The sweet spot
The temperature is a balmy 18°C, the ski resorts are officially closed, and the rivers are foaming with snowmelt. Justine Tyerman reminisces about September in Wānaka as she reluctantly...
A home in the hills
A home in the hills
When a Dunedin couple saw this house, it was love at first sight and their carefully prepared checklist went out the window.
Rated G but not for grown-ups
Rated G but not for grown-ups
Movies aren’t what they were, Eva Wiseman writes.
Extreme weather plan must focus on local
Extreme weather plan must focus on local
If the focus is shifting to climate adaptation, we need to get it right, write Janice Lord, Christine Winter and Andrea Foley.
The house that love built
The house that love built
A doll’s house at Waitaki Museum is a reminder of love and loss, writes Tracey Kearns.
Braiding a story from day’s-end parade
Braiding a story from day’s-end parade
Look west this week just after the sun drops and you’ll find Scorpius leaning into the dusk, its sting almost vertical, and Antares beating time where the scorpion’s heart would be.
Class act takes student fiction prize
Class act takes student fiction prize
What started as a simple class writing exercise became a winning short story for emerging writer Stella Weston.
Mountain graves frozen in time
Mountain graves frozen in time
It is exactly a year since the discovery of Sandy Irvine’s boot on Mt Everest.
As fresh as spring
As fresh as spring
What better than a green salad to celebrate the joys of spring, Nigel Slater writes.
Bringing the wilderness in
Bringing the wilderness in
The desire to connect with nature in an alpine wilderness environment and spend meaningful time with multiple generations of family informed the creation of this home.
Living relics from the dinosaur era
Living relics from the dinosaur era
I love cycads! Every day as I see them in the winter garden, they always capture my attention with their lush, prehistoric appearance.
Steam dreams in North Wales
Steam dreams in North Wales
Two of Britain’s most revered heritage railways can be combined in a long journey through magnificent scenery, with castles, quarries and mountains as an unsurpassed backdrop.
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A page for all voices
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A page for all voices
An esteemed literary journal is gently changing tack, Paul Gorman reports.
Grandparents also doomed to scroll
Grandparents also doomed to scroll
Maybe it’s not our teens’ phone time we need to worry about, Eva Wiseman writes.
There yesterday, gone today?
There yesterday, gone today?
On November 17 it will be 100 years since the NZ and South Seas International Exhibition opened at Logan Park, showcasing achievements of Dunedin, the province and Aotearoa - but also the Empire and world.
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Delizioso! Sicilian banquets satisfy
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Delizioso! Sicilian banquets satisfy
On a recent trip to Italy, Rebecca Fox turned into one of those tourists — camera at the ready every time a new dish landed on the table.
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Rarer than sauvignon blanc, still enough to go around
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Rarer than sauvignon blanc, still enough to go around
Having tasted this line up of Central Otago pinot gris, I then delved into the latest New Zealand Winegrowers annual report to get the ‘‘state of the play’’ of this popular variety.
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Asparagus and cheddar pastry parcels
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Asparagus and cheddar pastry parcels
I love how something as simple as puff pastry can turn a few good ingredients into something that feels a bit special.
Good recipes take time
Good recipes take time
Samin Nosrat has always had an unbridled enthusiasm for things others might consider useless — apricot stones, the liquid from a can of chickpeas, or the oil left behind after frying a pot of...
Writing more than just a fantasy
Writing more than just a fantasy
The Romantasy phenomenon is coming to the Queenstown Writers Festival this month.
