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If you're glowing lobster-red, don't reach for the toothpaste or butter — here's what the experts recommend to help heal your skin.

From the eight-glass advice to electrolyte balance, experts break down how to know you're safely and effectively hydrated during summer heat.

About three percent of urban New Zealanders are considered “committed” bike riders, and even fewer get in the seat rain, hail or shine. But some do.

Despite our global reputation for being barefoot in public settings, the opinion of New Zealanders is far more nuanced.

Ask the right questions, look out for red flags, consider cost and location but also trust your gut.

With unemployment rising and some seasonal work shrinking, job seekers are working harder to stand out. Here's what the experts recommend.

Increasingly, estrangement between parent and child is the topic of therapy and social media posts.

It’s a new term for an old strategy: emotionally distancing yourself years before you formally separate.

Parents should take note of any gut feelings they have when it comes to who their child hangs out with. However, a heavy-handed approach can backfire.

Boundaries with a teenager can be harder to maintain when school's out.

They are referred to as the “Grey Army”. As the cost of living rises and parents juggle work and family, more grandparents than ever before are stepping in to help with childcare.

By focussing on spending time with friends, rather than money, Koren Helbig learned the art of frugal socialising while living in Spain.

Stephen Lovatt's long acting career has seen him tackle a multitude of roles on TV and stage, he recently returned to the Wellington stage in a revival of Bruce Mason's classic The End of the Golden Weather.

High school students typically do either Cambridge or NCEA exams to gain their qualifications, but Raymond Hsu - about six years their junior - has just aced both.

Three Kiwi siblings went from carrying a table display 2km to their Paris showcase to getting signed cheques from Claudia Schiffer and selling out just months later.

Once set on a legal career, Golden Boot scorer Natalie Olson is discovering just how far her football side pursuit can take her after her South East Asian Games breakthrough.

Caleb Carter quit school on the Coromandel, joined one of Auckland's best restaurants and built his way up to a Michelin-class French restaurant on the other side of the world.

Christopher Yu's scents have been in demand from fashion royalty and stars overseas but realising how much time he's spent in Britain has sent him running home.

There are three spices that underpin the best rub for your meat on the barbie, says barbecue legend Melissa Cookston.

Some spreads have had a bad rap over the years, but used in the right way, and sparingly, they all have their place, say experts.

A central Wellington bar that has been in business for 25 years will be shutting its doors at the end of January.

What goes best with onion dip? Is there a perfect drink match for fish and chips? What should you sip while scoffing scorched almonds? The experts weigh in.

This is a celebratory barbecue dish that's perfect for entertaining.

These crispy morsels are full of fresh snapper, lemon and licorice-like tarragon. Serve with good aioli.

A worst supporting actor nod went to “All Seven Artificial Dwarfs” in Disney's Snow White.

Sinners has bagged a record breaking 16 nominations at this year's Oscars, but One Battle After Another is still the one to beat for best picture.

Film-maker Josh Safdie says the award-winning actor's fizzing energy inspired his creation of the 1950s table tennis player with big dreams.

Timothée Chalamet's ascension to major leading man status, a New Zealand film and a Spielberg mystery movie are all on the agenda.

RNZ Music's award-winning journalist talks about facing the fact he would never be a "good singer" on The Mixtape.

The former One Direction member unveiled a world tour in support of his new album Kiss All the Time, Disco, Occasionally. It's no surprise our islands don't make the cut.

The popular Kiwi comedian and musician has will perform in Auckland and Wellington in April.

In a new theatre show, the former Holidaymakers bass player shares his own story with honesty and humour.

Lifelong Holden enthusiast Steve Fabish has created a museum to celebrate the classic Australian marque.

Kiwi Hamish McKenzie is a co-founder of the subscription-based content app, which was recently valued at NZ$170 million.

The mother of 13 lived on Great Barrier Island and did exquisite watercolour paintings of native plants in the early 1900s.

Edwin Land invented the 'instant photo' camera in response to a question from his three-year-old daughter.

The hosts of the divisive show say goodbye, sharing a thoughtful message about AI as the broadcaster draws the programme to a close in its current form.

Bookseller Jenna Todd shares her literary picks of the year.

Few writers have made a greater mark than Jane Austen.

Best-selling novelist Christian White was resigned to being a "starving artist" forever. Then he read Stephen King's non-fiction book On Writing.

Social psychologist Hugh Mackay explores influential quotes from thinkers like Bertrand Russell and Germaine Greer in a new book.