Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Scrolling in a sewer
Scrolling in a sewer
What do teenage boys see on TikTok?
Sun and culture intersect
Sun and culture intersect
Lifestyle editor Rebecca Fox discovers Sicily lives up to the hype and more.
Island-hopping in tropical Fiji
Island-hopping in tropical Fiji
A new high-speed catamaran that cruises into Fiji’s Yasawa Islands offers affordable access to remote resorts and villages, finds Jacqui Gibson.
Visitors among us
Visitors among us
Every now and then an astronomer finds themselves asking a question that sounds faintly ridiculous but is, in fact, perfectly reasonable.
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For the love of bread
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For the love of bread
After travelling the world, Auckland born-and-bred chef Andrea Dudding settled in the small Otago town of Owaka about 10 years ago.
Home kitchen where it all begins
Home kitchen where it all begins
After a failed attempt at becoming a graphic designer, Anais Ca Dao van Manen realised her passion and focus lay in cooking.
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Baingan bharta (smoky spiced aubergine)
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Baingan bharta (smoky spiced aubergine)
Baingan bharta (smoky spiced aubergine) If you’re making baingan bharta, don’t skip the charring. Roast the aubergines until soft and smoky - that depth...
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This season’s wines tell story of weather-tested vines
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This season’s wines tell story of weather-tested vines
NZ Wine sent out a media release this week regarding the grape harvest across NZ.
Food for exercise
Holistic fitness: Food for exercise
If we think of fats, proteins and carbohydrates as the building blocks of our food, then vitamins and minerals are the nuts and bolts.
Kiwi costume designer adds Oscar to accolades
Kiwi costume designer adds Oscar to accolades
New Zealand designer Kate Hawley has added an Oscar to her collection of awards for Best Costume Design for the film Frankenstein.
Recognising the impact of female archaeologists
Recognising the impact of female archaeologists
As I am writing this it is International Women’s Day, and how appropriate to look back on the many contributions that women have made to understanding our human past.
Be a legend — love your leftovers
Be a legend — love your leftovers
The most underrated meal in your house is already in the fridge, write the folks at Love Food Hate Waste.
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No mod cons
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No mod cons
A house built nearly 60 years ago is the height of retro cool. Kim Dungey pays a visit.
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Heading north to meet his mum
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Heading north to meet his mum
Reet enough, the Yorkshireman and I are off to the north, the far north and Scotland in a couple of months to meet his mum.
Record entry numbers for awards
Record entry numbers for awards
In its 10th year the Outstanding Food Producer Awards (OFPA) is attracting record entries.
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Endometriosis in the spotlight
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Endometriosis in the spotlight
A display of fashion, creativity and a community is hoped to spark a conversation about a painful disease that affects one in 10 women.
Steam dreams roll out at scale
Steam dreams roll out at scale
Steam didn’t get the traction in the South that some expected, Peter Read writes. But for some it was still the very model of progress.
Working together to learn more
Working together to learn more
On calm nights in Middlemarch, when the wind drops and the paddocks fall quiet, my usual practice is to step outside before bed and gaze upwards.
Days of the pioneers
Days of the pioneers
Long before the likes of Lord of the Rings and The Power of the Dog discovered the stunning backdrops of Otago’s outback, there was a locally made TV drama that set the benchmark of what was to follow.
