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Bumper weekend wine guide: Rosé is now a serious year-round drink
Top rosés to enjoy for the rest of the year.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Weekend wine guide: Dancing Water’s new lease on life
The North Canterbury winery's rare vines date back to the 1980s.
The Good Life: Hazards of country life
A New Year's Honours snub and musings on being a tradwife is the latest at Lush Places.
Meatless morsels: Three vibrant recipes from UK food writer Yasmin Khan
Yasmin Khan returns to her Middle Eastern roots for her latest book of vegetarian recipes.
Weekend wine guide: There’s more to the Central Otago mix than pinot
The high-flying Te Kano Estate has a diverse portfolio.
Strangely Normal's Claire Dutton on favourite memories, treasured possessions and the skills she wishes she had
Co-founder of legendary brand Strangely Normal, Claire Dutton has an eye for distinction.
Steve Braunias: My six mostly unrealistic New Year’s Resolutions
Quitter's Day was last week, meaning many have now abandoned their New Year resolutions.
The Good Life: The measurement of happiness
Taking pleasure in the simple things during the summer break.
Surprise packets: Three delicious recipes from Ottolinghi collaborator Helen Goh
Helen Goh's latest book draws on Asian and Middle Eastern flavours.
Weekend wine guide: NZ winemakers meet popular demand in a canny move
Convenience, portability and compact serves explains the latest boom behind tinned wine.
Chinese-Hungarian heritage provides inspiration for dinner parties
Recipes from Australian foodie Stephanie Fehers' Lucky Dragon Supper Club.
Why everyone’s knitting again—and why you might want to in 2026
Knitting's benefits are well-known; thanks to social media, a new generation casts on.
A spinning world: Watching icebergs set in motion a whole new science
A peculiar phenomenon in the Arctic Ocean baffled explorers aboard expedition ships.
Weekend wine guide: To absent friends
A search of past Listener issues reveals the lack of classy wines was long lamented.
Can you really have a merry vegetarian or vegan Christmas dinner?
Suggestions from top chefs and cooks on what to serve non- meat eaters.
The Good Life: An aspirational Christmas? Thank goodness for Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Michele Hewitson watches With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration for festive season ideas.
Rocker Jimmy Barnes and wife Jane deliver seasonal dishes with a nod to Southeast Asia
Jane and Jimmy Barnes share four recipes fit for easy summer feasts.
Jane Clifton: How a dog’s Dublin to Auckland trip ended up costing an eye-watering five figure sum
Nothing can prepare NZers returning home from overseas with pets for the odyssey in store.
Bumper Christmas wine guide: Beverages that pop
The bubbly worth celebrating with this holiday season.
What explains the attraction of a mosh pit?
The ethics of the mosh pit allow for a safe place to get down and physical.
Crimes against food: Steve Braunias reveals the worst recipes ever
The search for the worst recipe of all time is over, and the people have spoken.
The Good Life: Love in search of a song
The lack of a shared song is a jarring note in an otherwise harmonious relationship.
No turkey: Nutritious and delicious recipes with do-ahead festive fare
Xmas dinner has morphed into lighter meals for many. Here’s “just right” seasonal dishes.
Weekend wine guide: Not all Marlborough sauvignon blanc is created equal
... Or entirely in Marlborough
Jane Clifton: After three years, the traveller is returning
All homing New Zealanders have a heart list of what they've missed.
Steve Braunias: I hear my older brother’s ghost hissing in my ear, ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’
The administrator of Mark Braunias’s estate is being haunted.
Why is NZ losing its mind over Ikea? Because even in a recession, we need something to sit on
Cost-of-living crisis? Never mind—there’s a couch at the end of the motorway queue.
Why aren’t there condoms? Romance novels are changing but sexual scripts remain the same
Social science's close encounter with romance novels reveals much about the mating game.