Plants in unlikely places: Landlord keen on greens
Anna Chinn looks at the surprising areas where plants are found.
Anna Chinn
Autumn Harvest
Autumn Harvest
Curious about the life and loves of New Zealand fungi, writer Anna Chinn and photographer Emily Cannan joined the 26th national fungal foray.
Plants in unlikely places: A touch of Scarborough Fair
Plants in unlikely places: A touch of Scarborough Fair
Anna Chinn looks at the surprising areas where plants are found around Dunedin.
Subterranean worlds collide
Subterranean worlds collide
Anna Chinn examines, and plays with, the contents of Dunedin gutters.
Stardust and moonbeams
Stardust and moonbeams
Anna Chinn examines, and plays with, the contents of Dunedin gutters.
Loyalty as a commodity
Loyalty as a commodity
Anna Chinn examines, and plays with, the contents of Dunedin gutters.
A twinkling trinket
A twinkling trinket
Anna Chinn examines, and plays with, the contents of Dunedin gutters.
The rotten twin of the Venus of Willendorf
The rotten twin of the Venus of Willendorf
Fruit and veges can sometimes be found in the gutter. By squishing something that seems to be thoroughly rotten, we can determine whether it has any remaining food value. The pictured orange had very little.
Down to the nitty-gritty
Down to the nitty-gritty
Anna Chinn examines, and plays with, the contents of Dunedin gutters.
A berry unlikely public plant
A berry unlikely public plant
What is it?
A Chilean guava bush, a plant sometimes sold in New Zealand as a cranberry, although it is not a true cranberry.
It does produce edible red berries, though, which are more aromatic than, and not at all tart like the ones more commonly associated with good bladder health.
In praise of a maverick pansy
In praise of a maverick pansy
What is it? A maverick, nonconformist, rogue pansy, growing away from its designated flowerbed outside the Otago Settlers Museum, and instead at the base of a cabbage tree on the lawn.
Plants in unlikely places
Plants in unlikely places
What is it? Mimulus, demonstrating tremendous flower-power at the margins of bricks outside R&R Sport, on the corner of Stuart and Cumberland Sts, Dunedin. A website dedicated to the...
Plants in unlikely places: City living a bit of a drain
Plants in unlikely places: City living a bit of a drain
Anna Chinn looks at the surprising areas where plants are found around Dunedin.
Keen sense of conservation
Keen sense of conservation
Karen and Andrew Simpson have a leaning tower of yellow ringbinders. It houses all the documentation relating to the science of Balmoral, their high-country station at Tekapo. Anna Chinn explains.
Seeking a change in culture
Seeking a change in culture
Last Orientation, a magical thing happened at the University Union Hall.
WW2 setting for tale of friendship across cultures
WW2 setting for tale of friendship across cultures
How to get theatre-goers eating out of the palm of your hand: feed them.