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Quick courgette and ricotta tart
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Quick courgette and ricotta tart
Making a tart like this requires very little planning.
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Life & Style
Bringing the vege
Bringing the vege
A few years ago barbecuing was equated with meat, but recently there has been a shift, which Jamie Purviance has embraced, towards using more vegetables on the grill.
Louvre adds haute couture to high antiquity
Louvre adds haute couture to high antiquity
The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, is for first time displaying haute couture gowns and accessories from fashion houses including Chanel, Saint Laurent and Dior.
Blazing into the unknown
Blazing into the unknown
Data for 2024 shows humanity is moving yet deeper into a dangerous world of supercharged extreme weather, Damian Carrington writes.
Life defies even hell on Earth
Life defies even hell on Earth
New research into the single-celled organism Luca is providing clues about what the early planet looked like - and that we may not be alone in the universe.
Voyage was French for failure
Voyage was French for failure
A small French cruise ship named La Perouse has been a regular visitor to Dunedin, but I wonder how many know why it is so named.
That timeless afternoon treat
That timeless afternoon treat
Nigel Slater whips up some unusually flavoursome treats for a truly glorious afternoon tea in the garden.
Your garden, January 24th
Your garden, January 24th
What's happening in your garden?
‘Astilboides’ a striking addition to a woodland garden
‘Astilboides’ a striking addition to a woodland garden
It is the large, rounded leaves of Astilboides tabularis that make this herbaceous perennial so noteworthy and unique among garden plants. The bright green leaves resembling lily pads or...
Watch the grass grow
Watch the grass grow
Tired of mowing the grass that’s growing with gusto in your lawn this summer? Maureen Howard suggests some nature-friendly ways to reduce the time we spend mowing.
Heritage building turned into dream home
Mission to turn heritage building into dream home
An historic Canterbury home is getting a new lease on life as its owners John and Wendy Hillary pour their life savings into rebuilding it into a modern classic.
Island hopping
Island hopping
For New Zealanders it’s a case of "jetting off to far-flung places", but for English writer Sarah Baxter, the Channel Islands was a close-to-home holiday choice with a "castaway" feel.
Triggers & tingles
Triggers & tingles
Kiwi artist Amy Atkins, aka Letitia Lickkit, is bringing her take on Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response to the South.
More than a mountain
More than a mountain
Aoraki is my emblematic mauka, it is symbolic and quintessentially Kāi Tahu.
Going bananas for a good loaf
Going bananas for a good loaf
Bananas do tend to sit around at this time of year, (much like me, languishing in the heat), as our Central Otago stonefruit becomes the fruit du jour.
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Pinots from Central for some summer sipping
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Pinots from Central for some summer sipping
Many of you will be reading this far from home; baching, visiting family, camping or on a road trip.
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Summer fruit, almond tart
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Summer fruit, almond tart
A perfect tart for any occasion.
Adding oomph to your salads
Adding oomph to your salads
As we head back to work inspiration for lunches and quick and easy dinners is welcome.
No skirting the issues
No skirting the issues
A little remembered campus standoff, now the focus of a documentary, tells us much about ourselves, director Katie Wolfe tells Tom McKinlay.
Gilding the lily
Gilding the lily
Regard was once expressed in more than words, Peter Read writes.
