Mosley
(stand upright)
AS A GROWN MAN, WITH growing teenagers, you’d think I’d be well-and-truly past enjoying a good movie that’s … um … ...
Marriageology
The art and science of staying together
FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE MARRIED or contemplating matrimony in the 21st century, the stats are sobering: roughly half of all marriages in the western world end in divorce. And even those who remain together over the years aren’t necessarily happy in their marriages. We all know couples who gripe and snipe more than they kiss and cuddle. In the face of such grim facts, when a copy of the freshly-penned book Marriageology: The Art and Science of Staying Together crossed our desk, we sat up and got interested! Here was another word on the subject, one that seemed both light-hearted and wise … and, even better, it seemed to offer couples some practical tools for succeeding in marriage. Before this new release hit the bookstore shelves, we snagged Marriageology’s author, Time magazine journalist Belinda Luscombe, for the inside scoop on the book’s best bits …
Issue 3 2019
FEATURED ARTICLES
Wild NZ
Aoraki … and the brothers of Ka Tiritiri o te Moana
ACCORDING TO MAORI LEGEND, Aoraki was one of the sons of Ranginui, the Sky Father (or ‘Rakinui’ in the Ngai Tahu ...
Listen to me!
The latest low-down on discipline
A CONVERSATION WITH DR ANNA MARTIN
Walk into a bookshop these days … any bookshop … and find the ...
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Going Places
The great wildebeest migration
IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ON A WILD African safari you probably can’t imagine what a ‘game-drive’ is like. Simply put, ...
Backchat
The Speech
I’VE FORGOTTEN MOST THINGS I said to my kids. But I’ve never forgotten ‘The Speech’. I used to give it on regular ...
Home Sweet Home
How to be polite
BEING POLITE IS A COMBINATION of saying please, thank you, and letting other people do things before you do them. ...
The Crispy Bits
Food
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED FOOD. Just ask my belt. (You will have to shout because it can’t hear much under all that ...
Pick of the Bunch
The Gambling Grandpa and the Potty-mouthed Parrot
THE GAMBLING GRANDPA
After tracking unexplained income over the last few years, the IRD decided to audit ...
The Weeknight Cookbook
Meatloaf in Smoky Barbecue Sauce PLUS Self-saucing Chocolate Pudding with Burnt Meringue Crust
MEATLOAF IN SMOKY BARBECUE SAUCE
Take the stress out of weeknight dinners by letting a well-stocked pantry, ...