We get advice on parenting, work and romantic relationships, so why not for friendship? US writer Danielle Bayard Jackson says we need to work harder on our platonic friendships.
We get advice on parenting, work and romantic relationships, so why not for friendship? US writer Danielle Bayard Jackson says we need to work harder on our platonic friendships.
Juggling bills is hard, especially in a new country. As Ashburton's Pasifika community grows, they're sharing their hacks on heating, local resources and gardening.
Juggling bills is hard, especially in a new country. As Ashburton's Pasifika community grows, they're sharing their hacks on heating, local resources and gardening.
An hour or so outside of Dallas, Texas, is an all-woman tiny home village founded by 70-year-old Robyn Yerian, akin to a college dorm for older folk, she says.
An hour or so outside of Dallas, Texas, is an all-woman tiny home village founded by 70-year-old Robyn Yerian, akin to a college dorm for older folk, she says.
Stoked to release his family band Kora's long-awaited new album this week, songwriter Francis Kora will next drop a set of dance tracks for people who still like to get down despite their creaky bodies.
Stoked to release his family band Kora's long-awaited new album this week, songwriter Francis Kora will next drop a set of dance tracks for people who still like to get down despite their creaky bodies.
It's not just people over 50 who prefer finding their way with an old-school physical map, says Murray Jones, owner of The Chart & Map Shop in Hamilton.
It's not just people over 50 who prefer finding their way with an old-school physical map, says Murray Jones, owner of The Chart & Map Shop in Hamilton.
Fresh from supporting Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, with a new album Neon Cowgirl and an upcoming NZ tour, the Kiwi songwriter is watching all of her dreams come true.
Fresh from supporting Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, with a new album Neon Cowgirl and an upcoming NZ tour, the Kiwi songwriter is watching all of her dreams come true.
Whether it's for the first time or a return to tertiary, people who are near or beyond retirement age still have the fighting spirit to head to university.
Whether it's for the first time or a return to tertiary, people who are near or beyond retirement age still have the fighting spirit to head to university.
Classical concerts seldom encourage audience participation, but that’s exactly what the Flight of The Conchords star does in his collaboration with the NZSO.
Classical concerts seldom encourage audience participation, but that’s exactly what the Flight of The Conchords star does in his collaboration with the NZSO.
A classical Greek playwright killed by a tortoise and a Viking raider scratched by a severed head - these are just some of the absurd stories told about people's deaths.
A classical Greek playwright killed by a tortoise and a Viking raider scratched by a severed head - these are just some of the absurd stories told about people's deaths.
After five decades performing at piano bars around the world - and a stint in an Italian jail - Linn Lorkin still loves making Auckland audiences smile.
After five decades performing at piano bars around the world - and a stint in an Italian jail - Linn Lorkin still loves making Auckland audiences smile.
Ben MacDonald said he would never do MasterChef again, especially if he had children. Eleven years and two kids later he tied up the apron strings and headed back to the esteemed Melbourne kitchen.
Ben MacDonald said he would never do MasterChef again, especially if he had children. Eleven years and two kids later he tied up the apron strings and headed back to the esteemed Melbourne kitchen.
Mike McRoberts was all set for a career in law when a taste of the RNZ newsroom in the 1980s set him on the path to a distinguished career in journalism.
Mike McRoberts was all set for a career in law when a taste of the RNZ newsroom in the 1980s set him on the path to a distinguished career in journalism.
In the 1970s the Māori Wardens were described as 'a form of apartheid' and efforts were made to eliminate them for good. But the government of the day didn't count on their tenacity and commitment to aroha ki tetangata.
In the 1970s the Māori Wardens were described as 'a form of apartheid' and efforts were made to eliminate them for good. But the government of the day didn't count on their tenacity and commitment to aroha ki tetangata.
Opinion: Imagining yourself interviewed on the radio is one of life's great joys, says author Ashleigh Young. The hard part is when you have to do it for real.
The professional wrestler, who died earlier this week in Florida, leaves behind him some fond and not-so-fond memories for fans, spectators and peers, an AUT scholar says.
Her and her husband John Dankworth's friends included stars such as Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald, Lester Young and Dizzy Gillespie as well as the late Princess Margaret.
Students at an Auckland specialist school are getting valuable practice in the art of connection as they learn to play the strategic two-player board game.
The second season of reality show This is Wheel Life follows the recent law school graduate’s life as she navigates all the experiences of a person in their 20s.
The 46-year-old has given an update on his heart condition after collapsing at the gym last year, and opens up on what it means to be on the board of Creative New Zealand.
Wellington-born Faith Ward, known as Flexi Faith, stood out among thousands of young women, earning her spot in this season's squad of dazzling dancers.
It's one of the key ingredients you'll find at table spreads for everything from family gatherings and birthdays to weddings, funerals and chief title bestowments.
Sophia and Bob Warren started training for the endurance event just weeks before their first competition. They've now done it three times, including a spin at the World Champs in Chicago.
Thousands of New Yorkers got a taste of New Zealand kai last month at the grand reopening of the Oceania Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, courtesy of New Zealand chef Anthony Hoy Fong.
In her debut feature documentaryTOITŪ Visual Sovereignty, award-winning film producer Chelsea Winstanley goes behind the scenes of a landmark Māori art exhibition.
A leading vascular surgeon is angry and frustrated that patients like Amelia Turner are told their symptoms are eating disorders before a correct diagnosis is made. He says the collateral damage of not being believed is far-reaching.
If Richard O’Brien had landed the role of Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar his smash cult musical The Rocky Horror Show might never have happened, he says.
Wegovy, a weight loss drug made famous by celebrities around the world, is on New Zealand pharmacists' shelves, but it is unfunded and could cost users around $500 a month.
The majority of travellers entering the US will have no problem, says writer Alistair Kitchen. But if you're not fine, he warns, "let me tell you, it will be a traumatic experience".
In 2000 Beth Rodden, then only 20, was on top of the world. One of the world’s greatest free climbers she and three others were tackling a sheer face in Kyrgyzstan - then a nightmare began.
"I stripped down and got into the freezing cold water, just trying to keep my camera above the waterline and managed to get that photo of it after about 300 others."
If you think winter is going to be depressing, it will be depressing – it's about matching the right action at the right time to get the best results, says a maramataka expert.
Suga of BTS has wrapped up military service - the seventh and final member of the group to be discharged from the South Korean military. BTS is expected to reunite later this year.
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee has earned the Kiwi comedian a Logie nomination for Most Popular New Talent at the prestigious Australian television awards.
Plagued by the looming threat of disruptive protests, the upcoming Venetian wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former news anchor and licensed pilot Lauren Sanchez — which is expected to be a lavish, multimillion-dollar affair — may be one of the most anticipated and closely guarded events to be held in the floating city of love.
As she prepares to support iconic indie band The Pixies on a US tour, Christchurch musician Amelia Murray (aka Fazerdaze) is taking as many solo walks as possible.
On their family whenua in north Taranaki, the McClutchie whānau explore growing different crops and aspire to grow Māori medicinal plants in the future.
This Matariki, the stars align for Mark and Susannah Guscott - an award-winning couple bringing together whakapapa and astronomy on their sixth-generation Wairarapa farm.
This weekend, Aotearoa officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the reappearance of the star cluster in the night sky. Here's how to find them.
“If I was say a millionaire, but I was still very much struggling with my health, with food addiction, all of these different things, the money would just come in and then it would go out on all of these addictions.”
The 80-year-old writer shares his "extremely humbling" experience of learning to speak and write the Māori language in the new RNZ podcast Witi Underwater.
The former New Zealand prime minister says her dad wasn't sure she could handle politics, but Ardern says she led with empathy, and now talks to others about how to do the same.
The former prime minister's book covers her tenure as well as upbringing, but some reviews say it lacks any direct reflection on her resignation or decision-making outside of crises.
The 47-year-old, who has been undergoing treatment for incurable cancer for years, was one of 188 New Zealanders honoured for their community contributions.
Life has been a roller coaster for comedian Dai Henwood, but the news of being a recipient of a King's Birthday Honour has given him a moment to reflect.
Award-winning journalist Cameron Bennett made his name as TVNZ’s Europe correspondent in the ‘90s, and now executive-produces the Māori current affairs show Te Ao with Moana.
Although Curtis says she's the “softest” one in her family, she often wonders if she was the person somehow “meant” to discover her beloved dad's body.
What started out as three women called Shirley having a cuppa became an international club with thousands of members. But now the future of the club is bleak.
Dried and chapped fingers, blackened finger cots and eight hours of sitting on a wooden court pew - American artists are giving their all to cover intense trial proceedings.
Hotene joins the likes of Kura Forrester, Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi as past Māori winners of the prize celebrating emerging talent on the NZ comedy circuit.
An Australian podcaster's desire for a partner who does not "complain" about her workday and instead offers "peace and love" to support his ambitions has sparked discussion about the resurgence of traditional gender norms.
Auckland-based composer Levi Patel has fallen in love with a small city in a beautiful region of southwest China, and its led to some interesting musical collaborations.
Stats New Zealand data shows hundreds of thousands of us are working in our 70s, 80s and even 90s. Venetia Sherson, 77, asks, What keeps us at our posts?
Five years on from his viral breathrough track 'Laxed - (Siren Beat)', Jawsh 685 sits down with The TAHI's So'omālō Iteni Schwalger to chat about what's next.
"I’m a woman except for the days when I’m a man.’ I know that’s not a very satisfying answer, but there’s a part of me that is really resistant to boxing it up.”
The beloved presenter's latest film is about the glory of the watery world that feeds us, cleans our air and could save us from climate catastrophe. But also about how we are killing it.
Bell is currently one of New Zealand’s most successful music exports despite a lifetime of health battles that made her think having a baby wasn’t possible.
In a corner of central Rome, a family tailor shop has been hand-stitching the robes worn by the last eight popes over the past 200 years, and they're ready for the busy task of preparing outfits for Pope Francis' successor.
Rihanna reveals she's pregnant ahead of the event, Lorde represents New Zealand and Diana Ross graces the Met Gala carpet for the first time in over 20 years.
After retiring from international rugby last July, the 33-year-old Black Fern many regard as the world's best player is putting her jersey back on for one last ride.
Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter got in Trump's firing line after coining a description of the business tycoon that has now become a running joke in pop culture.
Mike O’Brien still laughs at his favourites which include: "Too many cooks in the soup", "Read between the tea leaves", "I'm not trying to beat a dead horse to death" and "We need to talk about the elephant in the closet".
At 72, actor Ciarán Hinds is far from slowing down. Since his portrayal as the grandfather in Kenneth Branagh's 2021 Oscar-winning movie Belfasthe's worked on five more films and six TV series.
Despite knowing the news for a while, Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono is still pinching himself. "I’m just still in shock trying to make sense of it all. It's all coming to life now, it's all becoming reality.”
Who drops their first-ever Māori language album, performs a run of sold-out shows overseas and releases an intimate personal documentary - all within a month? Kiwi folk legend Marlon Williams.
From cherimoya and white sapote to Brazilian cherries, Kris Edgington is growing a mouth-watering array of food on his productive Bay of Plenty property.
King was born Deaf and uses New Zealand Sign Language full-time, leading the primary school class using every tool in his kit that is not the spoken word.
The LA-based comedian is back home to serve up his "silly physicality and playing off himself in various characters" on stage for the first time in nearly 10 years.
On 26 March 2020, Kate Newton’s street in Auckland went into lockdown along with the rest of the country. Five years later she tracked down her old neighbours.
Ginette McDonald, who got her start in theatre playing a French maid in Noel Coward’s Private Lives, returns in a new version of his classic comedy Blithe Spirit.
In his intimate new one-man show An Evening with Bob Geldof,the 73-year-old activist rocker doesn't hide the fact anger is his "default emotional condition".
Forgiveness helped course correct Young New Zealander of the Year finalist Ben Purua's life after his role in a man's murder. What can we learn from that?
Psychologist and media personality Nigel Latta - who was given a year to live - has announced his cancer is in remission and now expects to live for "years and years".
Chef Chris Waghorn is up at 2am at Auckland's Māngere Refugee Centre, and he'll likely still be in the kitchen for another 12 hours or so every day during March.
Ari Kerssens grew up watching queer makeup artists on YouTube and enrolled in a makeup course towards the end of school. It all changed when he lost most of his sight at age 19.
Jake Bailey became a household name after giving his head boy speech at Christchurch Boys High a week after being diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of cancer.
When meeting someone with a visible disability for the first time, people often ask about what happened - but is that okay? Journalist and wheelchair user Olivia Shivas is heading a new magazine, showcasing the lives of Kiwis with disabilities.
"A lot of people who are already in the camp of, 'oh that's wrong or nasty or cruel', I would say pause your judgement a little bit and you might understand."
Peter Jerram and his university cricket team were onboard the Wahine Ferry when it was caught between ex-tropical Cyclone Giselle and a southerly front.
This Mother’s Day, Westport writer, mother and aunty Becky Manawatu is hoping to accept that she hasn't been able to do half of what she has wanted to do for her kids, or herself, or anyone else, for some time.
