Tauoranga/Life

We're all familiar with the fluttery, nervous feeling you might have before a job interview, giving a speech or at the start of a romance.

Constant obsessing over diet and exercise takes away from "the meat of life", says oncologist and former Obama health advisor Dr Ezekiel Emanuel.

Marlon Williams is going to take a break "for a wee while". Do you need to do the same? What if you can't afford to?

If you used talc as a child, or still use it now, here’s what the science says about the link with cancer. It might not be what you think.

I Swear depicts the life of a man living with Tourette's in the hope of learning more about the condition. Those struggles became even more public when that man shouted a number of expletives at the Baftas.

Over the decades, we’ve had numerous interesting warm-up theories that no longer stand up to the research on injury prevention and sport performance.

A bumper crowd brimming with colour and sparkles has descended on Hagley Park in Christchurch for the first day of the Electric Avenue music festival.

Boyd Steel hates to think anyone would give older drivers a hard time on the road for driving a bit more carefully or slowly.

For 30 years, music-lovers have flocked to Auckland's Tāpapakanga Regional Park for Splore. We captured some looks from its grand finale.

The recent figures around dog bites can be unsettling, but it's important to keep perspective and educate your child on dog behaviours and interactions.

Feeling buried under passwords, paperwork and perpetual hold music? As the mundane tasks of modern life pile up, could this be the antidote?

Crafters are carving out space offline, allowing them to let off steam, slow down, make friends. It's even becoming a social movement.

"A pinnacle, it is pleasant … It is a delightful um, closeness, that is um, it’s nearly impossible to describe."

Some parents are exhausted from acknowledging their child's every feeling and sifting through an overabundance of parenting advice.

A family home that seems calm on the surface can feel "emotionally heavy" underneath.

Punch is not just the internet’s latest animal celebrity, he’s a reminder of the importance of emotional nourishment.

Increasingly, estrangement between parent and child is the topic of therapy and social media posts.

Many people seek out counselling when going through a rough patch, or wondering how to improve a relationship. How do you decide if it's right for you?

Online gambling platforms are flooding New Zealand's university students with advertising. Some are taking the bait.

Scottish cinematographer Doug Allan is giving a series of live talks around the South Island about his four decades of adventures in the wild.

He once held the 100m world record for sprinting in jandals. Now Jordan Watson aka 'How To Dad' is taking on six of NZ's best athletes.

Duvall actor was best known for The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and other tough-guy roles over an acclaimed screen career.

Kirsten O'Connor lost her 24-year-old daughter to suicide. She started making notes to process the grief, which have become a memoir.

For a writer, cemeteries are a place of life and of stories, Mariana Enriquez says.

With the future of cacao bean production uncertain, chocolatey chunks made from fermented sunflower seeds may soon appear in our biscuits.

This dish is all about freshness and balance, clean slices of chilled tuna with a punchy dressing of gochujang, ponzu, maple and lemon.

Tray bakes can really save the day when it comes to midweek meals.

This hearty salad with bright Mexican flavours will perk up your next barbecue.

Del Holland's love-inducing recipe for Chocolate Tahini Cookies is the perfect Valentine's Day treat.

Korean and Italian flavours blend deliciously to create a tasty spin on a family favourite.

Gracie McGonigal hopes her performance in the Netflix show will be relatable to others who view having a disability as "a very, very small part of their lives".

John Davidson, the subject of the biopic I Swear, shouted the N-word at Sinners actors as they presented an award.

Now 50, the award-winning songwriter is feeling "really happy" as she releases her first original album in 15 years.

Guitarist Lucy Hughes says her bandmates didn't believe it when she told them. It only sunk in when they saw their name on the official gig announcement.

The exclusive headline set at Electric Avenue marked the band's first performance in almost 20 years.

Over a career spanning six decades, Sedaka scored three number-one hits in the United States.

Laneway headliner Chappell Roan ruled the stage and the crowd like a queen, and even had a castle built on stage that reflected her fantasy inspired aesthetic. 

After nearly 30 years of drawing people together from all walks of life, the 2026 edition served as the grand finale for one of Aotearoa’s longest-running boutique music and arts events.

The tales of two birds "emerging into identity" are melded in a new circus production coming to the Auckland Arts Festival next month.

As the venue edges towards its 100th birthday - when it will reopen - a team of architects and engineers are peeling back layers to restore it to its original 1920s era.

In a new theatre show, the former Holidaymakers bass player shares his own story with honesty and humour.

Former archaeologist Steffanie Holmes taps out three or four books a year from her solar-and-battery-powered home in the Kaipara Harbour.

Constant obsessing over diet and exercise takes away from "the meat of life", says oncologist and former Obama health advisor Dr Ezekiel Emanuel.

American writer Percival Everett has confirmed the New Zealand director will helm the movie version of his Pulitzer Prize-winning book.

Sue Watson knew she was adopted. She didn't seek out her birth mother. But a letter brought 'Lizzy' into her life.

Chloe Gong defied the "stay realistic syndrome" common amongst young New Zealanders to become a best-selling author before she turned 30.

Although there's no suggestion Brian Boyd was involved in any wrongdoing, in 2012 the Nabokov expert received an offer from convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to fund a book about the 1955 novel Lolita.