The national climate : our weather culture / Steve Matthewman -- Houses, homes and New Zealanders' everyday lives / Harvey Perkins and David Thorns -- Negotiating housework / Ruth Habgood -- Friendship and relationships in everyday life / Farida Tilbury and Mike Lloyd -- Tell me what you eat-- / Ian Carter and Angela Maynard -- Current work issues / Martin Tolich -- Media, advertising and everyday life / Wayne Hope and Rosser Johnson -- Aesthetic leisure / Claudia Bell and John Lyall -- From embankments to corporate boxes : watching sport / Camilla Obel -- Shopping! / Robin Kearns, Laurence Murphy and Wardlow Friesen -- Everyday gambling in New Zealand / Bruce Curtis and Cate Wilson -- Death, every day / Tracey McIntosh