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    Nadia Lim in her kitchen at Royalburn Station. Photo: supplied

    Changes in life, changes in food

    Rebecca Fox talks to Nadia Lim about how her new cookbook, Nadia’s Farm Kitchen, reflects changes in her life.

    Track tours through tea country

    Famous Nine arch bridge in Ella, Demodara, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK

    Track tours through tea country

    Train travel has had a resurgence in popularity recently. In this Lonely Planet series, travel writers look at some of the most "epic" train adventures available.

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    Class Act of 2015 - Where are they now?

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    Class Act of 2015 - Where are they now?

    The ODT checks in with the class of 2015 to see what they are doing 10 years on. 

    Trapped in a garden centre

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    Trapped in a garden centre

    The Observer's columnist Charlotte Mendelson writes of a hazard for the gardening enthusiast: becoming trapped in a garden centre.

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    Career works in harmony

    Ihlara McIndoe misses her family, the beach and Whittaker’s chocolate but is loving life in the...

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    Career works in harmony

    A ‘‘downgrading of creativity’’ is bad for anyone who believes art of any kind is important for society, former Class Act recipient Ihlara McIndoe tells Kim Dungey.

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    Design hits a hole-in-one

    This home, located in a new development on Gibbston Valley Station, consists of three schist-clad...

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    Design hits a hole-in-one

    The owner of this property kept his eye on the ball while planning a luxurious holiday home. Kim Dungey reports.

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    Quick and easy go-to dinners

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    Quick and easy go-to dinners

    A conversation with chef Andy Mackintosh about what he cooked at home after a double shift when a "proper" meal was required got me thinking that chefs are a good source of inspiration

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    Always popular new release tasting nears

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    Always popular new release tasting nears

    Labour Weekend means only one thing for many wine lovers, and that is the annual Alexandra Basin Winegrowers New Release Tasting at the Clyde Railway Station Reserve on Sunday, October 26

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    A tasty Turkish dish

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    Turkish roasted cauliflower with coconut raita, fresh herbs and chilli oil

    Cauliflower is a versatile, available-all-year-round vegetable.

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    Asparagus with miso butter

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    Asparagus with miso butter

    Asparagus is at its best right now, and this is one of the easiest ways to let it shine.

    Hawaii, Dunedin link

    The Veronica border at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Hawaii, Dunedin link

    In the far-off herbarium of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hawaii, are a set of specimens collected in New Zealand just on a hundred years ago. About 80 are from the botanic garden in Dunedin.

    Tackling a big topic one page at a time

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    Tackling a big topic one page at a time

    Historian Ryan Bodman is doing a one-time session at the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival on his social history epic Rugby League in New Zealand — A People’s History. 

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    Class Act: The big disconnect

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    Class Act: The big disconnect

    Class Act: The class of 2015 talks about the importance of human connection in the age of AI. Kim Dungey reports.

    Ride while soaking up scenery

    Crossing the Nevis on the Lake Dunstan Trail. PHOTOS: LINDY DAVIS

    Ride while soaking up scenery

    Northerner Lindy Davis discovers Otago’s Lake Dunstan and Roxburgh cycling trails.

    Ready for the berries

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    Ready for the berries

    We need not wait to give our tastebuds a slice of summer, Penelope Maguire writes.

    Your garden

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    Your garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

    Holding firm for Gaza in Ōtepoti

     Rinad Tamimi speaks during a Gaza rally in the Octagon earlier this year. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Holding firm for Gaza in Ōtepoti

    As the first steps appear to be underway to end the war in Gaza, those in Dunedin supporting a just peace are clear what needs to happen. Tom McKinlay reports.

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    Fashion student to realise modelling dream at fundraiser

    Poppy McConville (left) sizes up her Tegan Vickery-designed outfit for tomorrow night’s fashion...

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    Fashion student to realise modelling dream at fundraiser

    A dream will turn into reality for Poppy McConvill.

    Toitū te Whenua - series 2: Watching over the land

    Khyla Russell at Karitāne, on the land of O Tamatea. PHOTO: LUKE CHAPMAN

    Toitū te Whenua - series 2: Watching over the land

    The names that line the coast north of Ōtepoti guide those who care and are nourished in return, Khyla Russell tells Luke Chapman and Tom McKinlay.

    An excellent source of protein: health, hype and hard truths

    Protein is found in a wide variety of foods including plant-based options. Photos: Getty Images

    An excellent source of protein: health, hype and hard truths

    Protein is having its moment: from grocery store shelves to Instagram feeds, high-protein foods are everywhere.
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