OPINION: I am not someone who buckles under a schedule. But in my current state of melancholia, every task hangs over me with a terrible inexorability.

What makes some friendships stand the test of time? Hilary Stichbury investigates.

Greg Bruce on surviving his wife's third pregnancy.

Braving the scaffolding pays off with great food and friendly service.

Helen Kirwan-Taylor discovers giving up alcohol does not necessarily solve your problems.

City workers of the future may carry their office under their arms and erect it on a rooftop, award- winning architect Chris Moller says.

Cult series Girls made Allison Williams a star. Now she tells Radhika Sanghani how she's looking forward to a more grown-up chapter.

Yes it's 2017, yet in wine land the big guns from 2015 are only just being revealed. These three are at the top of the tree...

Charcoal is having its moment in the sun due to its powerful absorption properties, and as Caroline Parker, head of education for

OPINION: Mostly we are ignorant of what we will become, writes Megan Nicol Reed.

Aesthetic changes and menu tweaks abound, but the baking is still fine.

In her new memoir, Caroline Baum reflects on being brought up an only child in a world of privilege ­­- but little freedom - and the primary focus of her exacting parents.

Individualism trumps community and the world's moral compass has been set to "anything goes". Kim Knight meets the people who think it's time to teach ethics to New Zealand teens.

Scout around for the Facebook crowd at Torbay's newest eatery.

Christopher Knight lived as a hermit in the Maine woods for three decades, speaking to no one, before being captured one night stealing food.

Our first two wines celebrate the collision of simplicity of design and a modern culture of extravagance in the art deco years. The third's a little Aussie cracker for those who like a fizzy red.

Team a razor-sharp blazer with a languid skirt for a balanced approach to workwear.

Here are the colours you need on your nails this autumn.

Each week Greg Bruce challenges a chef to make him lunch in less than 10 minutes.

Tim Robey talks to Naomie Harris about how she went from being a painfully shy child to an Academy Award nominee.

COMMENT: Megan Nicol Reed discusses the dichotomy of missing and relishing being separated from a partner.

Kanoa Lloyd's career very nearly took a different turn. But her job as a massage therapist only lasted one day.

A relaxed atmosphere and well-planned menu earn extra points.

The leather jacket remains a wardrobe staple - whatever the season.

"It's too hot outside and I've run out of rosé!" screamed my friend via text recently. "Don't fret," I replied, "these three bottles will be with you, pronto!"

Here's how to master the art of applying mascara.

Each week Greg Bruce challenges a chef to make him lunch in less than 10 minutes.

Lucy Clark on why we shouldn't stress about our children's academic success - or lack of it.

Japan meets Peru in Auckland - in style.

COMMENT: Admittedly it took me years of tears, whole soap operas worth of dramas, to realise you don't own your friends.