Jane Phare tackles the slime, grime and years of neglect in a student flat in Dunedin’s notorious Castle St, and questions why property managers, in charge of billions of dollars worth of real ...

Jane Phare escapes the heat and hustle of Ho Chi Minh City at the tranquil Sheraton Saigon Grand Opera Hotel in Vietnam.

Oh no! What’s happened to Chocolate Sultana Pasties? Jane Phare investigates. “I have a question for you,” my brainy friend blurted out on the phone. I braced myself. She’s a researcher at ...

Jane Phare talks to Kiwis, including Kiwi actor Sir Sam Neill and fashion designer Liz Mitchell, about why they’re in wool’s corner. They’re a zealous lot, the wool brigade. They’re ...

In this three-part series, Jane Phare looks at who’s to blame, the damaging effect on young people and their parents, and what can be done to limit the trauma. Tracy* was at home one night when ...