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The last thing Amaris Munya wanted to do was enter a reading contest. At school, where she initially heard about Marli Spriggs' Extraordinary Book Report Competition, she wrote it off as "a waste of time". "But my mom encouraged me to do it," said th...

Superabundance If there is one miracle of Jesus that, today, almost everyone seems able to recall, it is him turning water into wine. Perhaps it is because this is the first miracle encountered in John's account or perhaps it is because it is rich i...

When I started in this role as Religion Correspondent I did so with the intention of diversifying the stories that were shared in this section. I wanted this space to accurately reflect our readership and the wider community. Collectively, we have do...

TOMORROW • St Mark's Anglican Church: Our church family invites you to join us for peaceful worship at 8am and for our upbeat all-ages worship at 9.30am. The theme this week will be “Gift”, based on 1 Corinthians 12:12-31. After our all-ages...

All the Bridge Club games are still online while the current restrictions are in place, but the news is that all the ACBL Virtual Club games this week are attracting silver points – this includes our own Club online games held each weekday at the tim...

A year ahead of time, Masterworks has cleared a twenty-year-old debt that was clouding the way forward. That the achievement came in the midst of a pandemic is "a big win" for the arts charity, which had been saddled with the building loan since the ...

I was recently chatting with Jonny Leadley at Discovery Wines and he told me that he had, for Christmas, a bottle of 1997 Beringer Private Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. He rated it as one of the most memorable experiences during his career ...

If your child isn’t sleeping, Dominique Robinson says she can help. The certified sleep therapist offers customised, virtual instruction for parents of newborns, toddlers and older children who haven't yet learnt what night-time is for through her bu...

There is no doubt about it, our pets are increasing in weight. Around 60 per cent of dogs and 55 per cent of cats are classified as overweight or obese according to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention’s annual survey. There are many reasons fo...

Neville Darrell is 81, but has no thoughts of retirement. After a long and varied career that included stints as a police officer, an insurance salesman, and a security services firm owner, he is still working. “Officially, I’m a taxi driver, althoug...