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‘501’ has become a loaded shorthand in New Zealand. It’s a term often used in news headlines, political debate and public discussion before the people behind it are considered at all. In 501s: The Reluctant Returnees, journalist Angus Gillies looks beyond the label, sharing the stories of New Zealanders deported from Australia under Section 501 of the Migration Act. He explores ...

Fleur McDonald returns with another tense, fast-moving rural crime novel. The Witness is the third novel set against the distinctive red dirt landscape of Western Australia. After enjoying her previous thriller Out in Nowhere, I was keen to dive into this latest Kalgoorlie-set novel and it didn’t disappoint. The story begins with a trauma that refuses to fade. At just five years...

Lonely Planet takes you off the beaten track with this handsome hardback coffee table book that reveals 385 extraordinary places that you might not know about. From natural wonders to unusual historical sites to places that are downright mystifying, this is a book of curiosities, arranged geographically. While the inclusions from New Zealand were already known, the book had a su...

Walter & Wilma are a pair of wandering albatrosses – big seabirds with long wings that allow them to glide through the sky for months at a time. Their home base is Macquarie Island, halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica, although they travel far and wide. When Wilma lays an egg, the seabird couple take turns keeping it warm. But one stormy night Walter doesn’t return to th...

John Miles was born in Newcastle and moved to New Zealand at the age of six. From international sportsman to marketing beer, launching New Zealand’s first Film and TV export group, and building a career across FMCG and education – he has had a fair crack at a few things. Along the way, he has taken the New Zealand Marketing Association from a local player to a globally recognise...