Why you may need to put your black spatula in the bin
Another day, another toxin trying to kill us. This time a deadly compound might be lurking in that quiet, cheap workhorse of the kitchen - your trusty black spatula.
Resilient
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Ahead of his time
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Ahead of his time
Enthusiastic citizen scientists with a great passion for their subject sometimes make discoveries which leave academics in the dust.
Navigating school journey never easy
Navigating school journey never easy
My mātaamua, my girl finished school this week forever and what a journey it has been! She steps in to her next journey with trepidation and nerves, but I am pretty sure she will be OK. However, let me tell you, it hasn’t been easy.
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A dome away from home
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A dome away from home
Alyth Grant scopes out an escarpment.
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Take on a ‘new to you’ bike
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Take on a ‘new to you’ bike
Your next new bike need not be new at all, reckons Sara Walton.
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Collating the city’s war dead
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Collating the city’s war dead
Recording Dunedin’s losses in war is a work in progress, Sean Brosnahan writes.
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Planets in the western sky
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Planets in the western sky
In ancient mythology, the constellations of Scorpio and Orion are depicted as eternal opposites in the sky, locked in a perpetual celestial chase.
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An elderflower bounty
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An elderflower bounty
Penelope Maguire makes the most of an elderflower obsession.
Your garden, November 8th
Your garden, November 8th
What's happening in your garden.
Kahikatea an ancient survivor
Kahikatea an ancient survivor
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, kahikatea or white pine — whichever of these names we are familiar with — was once abundant in swamplands, and lowland forests throughout New Zealand. However,...
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Irises steal the show
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Irises steal the show
Gillian Vine looks at a plant named for a rainbow lady.
Odd shape points to true purpose
Odd shape points to true purpose
When is a trough actually a waka? It’s a puzzle Te Atarau Cassidy and Gerard O’Regan have been working on at Tūhura Otago Museum.
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Stripping away the climate denial
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Stripping away the climate denial
After running for two years in The Weekend Mix, Bruce Mahalski’s climate crisis cartoon strip is now a book. He tells Tom McKinlay about letting the animals have their say.
Roaming Rob Roy
Roaming Rob Roy
Summer holidays are a great time to get out and explore New Zealand’s wonderful back country.
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Something to believe in
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Something to believe in
Magic was meant to have gone the way of superstition. Cosentino tells Tom McKinlay why our rational modern minds continue to believe.
'Everybody who was here had a fantastic day'
'Everybody who was here had a fantastic day'
Overcast weather did not stop fashionistas and punters dressing to impress at Wingatui Racecourse yesterday.
Pristine, majestic lake a must
Pristine, majestic lake a must
A second extract from Wild Walks Aotearoa, by Hannah-Rose Watt.
Show aids mental health cause
Show aids mental health cause
Strutting down the catwalk at the "More Than Just a Fashion Show" charity event are (from left) Sophie Adams, Charlotte Wheeler, designer Tegan Rose Vickery and Leila Collins.
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Contest tests mettle
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Contest tests mettle
In early October, 14 local (one even drove from Bannockburn for the event) wine enthusiasts gathered at the home of last year’s winner, David Tasker, for the annual, hotly contested, Blind Chicken wine options contest.
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Asparagus, watercress and grapefruit salad
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Asparagus, watercress and grapefruit salad
This is another of my salads where is have a wonderful array of seasonal ingredients which when combined creates a salad full of powerful flavours and textures.
Life & Style
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Ahead of his time
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A dome away from home
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Take on a ‘new to you’ bike
