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    A day fishing with Clarke Gayford

    Summer reissue: Toby Manhire spends a day chasing kingys – and PM-adjacent yarns – with Fish of the Day host Clarke Gayford.
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    By Toby Manhire | 1st January, 2020
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    Two for the price of one: Father’s Day advice on raising twins

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    By Simon Day | 1st September, 2019
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    The men who stare at boats

    The men who stare at boats

    Ever wondered what those blokes with their tiny yachts are up to? Alex Casey hit the pond to find out. 
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    By Alex Casey | 2nd June, 2019
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    My Obsession: Guy and Paul Williams on their love of basketball

    Guy and Paul Williams are brothers, comedians, and lifelong ballers; they love basketball so much they’ve dedicated a weekly podcast to it. They spoke to each other about their obsession with baseketball.
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    By Guy and Paul Williams | 11th May, 2019
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    Yes, I’ve read it. Yes, I’m afraid. Now tell us what to do, dude

    David Wallace-Wells has written a blinder, a book that could actually prompt people to push through complacency. But it’s not enough to pump us up full of fear and then just leave us there
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    By Catherine Woulfe | 22nd April, 2019
    Books editor
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    Keep Raglan weird: The battle over a surf town’s soul

    Don Rowe on the unsettling boom in his hometown.
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    By Don Rowe | 21st April, 2019
    Contributing writer
    Photo: Sylvie Whinray.

    The art of the manu

    Madeleine Chapman on dropping the perfect (dive bomb) – and why it's worth protecting.
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    By Madeleine Chapman | 20th April, 2019
    Contributor
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    A day fishing with Clarke Gayford

    Toby Manhire spends a day chasing kingis – and PM-adjacent yarns – with Fish of the Day host Clarke Gayford.
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    By Toby Manhire | 19th April, 2019
    Editor
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    The revival of an NZ menswear icon

    Barkers CEO Jamie Whiting writes about turning around an iconic NZ business – and a new mission to make it sustainable.
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    By Jamie Whiting | 10th March, 2019
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    The Irishman who stuffed New Zealand’s birds

    Catherine Woulfe goes searching for the legacy of one of New Zealand’s first taxidermists.
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    By Catherine Woulfe | 3rd February, 2019
    Books editor
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    Bird land: an intimate recital by our native performers

    Henry Oliver spends the night at an island bird sanctuary to experience the dawn chorus.
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    By Henry Oliver | 28th January, 2019
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    Sharp objects: A lesson in the fine art of knife-making

    Catherine Woulfe spends a day at the Auckland Blade Show, a celebration of knives of all kinds.
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    By Catherine Woulfe | 27th January, 2019
    Books editor
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    Why you should consider a life less meaty

    Why do we act like the idea of reducing our meat consumption is an assault on the very backbone of the nation?
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    By Alice Neville | 21st January, 2019
    Deputy editor
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    How to watch a game of summer football

    Calum Henderson's seven step guide to adding the Beautiful Game to your summer. 
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    By Calum Henderson | 20th January, 2019
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    The double lives of New Zealand’s celebrity impersonators

    The double lives of New Zealand’s celebrity impersonators

    How is Austin Powers still relevant in 2019? And why hire the Queen for your birthday party? Alex Casey talks to the movers and shakers of New Zealand's celebrity impersonator scene.
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    By Alex Casey | 20th January, 2019
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    ‘I look after my mental health every single day’: John Kirwan on living his best life

    Simon Day spoke to Sir John Kirwan about what he's learned about living well – and why he’s determined to help young Kiwis learn, too.
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    By Simon Day | 13th January, 2019
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    Ambergris, the whale poo worth more than your car

    Sought after for thousands of years, and worth upwards of $10,000/kg today, ambergris washes up on beaches across New Zealand all year long. Don Rowe goes looking for it.
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    By Don Rowe | 8th January, 2019
    Contributing writer
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    Congratulations you’ve been hacked: what businesses can learn from Mr Robot

    Today, even large corporations are trying to be agile, experimental and collaborative — an approach that could be termed 'hacking'.
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    By Simon Day | 4th June, 2018
    Commercial Editorial Director
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    Here comes the maternity-cover PM. But which Winston Peters will we get?

    With Jacinda Ardern's baby due any day now, Peters is preparing for the most powerful period of a long and enigmatic career
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    By Toby Manhire | 4th June, 2018
    Editor
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    Where are all our Pacific cricket players?

    After talking to author and scholar Damon Salesa, Madeleine Chapman wonders why we don't see more Pacific players in New Zealand cricket.
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    By Madeleine Chapman | 3rd June, 2018
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