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Edu­ca­tion: For­eign exchangeFea­tures

Edu­ca­tion: For­eign exchange

These days, edu­ca­tion and busi­ness are inex­tric­ably tied up togeth­er, mean­ing both gains and com­prom­ises are made, with pros and…
Sadie BeckmanSad­ie Beck­manMay 28, 2015
Edu­ca­tion: Break­ing the bul­ly­ing cycleFea­tures

Edu­ca­tion: Break­ing the bul­ly­ing cycle

    “You can’t sit with us,” yells the bois­ter­ous young child, “you’re stu­pid!” He throws a hand­ful of bark…
Emma TaylorEmma TaylorMay 28, 2015
Edu­ca­tion: Porirua’s high-tech schoolsEdu­ca­tionFea­tures

Edu­ca­tion: Porirua’s high-tech schools

“We had this kid who was in Year 4 last year, and got really into Adobe Pho­toshop. He star­ted to…
Max RashbrookeMax Rash­brookeMay 28, 2015
The Ins and Outs of Sex-pos­it­ive RetailFea­tures

The Ins and Outs of Sex-pos­it­ive Retail

Our lives are sat­ur­ated with sex-based advert­ising at every step. Subtle, or in your face, sex is used to hawk…
Sadie BeckmanSad­ie Beck­manMarch 26, 2015
The Inter­view: Russ Kal­iv­atiFea­turesPeopleThe Inter­view

The Inter­view: Russ Kalivati

They say you could build a battle­ship in Petone, and I reck­on that’s prob­ably right. Pho­to­graph­er Anna and I are…
Graeme TuckettGraeme Tuck­ettMarch 26, 2015
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EDITOR’S PICKS

May Issue is out! 2015 Edu­ca­tion Spe­cialEditor’s Picks

May Issue is out! 2015 Edu­ca­tion Special

April 30, 2015
Fifth birth­day: Through a Fish­Head lensEditor’s PicksFea­tures

Fifth birth­day: Through a Fish­Head lens

Back in April 2010, pub­lish­er Jack Mar­tin, busi­ness man­ager Richard…
March 26, 2015
Foot­ball CrazyEditor’s PicksFea­turesLifeSport

Foot­ball Crazy

One of the bold­est and most innov­at­ive ven­tures ever seen…
June 26, 2014

PEOPLE

Col­lab­or­a­tion homeLifeMy HomePeople

Col­lab­or­a­tion home

Up amongst the nat­ive trees in a small corner of New­town, four Bal­mor­al Ter­race flat­mates are brew­ing cof­fee and preparing…
Eloise MastersEloise Mas­tersMay 28, 2015
The Inter­view: Melissa Clark-Reyn­oldsFea­turesPeopleThe Inter­view

The Inter­view: Melissa Clark-Reynolds

Chick­ens. It was the chick­ens that told me I’d got this one wrong. When Dan the edit­or let me know…
Graeme TuckettGraeme Tuck­ettMay 28, 2015
Saddle­backs: back in the saddleCity LightsPeople

Saddle­backs: back in the saddle

You could say it’s just a tree stump; or you could say that it’s a hal­lowed place, a spot where…
Max RashbrookeMax Rash­brookeMay 28, 2015
Wel­ling­ton stu­dent makes it to prime timeNewsPeople

Wel­ling­ton stu­dent makes it to prime time

Nine­teen-year-old Freya Mil­ner swapped text­books for bright lights and cos­tume fit­tings last year, play­ing the role of Cissy Smith on…
Staff WriterStaff WriterMay 1, 2015
A place to call homeLifeMy HomePeoplePlaces

A place to call home

Nor­rie Powers has lived in social hous­ing for the past six years, and moved into the newly ren­ov­ated Cent­ral Park…
Emma TaylorEmma TaylorMarch 26, 2015
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FOOD AND DRINK

Com­munityBeerFood and Drink

Com­munity

As we were record­ing his pod­cast the oth­er day, former…
May 28, 2015
Being Middle Earth in the Middle King­domFood and DrinkWine

Being Middle Earth in the Middle Kingdom

Zhong­guo is the Chinese name for China, and trans­lates literally…
May 28, 2015
The Lar­derFood and DrinkPlacesRes­taur­antReviews

The Lar­der

In the day­time, The Larder’s plain decor and food cabinets…
May 28, 2015
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LIFE

Let’s Act­iveLifeMotor­ingReviews

Let’s Act­ive

The first pas­sen­ger we put in the rear seats of…
May 28, 2015
Child­space cel­eb­rates 21 yearsEdu­ca­tionLife

Child­space cel­eb­rates 21 years

In 1994, Child­space founders Toni and Robin Christie were working…
May 28, 2015
Stran­dedCraft by DesignLife

Stran­ded

  Strand yarn was developed in the 1990s by Ruth…
May 28, 2015
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PLACES

Artist­ic havenLifeMy HomePlaces

Artist­ic haven

Way up in the hills of Karori, with pan­or­amic views…
Feb­ru­ary 26, 2015
Cus­tom madeLifeMy HomePlaces

Cus­tom made

A short drive from Mas­ter­ton, a lone house sits on…
Janu­ary 29, 2015
Heav­en scentLifeMy HomePlaces

Heav­en scent

Some­how you just expect a flor­ist to live in a…
Novem­ber 27, 2014
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ARTS

Truth and Big LiesArtsTheatre

Truth and Big Lies

If my cal­cu­la­tions are cor­rect, the New Zea­l­and Inter­na­tion­al Comedy…
May 28, 2015
Back to the big screen in MayArtsFilm

Back to the big screen in May

I sup­pose every month of cinema releases can boast being…
May 28, 2015
Empty tables, closed doors, Open LooksArtsBooks

Empty tables, closed doors, Open Looks

Open Looks: My Life in Bas­ket­ball: John Saker, Awa Press…
May 28, 2015
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HISTORY

Horse townHis­toryPer­spect­iveUp front

Horse town

Here is early Wel­ling­ton on a good day, look­ing north…
May 7, 2015
The richest man in Wel­ling­tonHis­toryPer­spect­iveUp front

The richest man in Wellington

Wil­li­am Barn­ard, Sarah and Mary­ann Rhodes, 1858. Col­oured ambro­type 9copy0,…
March 26, 2015
Moon­light Geo­graphy: Wellington’s secret sexu­al his­toryFea­turesHis­tory

Moon­light Geo­graphy: Wellington’s secret sexu­al history

Wel­ling­to­ni­ans carry a sense of place every­where we go. Our…
Feb­ru­ary 26, 2015
The fast­est woman in the worldHis­toryPer­spect­iveUp front

The fast­est woman in the world

Few places in Wel­ling­ton are as rich in social history…
Feb­ru­ary 26, 2015
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OPINION

Shots FiredOpin­ionPolit­ic­al Anim­alUp front

Shots Fired

Adrienne Truscott (2013 Edin­burgh Fringe Pan­el prizewin­ner) “I would’ve said…
May 28, 2015
Chuckles the Fin­ance Min­is­terOpin­ionPolit­ic­al Anim­alUp front

Chuckles the Fin­ance Minister

Bill Eng­lish Des­pite polit­ics closely resem­bling an epis­ode of The…
March 26, 2015
More hur­rahs to come?Girl About TownOpin­ionUp front

More hur­rahs to come?

Rival­ries, on the whole, are a bit of fun. Sibling…
March 26, 2015
Crick­et World Cup spe­cialOpin­ionPolit­ic­al Anim­alUp front

Crick­et World Cup special

Crick­et and polit­ics have many things in com­mon — the…
Feb­ru­ary 26, 2015
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FASHION

We are indi­vidu­alsFash­ionPeople

We are individuals

Amber Groves Adam Cohn Annie James and Cleo Francesca Morton…
May 28, 2015
Heav­enly HavenBeautyFash­ion

Heav­enly Haven

Situ­ated right in the heart of Wel­ling­ton city is Bodyhaven…
May 28, 2015
New­town Fest­iv­alFash­ionStreet Style

New­town Festival

The New­town Fest­iv­al Street Fair is a force to be…
May 28, 2015
Lead­ing ladyFash­ionTrend­ing

Lead­ing lady

May marks the cel­eb­ra­tion of the lead­ing ladies in our…
May 28, 2015
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SPORT

AFL on Anzac DayFea­turesLifeSport

AFL on Anzac Day

Anzacs remembered at last year’s AFL event at West­pac Stadium.…
March 26, 2015
Trouble all the timeLifeSport

Trouble all the time

The term ‘back office’ can be over­used at times when…
Feb­ru­ary 26, 2015
Pulse on the riseLifeSport

Pulse on the rise

This is the Cent­ral Pulse’s year. That is admit­tedly a…
Janu­ary 29, 2015
Wel­ling­ton wel­comes the worldLifeSport

Wel­ling­ton wel­comes the world

Crick­et in the 21st cen­tury is a var­ied and complex…
Novem­ber 27, 2014
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