Good Reads
Sherlock's leading ladies speak out
Why one Sherlock actress thinks a spin-off show would a game-changer
New Zealand's hidden wonders
From the strange to curious, these seven wonders will inspire awe and wanderlust.
Custodian of neat things
"People get singled out in life when you're born, it's something that's in you to collect and look after things."
Fairy circles: mystery solved?
It is one of nature's head scratchers - the circles seen in distant deserts, but a new theory has emerged.
Trump: 'It actually inspired me'
"Make America Great Again": How the four words that would help propel Donald Trump to the White House were born.
I'm a lobbyist. Don't hate me
OPINION: Mine is one of the most reviled professions in America. Here's why your sweeping contempt is misguided.
The obscenity of super wealth
NZ's super rich are not an inspiration to the bottom 30%, who just want a job and a home, writes Rosemary McLeod.
Sleeping among spiders and rats
Auckland is a hub for homeless youths: a 24-hour city where the disenfranchised can "find their people".
New clues in hijack mystery
This bizarre hijack case baffled investigators for decades. Now, scientists have a new theory.
Trumped by his past
Paul Manafort's fate suggests all's not lost for freedom-loving people in America and the rest of the world, writes Joe Bennett.
Wealth could flow from our water
OPINION: Selling a trivial amount of our water could make NZ an extremely wealthy nation, Keith Woodford writes.
Accepting a poorer Britain for Brexit
OPINION: Far from 'taking back control', Brexit will undermine British sovereignty.
Mums who regret having kids
Motherhood isn't incredible for everyone. So why isn't there more support for women who feel this way?
The Buddhists vs the billionaire
Led by a Russian war veteran, a group of Buddhists is fighting to stop a mining giant tearing down their monastery.
'Parents still struggle accepting LGBT kids'
OPINION: "Having an LGBT child is no better, and no worse, than a straight child. It's just different."
Booze ads already tightly controlled
Alcohol should be allowed to be advertised in support of professional sport's viability, writes Mike Yardley.
Bill English's 'Think Big'?
OPINION: Will the new PM's plan to help the vulnerable be undermined by ideological hostility, asks Chris Trotter.
The power of pounamu
Carving out a little piece of New Zealand is a source of pride for one Te Atiawa craftsman
Is this the age of the rude?
OPINION: What I dislike the most about Donald Trump is his lack of manners.
Things that will surprise about Fiji
Fiji time is a thing, you'll say Bula a lot and machete wielding men are no threat.
70,000 birds slain for air safety
Birds took the blame for bringing down a jetliner and have been paying for it with their lives ever since.
Trump: echoes of Muldoon
The media may have to develop an obsequious relationship with Trump and wait for the right time to pounce, writes Jane Bowron.
The task of sex education
OPINION: Teens don't just need good sex education, they need motivated, non-judgmental health professionals to offer advice.
I chose life over suicide
Terminally ill Vicki Walsh was ready to escape the torment of her cancer - until the last minute.
Spooks prise open their secret vaults
NZ's intelligence agencies have vast new powers and resources, but are their claims of welcoming greater transparency genuine?