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    How hard do you negotiate when buying a home?

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    How hard do you negotiate when buying a home?

    If you're in the market for a new house, you might be wondering what to offer.

    Art colours in the story

    The arrows highlight the faded hand stencils dating back at least 67,800 years, the oldest known...

    Art colours in the story

    It was 10 years ago, on a balmy warm evening in Greece, that I yarned with Mike Petraglia during a gathering to celebrate our son Tom and Katerina’s wedding.

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    Charred hispi (cone) cabbage with miso and sesame butter

    PHOTO: SIMON LAMBERT

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    Charred hispi (cone) cabbage with miso and sesame butter

    This cabbage chars beautifully on the outside while staying sweet and tender within.

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    Marseille morsels

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    Marseille morsels

    Annabel and Rose Langbein's recipes this week are best suited to picnics and lazy summer days, inspired by one of their favourite European cities - Marseille.

    Ex-Highlander's home sells for $3.75m

    Israel and Daisy Dagg sold their Waimakariri home for over $3.75m. Photo: Kathryn Picton-Warlow...

    Ex-Highlander's home sells for $3.75m

    Former All Blacks, Crusaders and Highlanders fullback Israel Dagg and his wife Daisy have sold their Canterbury home for $1.21m above its RV.

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    Make it a year of discovery

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    Make it a year of discovery

    For many, new year comes with resolutions.

    Wedding gowns spanning century on show

    Twelve wedding dresses with Mid Canterbury connections are on display, including Helen Hanrahan’s...

    Wedding gowns spanning century on show

    From black to white, cream to pink, hand-crocheted to Lady Diana-inspired, 12 wedding dresses spanning a century are now on display at a Canterbury museum.

    Fashionably late to my own party

    Photo: Ian Griffin

    Fashionably late to my own party

    Space weather, I’ve learned, behaves very much like normal weather.

    A feast for the senses

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    A feast for the senses

    If you’re looking for an island with stunning scenery and a proud history, it’s Corsica, of course, writes Genevieve Fox.

    Chocolate for every day

    Photo: Penelope Maguire

    Chocolate for every day

    Chocolate comes with goodness baked in, Penelope Maguire writes.

    'Flat White Frank' coming south in coffee quest

    The British man is on a mission to find the best flat white in the world. Photo: Serena...

    'Flat White Frank' coming south in coffee quest

    'Flat White Frank' has been sampling the best coffee NZ has to offer, and his next stops are Queenstown and Christchurch.

    'Mini mountain' a challenge

    The native garden ‘‘mini mountain’’ at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    'Mini mountain' a challenge

     It's been four years since the Dunedin Botanic Garden developed the “mini mountain” in the upper garden.

    After the show is over

    After the show is over - the history that lived on

    Heritage in Focus looks at the 1889-90 NZ and South Seas Exhibition, and what happened to some of buildings and materials after the event ended.

    Keeping the spirit alive

    Dave Faulkner, of the Hoodoo Gurus. Photo: Matt Williams 

    Keeping the spirit alive

    Fresh from a political dust up on the other side of the Tasman, the Hoodoo Gurus’ Dave Faulkner tells Lisa Scott about the enduring appeal of making your own fun.

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    Health benefits from creating own kimchi

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    Health benefits from creating own kimchi

    With a new year comes a lot of thought around changes we can make to better our lives — some of these may be financial, physical or health-based changes.

    Is it still worth doing up a property to make money?

    Upgrading a core area such as a kitchen or bathroom may boost a home's value. Photo: Getty Images

    Is it still worth doing up a property to make money?

    Can you still make money buying a property and doing it up to resell?

    Another side of Japan

    The entrance to Inuyama Castle. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

    Another side of Japan

    Inuyama had everything Denise Stephens was looking for in a traditional Japanese town — a castle, shrines and temples, a classic garden, and a quaint shopping street.

    Your attention pleas

    Megan Nolan attended an "attention lab" led by the Strother School of Radical Attention.

    Your attention pleas

    Attention activists are fighting back against the pervasive influence of technology, writes Megan Nolan.

    Contemplating another age

    George Frederic Watts (1817-1904), Eve of Peace, 1863, oil on canvas. Collection of the Dunedin...

    Contemplating another age

    It is not always the knight that bests the dragon, Anya Samarasinghe writes.

    Sandflies enjoying soggy summer

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    Sandflies enjoying soggy summer

    Overcast, humid weather favours sandflies, which are starting to be reported.
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