Snowberry puts on brilliant show
Commonly called snowberry or wax berry, Symphoricarpos albus is a deciduous shrub in the honeysuckle family.
Brutalism: vision of a new world
Brutalism: vision of a new world
Some viewers of film The Brutalist are probably getting their first taste of Brutalism, the architectural style that gives the film its name, write Michael R. Allen. The film The Brutalist,...
'Use it or lose it': 90-year-old loves to dance
'Use it or lose it': 90-year-old loves to dance
Rona Glover proves age is no barrier as she continues to attend regular dance classes at the age of 90.
There’s a strange moon on the rise
There’s a strange moon on the rise
On Friday, local skywatchers will be treated (or possibly tricked) by a rather peculiar celestial event: a sunset lunar eclipse as the moon rises.
Signing up to the big myth
Signing up to the big myth
There’s an agenda at play in the Treaty Principles Bill that stretches well beyond that document, Dame Anne Salmond tells Tom McKinlay.
Only the land divides them
Only the land divides them
Our native fish are proof of an earth-shattering hypothesis.
Collection rooted in reinvention
Collection rooted in reinvention
Fresh from dressing Mikey Madison, Maria Grazia Chiuri draws on Virginia Woolf’s Orlando in new twist on classics, writes Morwenna Ferrier.
SUBSCRIBER
Coping in a shifting world
SUBSCRIBER
Coping in a shifting world
Why do mamas drink wine?
Is it ADHD or a stress response?
Is it ADHD or a stress response?
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, it’s time to reflect on the incredible achievements of women and the unique challenges we face.
Dinners for cooks who don’t want to
Dinners for cooks who don’t want to
A chat with an ODT-reading neighbour has me taking a different approach to my recipe creation this week.
SUBSCRIBER
Central Otago forges organic farming path
SUBSCRIBER
Central Otago forges organic farming path
Back in 2009 Central Otago Winegrowers Association (COWA) set the goal of having 20% of the Central Otago vineyard area farmed organically by 2020, a goal they surpassed when they hit 23%.
SUBSCRIBER
Oven-roasted kamokamo
SUBSCRIBER
Oven-roasted kamokamo
Kamokamo (kumi kumi) are plump and juicy at the moment.
Spice of life
Spice of life
When facing the prospect of being on medication for the rest of her life or losing weight, chef and author Anjula Devi chose to lose weight.
Tracing Cook’s footsteps
Tracing Cook’s footsteps
Just before Covid-19 struck, my wife Polly and I boarded the Caledonian Sky, a small cruise ship with a maximum of 120 passengers, in Milford Sound.
Cape Town to the Garden Route
Cape Town to the Garden Route
Cable cars glint in the sunlight.
Versatile dressing doubles as a dip
Versatile dressing doubles as a dip
Here’s a salad dressing that will never let you down, writes Helen Graves.
Plum roll, please
Plum roll, please
If there is one thing worth celebrating about the end of summer, it’s the glut of plums and their many and varied uses — including these two sweet treats.
Just the most exciting sounds
Just the most exciting sounds
It’s music with fighting spirit and action, played loud.
Buxton design highly desirable
Buxton design highly desirable
A draper, a limemaker and a group of Catholic sisters don’t appear to have anything in common, but in the early 20th century they were united in their desire to have a ‘‘Buxton garden’’.
Spoilt for choice in herbaceous borders
Spoilt for choice in herbaceous borders
The Herbaceous borders this summer packed a lot of punch thanks to a wide variety of bright colours, contrasting heights and a wet summer.
