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Leading NZ's energy transformation

Jack O’Leary, pictured at the Karāpiro Dam, near Cambridge, is researching ways to reduce New...

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Leading NZ's energy transformation

CLASS ACT: Engineering studies and a rowing dream took Jack O’Leary to Cambridge. Now he’s working on creating a sustainable energy future for NZ, Kim Dungey writes.

Social cohesion the key to survival

Jesse Matheson, left, and Timu Wiparata help Tia Taiaroa with sandbags during the recent floods...

Social cohesion the key to survival

Weathering the storm usually involves more than a measure of preparedness, writes Janet Stephenson.

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Class Act: Lessons outside the classroom

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Class Act: Lessons outside the classroom

As the ODT Class Act awards celebrate 25 years, we check in with the class of 2014 and find many have concerns about the economy and the cost of living. Kim Dungey reports.

Your garden, November 1st

Your garden, November 1st

What to do in your garden each week

Bonsai bonanza on display

Otago Bonsai Society member Robert Reid, of Dunedin, waters a bonsai tree at the society’s...

Bonsai bonanza on display

A bonanza of bonsai trees is on display in the Otago Bonsai Society’s latest exhibition at the Community Gallery, in Dunedin.

Small eateries, big tastes

The entrance to Gotanda Hills, where there are three floors of tiny restaurants. PHOTO: HOSHINO...

Small eateries, big tastes

Gotanda Hills was not a deluxe dining destination at first sight.

Vintage Roundup market offers a different style

Bargain-hunters Katiya Brasell-Jagger, 14, left, and Mila Hancock, 15, both of Port Chalmers pick...

Vintage Roundup market offers a different style

It's not just a style - it’s a community.

Primping, pimping and peacocking from the catwalk

High-low fashion at Prada. Photo: Getty Images

Primping, pimping and peacocking from the catwalk

Chloe Mac Donnell’s thrifty guide to copying the high-low styling, double socking and XL suiting of the spring/summer ’25 shows on the catwalk.

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Upper Junction sanctuary

Cheryl Willis in her Upper Junction garden.

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Upper Junction sanctuary

Gillian Vine gets a sneak preview before a garden tour.

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Class Act of 2014 - Where are they now?

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Class Act of 2014 - Where are they now?

The ODT checks in with the class of 2014 to see what they are doing 10 years on.

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About belief

Anna Grimaldi celebrates winning gold in the Women's 200m - T47 Final at the Paralympic Games....

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About belief

CLASS ACT: Anna Grimaldi felt like an imposter after winning gold at her first Paralympics but she’s been on a journey to self-belief, Kim Dungey writes.

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Making high fashion accessible

Wānaka fashion designer Claire O’Connell. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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Pair in bid to make high fashion accessible

Wānaka fashion designer Claire O’Connell has forged a partnership with New Zealand fashion icon Liz Mitchell to help launch her start-up business model that aims to bring high couture to the streets.

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Rhubarb and strawberry cobbler

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Rhubarb and strawberry cobbler

Rhubarb and strawberries work together so well. The tartness from the rhubarb mingles with the sweeter notes of the strawberries.

Baking in the creativity

While Breast Cancer Awareness Month is coming to an end, there is no reason to end the season of pink bakes and being creative with sweet treats, as Hetal Vasavada shows us.

Whipped NZ feta dip

To celebrate New Zealand Cheese Month, here is a way to help get your five-a-day in with a punch of flavour.

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Wine awards inspire a bit of thinking pink

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Wine awards inspire a bit of thinking pink

The 22nd annual New World Wine Awards competition took place in Hawke’s Bay at the beginning of August.

Bricks over clicks: Shops back in fashion

European retailers want to capitalise on people's renewed appetite for visiting shops once Covid...

Bricks over clicks: Shops back in fashion

The rise of online shopping has led to swathes of store closures, casting doubt over the future of retail malls and high streets, but in Europe there are signs that shops are back in vogue.

Why dinner is the perfect time to play

Remember dinner time as a kid, when a plate of food was far more than just sustenance?

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24 hours in Methven

Ōpuke thermal pools and spa — connect with yourself and the landscape. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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24 hours in Methven

Soaring over a patchwork of paddocks, soaking in pure mountain water and speeding upriver: Lisa Scott spends a weekend in Canterbury’s coolest little town.

Burgundy foliage creates stand-out shrub

Euphorbia cotinifolia can be found in the in the Winter Garden at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. ...

Burgundy foliage creates stand-out shrub

While you may not have heard of euphorbias or the family Euphorbiaceae, it is quite likely you have seen one or more of these plants in their different shapes and forms in home gardens or...

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