Lynn Freeman reviews Son of Nobody by Yann Martel, published by Text Publishing.

A New Zealand monk missing on a remote Scottish Island is believed to be dead, according to the local diocese. Justin Evans went missing from Papa Stronsay over the weekend and there have been no sightings despite extensive searches.

A senior lecturer at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington, Tina has built a distinguished career examining the Maori-Pakeha experience.

Steph Sypro is the Daily Express' deputy political editor.

It was written by Dorothy Theomin for her cousin Allison Hallenstein - yes, those Hallensteins - during her North Island travels in 1910.

It's been dubbed the Temu Tax - but changes to the low-value levy won't be charged directly to consumers. The levy is charged to freight companies.

A new report profiles scientists cast adrift by recent government funding cuts - many enduring unemployment or forced to move abroad.

Summer holidays have long since faded for most workers and the realities of being back to the grind might be settling in. When do work grumbles or dissatisfaction turn into something else - like burnout?

For some, the words "arriba" and "andale" will always help conjure an image of an extremely fast mouse in a Mexican hat. Speedy Gonzales is making a comeback, years after he got cancelled.

Kaitlyn talks to Kathryn about the clean up after Cyclone Vaianu, the kiwifruit orchard in Tauranga being cleared for a housing sub-division, an award winning Tauranga barber who has been changing lives along with cutting hair and the historic stagecoach photo being reimagined as a painting for the Te Puke RSA