Jessica Lockhart picks New Caledonia as a 2027 travel destination for Kiwis
Joining Lonely Planet felt like a natural extension of this work. Now, I commission our guidebooks for Australia,…
Former Auckland FC coaches Steve Corica and Danny Hay face big challenge at Japan’s Yokohama F. Marinos
There was a small illustration before the first away game, when a club official pulled Corica aside. He…
Mid-Autumn Festival: Mooncakes remind Chinese writer of home in New Zealand
Good question. I had been eating mooncakes since I was a child and had never once wondered why…
Phil Gifford dies aged 79 after more than 50 years in sports journalism
During his time behind the mic, he won multiple radio awards. Phil Gifford (left) with Sir Mick Jagger…
Warriors: Michael Burgess reviews his pre-season predictions for Andrew Webster’s men – did he get it right?
But they will feature in September [finals] footy again. They won’t be able to match last year’s incredible…
Church of the Southern Cross: Inside an old Napier music venue that’s been gathering dust for 30 years
After 70 years of gatherings and congregations, the building was sold in 1983 to local businessman Brian Finch,…
On The Up: Kerikeri writer Irene Gottlieb named International Author of the Year finalist
“It was just a hobby. I had a knack for it, but I’d never written creatively before. “Things…
On The Up: Kerikeri writer Irene Gottlieb named International Author of the Year finalist
“It was just a hobby. I had a knack for it, but I’d never written creatively before. “Things…
East Clare writer’s debut novel, The Notion of Words, wins major international literary prize
East Clare writer Eileen Donnellan has been selected as one of just twelve winners of the Irish Writers…
Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan’s A Guide to Rocks takes top children’s book prize
“Seeing Finn now, as this young boy who’s so expressive and beautiful and open and sensitive and just…
Solo cruising in Southeast Asia: How one traveller made friends
Seeing more of Asia has been on my bucket list for some time, so I finally make it…
Annabel Langbein on life in France, wildfires and Sir Sam Neill
Her mother baked. She watched. Annabel Langbein, the free-range cook, loved watching her mother bake when she was…