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Finding the fizz for a fabulous festive season

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Finding the fizz for a fabulous festive season

Bubbles are great at any time of the year of course, but there’s no doubt that the festive season ups the ante on this wine style!

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Eton mess

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Eton mess

This dessert has summer written all over it.

Wort is this?

Pulmonaria — lungwort — at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Wort is this? Plant’s appearance mistaken as cure for what ails you

The word wort is an old word simply meaning root, herb or plant. It faded from everyday use during the 17th century but is still incorporated in the common names of many plants today.

Humble needle opened lands

This woman was buried wearing clothes on to which 121,000 shell beads had been stitched. Photo:...

Humble needle opened lands

La Prele is an archaeological site in Wyoming where mammoths were hunted 13,000 years ago.

Exploring a cosmic spider’s web

Exploring a cosmic spider’s web

Since my relocation to New Zealand almost 12 years ago, the southern sky has become more than just a view.

Christmas with a cherry on the top

Christmas with a cherry on the top

Christmas and cherry season are a beautiful crossover in New Zealand, writes Penelope Maguire.

Festival to celebrate farm’s fragrant flowers

Bend Yoga and Wellbeing founder Kristi Warden finds her zen in the lavender field in Outram ahead...

Festival to celebrate farm’s fragrant flowers

A Lavender haze will descend on Outram this weekend as an inaugural festival celebrates the fragrant flower.

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Fashion helps grow futures for villagers

Karen Walker Karen Walker visited Verevere Village to learn the process of making pandanus bags....

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Fashion helps grow futures for villagers

A collaboration between celebrated Kiwi fashion designer Karen Walker and Fijian non-profit organisation Rise Beyond the Reef continues to grow.

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Sisters - get set for wild times

Grim, it is. Money for presents there is not. Photo: Getty Images

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Sisters - get set for wild times

Feeling the pinch this Christmas? Lisa Scott has a few alternative gift ideas.

Your garden, December 13th

Sow fast-maturing (early) peas as soon as the soil can be worked.

Your garden, December 13th

What's happening in your garden.

Stability ball prone plank

Stability ball prone plank

Gary Dawkins shares an exercise that's core for everyday activities.

Kaikōura a whale of a time

Stunning views travelling along the main coast road (SH1). PHOTOS: LACHLAN POOLE

Kaikōura a whale of a time

Following the main coast road (SH1) south from Blenheim, you’ll reach what could be New Zealand’s most beautiful town, nestled where the mountains meet the sea.

Not even the sky for shelter

Dunedin became a poster-child for homelessness, with a very visible homeless community living at...

Not even the sky for shelter

A landmark New Zealand report into homelessness among women has been published, and it is horrifying.

Baking without dairy, gluten passes ‘the test’

The holiday season often feels as if it is all about food. This can be problematic if you have a dairy allergy or are gluten intolerant.

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People of the coast

A party of Māori cross the Arahura in this painting, a copy of the original probably painted by...

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People of the coast

The riches of Te Tai Poutini lie beyond its hoard of gold and pounamu, in the stories of West Coast Māori, the author of a new book tells Paul Gorman.

A safe place to bask in success

A sub-adult Otago green skink basks with two newborn skinks in Orokonui Ecosanctuary. Photo:...

A safe place to bask in success

Eight years after their release into Orokonui Ecosanctuary, Otago green skinks have demonstrated again the importance of conservation action, Pearl Barry writes.

Businesses brace for tough wedding season

Summer is wedding season but some brides are going down the aisle without a beautiful bouquet....

Businesses brace for tough wedding season

The economic downturn has taken a toll on the wedding industry with fewer bookings, smaller guest lists and people ditching luxuries like flowers and hair stylists.

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Stop and smell the roses

This arrangement, the best exhibit in the special classes, was exhibited by Janice Walker. PHOTO:...

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Stop and smell the roses

Gillian Vine gets a rosy glow.

Moon, Saturn appear close but don’t be fooled

Saturn from the University of Canterbury’s Mt John Observatory. Photo: Ian Griffin

Moon, Saturn appear close but don’t be fooled

As the sky darkens this week, Venus will be the first "star" you see, shining brightly in the western sky.

Standard Kitchen peanut butter brownie

Standard Kitchen peanut butter brownie

Makes 24 piecesBrownie115g melted butter200g caster sugar1 tsp vanilla essence2 eggs40g (½ cup) cocoa¼ cup plain flourPeanut butter filling115g soft butter375g peanut butter220g icing...

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