Good Reads
Behind We Heart Taranaki
Bry Kopu is the fourth of five nominees for the 2016 Taranaki Daily News Person of the Year.
Tourist boom hits Coast 'jewel'
Punakaiki has 450,000 visitors a year, but only 30 ratepayers. "People are sleeping in gardens ... it's crazy."
How to find more time for fun
OPINION: Time is one of the most valuable commodities we possess but, like money, we can all spend it more wisely.
The force was with her
OPINION: Who lasts most vividly in the memory of the endless franchise launched by George Lucas? The princess, of course.
I met my fiance on Tinder
People's reactions? It's a little like: "Good for you. But there's no way I would ever do that!"
'Do it properly or not at all'
Blair Riddick, 40, is the third of five nominees for the 2016 Taranaki Daily News Person of the Year award.
What's in your knife?
Thomas Heaton talks to Peter Lorimer, whose meticulously crafted knives are in demand with our top chefs
Keep having 'confronting' conversations
When Louise Nicholas began sharing her story with New Zealanders, she read word for word from a piece of paper.
A bizarre year in Auckland courtrooms
Murder trials, undercover stings and love poems – these are some of the most memorable Auckland court cases of 2016.
Time for us to ditch the 9 to 5?
France has a 35-hour week, and Sweden is looking at six-hour days. Is NZ due a work-life shake-up?
Knowledge, not resources, drive growth
OPINION: Of peak oil and the paperless office. It's knowledge, not resources, that drives economic growth.
George Michael died a recluse
He was last seen watching a Christmas parade from his window, life going on without him.
Ice workers carve frozen fantasies
Sculptures worked 12-hour days for a month to create frozen wonderland.
Leading Patea's school revival
Nicola Ngarewa is the second of five nominees for 2016 Taranaki Daily News Person of the Year award.
Passing on basketball bug
Josh Reeves, 27, is the first of five nominees in Taranaki Daily News Person of the Year award
Terrorism's influence on travel
Life is not the same in Paris. Or Istanbul, Nice or Brussels, either. Travellers are still afraid.
First Christmas without dad
Daughter of dead fisherman bought her father a lemon tree for Christmas, despite knowing he'd never see its fruit.
NZ's most dangerous insect?
Their sting can trigger a serious allergic reaction - and sends a signals for others to attack.
A coffee with Winston Peters
NZ First are more popular than you think and Winston is off to give his boat a good scrub - you can learn a lot over a quick coffee.
A year of political bombshells
OPINION: The 2016 political year caught everyone by surprise. Will the 2017 sequel be another blockbuster or a flop?
NZ's natural disaster risk
We know New Zealand is precariously situated, and a deadly natural disaster is possible. So what's the real risk to your life?
When a community is ripped apart
Newly married, a father-to-be and talented rugby league player. His death 9 year ago still haunts the lives of those close to him.
One step closer to NZ's first saint
OPINION: Pope Francis has put Suzanne Aubert on the road to canonisation.
Shameless cultural exploitation
A couple of weeks ago, Karl du Fresne took part in a flagrant act of cultural appropriation. So did several thousand other people.
One more lap for Willis
Two-time 1500m Olympic medallist has a special incentive to make it to his fifth Games in 2020.
Cancer mum's early Christmas gift
"I was crying my eyes out. I rang my Mum, I rang my best friend, I was hysterical."
Our first Kiwi Christmas
Two decades after fleeing conflict in his home country, refugee Mohamed Kassim and his family are celebrating their first Christmas ever.