Asians star on why being weird is a good thing
Crazy Rich Asians star on being protected by a stage name and why she's not afraid to die.

Artist Dick Frizzell: Christians have a lot to answer for
Artist Dick Frizzell on creating a one-man niche for himself and his art.

Are more penises on screen the right way to tackle TV sexism?
Does HBO's new series The Righteous Gemstones really break the last TV taboo?

Why making a woman cry brought joy to top NZ architect
Top architect Andrew Patterson on why making buildings to last beats ripping them down.

Book reviews: Crime fiction round up
Greg Fleming on the latest from Mick Herron, Steve Cavanagh, Chris Pavone and Tom Bradby.

Believe it or not: the art of talking to strangers
Times: Malcolm Gladwell on Talking to Strangers, his stimulating new book

A classy new Thai is spicing up the suburbs
Go beyond tom yum and try the Thai "taco" at a suburban eatery with flair and flavour.

How I made $1700 with this one quite complicated scheme
Greg Bruce tries matched betting and appears to make a killing, but at what cost?

Stay-at-home Kiwi dads take the reins
Daddy's home - the photographs revealing days in the lives of stay-at-home dads.

Broken pasts and severed futures: NZ author's remarkable survival tale
It took 10 years for Kirsten Warner's debut novel to appear, a bigger fight was to come.

The Kitchen lacks spice but Apollo 11 has the right stuff
Tom Augustine finds The Kitchen fails to fire but Apollo 11 soars to new heights.

Art grants the life-blood for laureates
Ten New Zealand artists to receive top awards for stellar contributions.

Anger, gluttony and envy: Confessions of a Kiwi chef
Chef Margot Henderson: "I'd probably spend my last tenner on a nice piece of cheese".