A different island living
Thirty years after hearing about the Inner Hebrides from a friend, Julie Orr-Wilson gets to experience the islands herself.
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Separating tall tales from true
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Separating tall tales from true
He was notorious for telling tall tales. So who, really, was Otago’s first harbour pilot, Richard Driver? Bruce Munro talks to two of Driver’s descendants.
Co-operative model picture of success
Co-operative model picture of success
Local artisans have been making a success of Guild’s crafty co-operative model for 10 years now, writes Kate Oktay.
Kāi Tahu holds strong to right to invite PM
Kāi Tahu holds strong to right to invite PM
Dame Naida Glavish had a crack at our iwi for hosting the Prime Minister on Waitangi Day on Banks Peninsula at Ōnuku, saying we were being used so he could avoid going to Waitangi.
Box on into the new year
Box on into the new year
This is an ideal exercise to let off steam, release any frustrations and reduce stress.
Retirement gift shows us a moment in time
Retirement gift shows us a moment in time
A parting gift captured a moment in time at Oamaru’s post office, writes Elly Dunckley.
Pride in part in revealing domestic chicken story
Pride in part in revealing domestic chicken story
When a new law was introduced not long ago that banned battery hens, there was a shortage of eggs.
Exploring Gemini
Exploring Gemini
This week, I invite you on a journey through the constellation Gemini, the Twins.
You are what your ancestors ate
You are what your ancestors ate
There’s a world of wisdom in the recipe books of our ancestors, writes Hagar Ozri.
Take it slowly with fermented foods
Take it slowly with fermented foods
If we can encourage good microbes in our gut, we can feel a lot better.
Your garden, February 14th
Your garden, February 14th
Onions have layers, and so too does your garden.
Look to nature for a lasting token of love
Look to nature for a lasting token of love
Here’s your invitation to slow down and take some rose garden selfies with your sweetheart.
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Four with designs on bright futures
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Four with designs on bright futures
The first graduates from a new master’s of architecture programme are looking forward to making a difference in the areas that interest them. Kim Dungey reports.
Everything is sweeter in Kandy
Everything is sweeter in Kandy
Nature meets nurture in Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands. It’s an uplifting adventure to relish, Mike Yardley writes.
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Hope endures beyond the honeymoon
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Hope endures beyond the honeymoon
When the honeymoon phase is over, it may feel like a bubble pop.
Traces of her journey
Traces of her journey
On a summer’s day 3395 years ago, a young woman in Denmark died and was interred under a tumulus, in a coffin hewed from a massive oak, wrapped in a blanket and an ox hide.
No easy task to rustle photons from a glowing sky
No easy task to rustle photons from a glowing sky
After a week of cloud-choked nights putting paid to any chance of astronomy, the forecast finally promised clear skies last Sunday.
Cooked with love
Cooked with love
Once I’d rolled my eyes and thought beyond the schmaltz, I was inspired by the idea of food cooked with love for this week’s Valentine’s Day-themed recipe.
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Courgette soda bread
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Courgette soda bread
Soda bread has to be one of the fastest breads to whip up.
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Refreshing whites ticking the box
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Refreshing whites ticking the box
On a recent family holiday road trip I found myself drinking either white wine or beer: the reds just didn’t get a look in.
