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    Witi Ihimaera has detailed his experience of a full-immersion te reo Māori class in new book Te...

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    Taking the plunge

    Learning te reo Māori has opened profound new possibilities for story-telling, Witi Ihimaera Smiler tells Tom McKinlay.

    The uncomfortable truth behind deepfakes

    People protest against sexual violence and in support of actor Collien Fernandes in Berlin in...

    The uncomfortable truth behind deepfakes

    AI-facilitated fakery can do real damage, but it also exposes the existing structures and attitudes that degrade women, writes Eva Wiseman.

    Leading nature-based learning

    Orokonui lead educator Craig Beer with students in the cloud forest. Photo: Taylor Davies-Colley

    Leading nature-based learning

    The pace of learning at Orokonui only hots up as the cooler months arrive, Madison Kelly writes.

    Sorting which came first

    Tom Higham and Sir David Attenborough with the dated elephant bird egg. Photo: supplied

    Sorting which came first

    The world has saluted Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday.

    Off the chain

    Markarian’s Chain. Photo: Ian Griffin

    Off the chain

    It strikes me as quietly ridiculous, sitting in Middlemarch with a telescope barely bigger than a coffee mug, peering 60 million light-years into the dark.

    Autumn yearnings

    Photo: Jonathan Lovekin, The Observer

    Autumn yearnings

    These tarts are a rhapsody in blue cheese and dry-cured deli delights, writes Nigel Slater.

    Leafing an impression

    Popular houseplant Scindapsus pictus, commonly known as satin pothos, is a climbing plant whose...

    Leafing an impression

    There is more to the remarkably well adapted satin pothos than we commonly see, Alisha Sherriff writes.

    A German in hospital

    An injured little owl being rehabilitated at the Dunedin Botanic Garden aviary. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    A German in hospital

    The Dunedin Botanic Garden aviary team is caring for this little "German owl", found to have fractured both its wings.

    A stitch in time saves society

    There’s often a story behind the clothes we mend. Photo: Wastebusters

    A stitch in time saves society

    There are problems we can fix with a needle and thread, Ruth Blunt writes.

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    Our window on the world

    Ross Wilson is retiring from his role with TVNZ after almost half a century behind the camera....

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    Our window on the world

    Because TVNZ camera operator Ross Wilson has seen it all, so have we, Paul Gorman writes.

    A van and a plan

    Travelling by van in Portugal's Duro you get the best views. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    A van and a plan

    Travelling Europe by van has been a rite of passage for many Kiwis over the decades.

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    The glorious mess of Plan B

    PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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    The glorious mess of Plan B

    The race was an up and back.

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    The daddy of all dilemmas

    Dunedin writer Emma Neale surveys the choices prospective parents face in her new novel, Maybe...

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    The daddy of all dilemmas

    What drives us to bring children into a troubled world, and who decides, Emma Neale asks in her new novel.

    Less healthy choices from decision fatigue

    The average person makes hundreds of food decisions each day. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Less healthy choices from decision fatigue

    ‘‘Decision fatigue’’ could be hurting your health, a nutritionist explains.

    Your garden

    Your garden

    Now's the time to start planting garlic, shallots and strawberries, rejuvenate that herb patch and look after rose bushes.

    Rise of the chatbot cook

    AI is changing the face of how we cook and develop recipes. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Rise of the chatbot cook

    AI is set to dramatically change the way we eat, from meal planning to shopping lists.

    Low key, high on flavour

    Low key, high on flavour

    Food hailing from the sunny Mediterranean coastline has been placed on a pedestal for decades.

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    Radicchio salad with feta, toasted seeds and hot honey

    PHOTO: SIMON LAMBERT

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    Radicchio salad with feta, toasted seeds and hot honey

    This is the kind of salad that wakes everything up.

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    A trio of uncommon joys

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    A trio of uncommon joys

    I’ve been tasting some of the lesser known (in NZ) grape varieties recently and wanted to showcase three excellent examples that would be great introductions to their respective varieties.

    Wrapped up in a mystery

    Two mummies with from Oxyrhynchus. PHOTO: EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIES

    Wrapped up in a mystery

    Last December, a remarkable discovery in Egypt jogged my memory on two counts.
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