Outback sleep-out ideal for budding astronomers
If you are looking at a trip to Alice Springs, Melbourne- based travel writer Catherine Best suggests an overnight stargazing experience should be on your itinerary. THE BOOK: This is an edited...
Not even in the bidding
Not even in the bidding
You’d think not getting married in white would make things easier.
Zapped in space
Zapped in space
The most important data from Nasa’s first crewed Artemis II mission may not be its photographs.
Powering on beyond the crisis
Powering on beyond the crisis
We must use this moment to address our fossil fuel dependence.
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Inspired by pioneer life
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Inspired by pioneer life
This week Jaz Mathisen opens the door on life as a farmer, mother and station cook on the historic North Otago homestead Awakino Station.
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Pinot Noir at a price for everybody
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Pinot Noir at a price for everybody
More than three decades ago I went up to Bannockburn to help friends plant their new vineyard.
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Ricotta gnocchi with quick tomato and basil sauce
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Ricotta gnocchi with quick tomato and basil sauce
Soft, light ricotta gnocchi are one of those quiet wins in the kitchen.
Teeth hold diet secrets
Teeth hold diet secrets
How do you reconstruct the diet of prehistoric people?
Guardians of the pā
Guardians of the pā
The stories of Kātiki Point and the names associated with it are being given new life, Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman learn.
Astonishment still growing
Astonishment still growing
Tiny telescope, big discoveries.
Apple season
Apple season
Celebrate apple season with puff pastry dumplings, writes Nigel Slater.
Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2
Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2
Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2
It’s a jungle out there
It’s a jungle out there
The urban garden is a rich source of wildlife once you know what you are looking at, writes Maureen Howard.
Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Plant extremists put on the map
Plant extremists put on the map
As part of this year’s sustainability-focused Wild Dunedin festival, we will have a family-friendly, self-directed plant trail set up in the lower Dunedin Botanic Garden called ‘‘Plants that...
Eating more fibre ‘becoming sexy’
Eating more fibre ‘becoming sexy’
In a rare occurrence social media messaging and science are promoting the same message when it comes to fibre — eat more.
Cooking that sparks the feeling of home
Cooking that sparks the feeling of home
Elizabeth Hewson decries perfection when it comes to simple, comforting family cooking.
Radish butter with toast
Radish butter with toast
Peppery radishes don’t need much. Grated and folded through good butter with lemon and a whisper of anchovy, they turn into something unexpectedly good. Serve at room temperature, thickly spread on...
Gathering on the well-trodden path to Central Otago
Gathering on the well-trodden path to Central Otago
Later than some vintages it may be, but Central has been a hive of activity with the grape harvest getting into full swing. Across the region people have been gathering: backpackers, retirees,...
In the land of GIANTS
In the land of GIANTS
This is an edited extract from Ultimate Family Holidays: Australia by Catherine Best, published by Hardie Grant Explore
