With non-stop flights from Auckland, Doha is becoming an increasingly popular through-route for travellers on their way to Europe.

Mike Yardley dipped into the city, describing it as eclectic and exotic, with a real melting pot of cultures.

“It does intermingle well,” he told Jack Tame.

“You’ve got the fusion of cutting-edge modernity and timeless tradition all in one.”

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The Cryptic Clue by Amanda Hampson

In ZigZag Lane, in the heart of Sydney’s rag-trade district, tea ladies Hazel, Betty and Irene find themselves in hot water. Having already solved a murder, kidnapping and arson case, and outwitting an arch criminal, they have proved themselves a useful resource and earned the respect of a local police officer. Now he needs their help to solve a plot that threatens security.

As if that’s not enough, Irene gets a coded message directing her to the spoils of a bank robbery, which sends the tea ladies on a treasure hunt with an unexpected outcome.

There’s also trouble brewing within the walls of Empire Fashionwear, where an interloper threatens not just Hazel’s job but the very role of tea lady. It’s up to Hazel to convince her friends to abandon their trolleys and take action to save their livelihoods – before it’s too late.

The Everything War by Dana Mattioli

From veteran Amazon reporter for The Wall Street Journal, The Everything War is the first untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary.

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A distinctive figure in the New Zealand musical landscape, Delaney Davidson has dropped yet another album.

Out of My Head has a more theatrical feel, co-producer Mark Perkins’ synth atmospheres creating a cinematic soundscape for the twelve-track album.

The album is filled with songs written over the global pandemic lockdown period, with notable guest appearances from Marlon Williams and Reb Fountain.

Despite the circumstances in which they were written, music reviewer Estelle Clifford told Jack Tame that there’s a kind of freedom and joy to a lot of the tunes.

“I love it,” she said, giving the album a 10/10.

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