Hello sunshine
Dennis and Rosamund Knill explore one of the Sunshine Coast’s most prized holiday destinations, and the sort of place that you might hope to be stranded.
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Lessons in the key of music
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Lessons in the key of music
A new take on a Kiwi classic is helping a group of tamariki to find their voice.
Moving on from outdated thinking
Moving on from outdated thinking
Businesses need to be managing today for a resilient future.
Painting a pivotal moment
Painting a pivotal moment
It took a while for Francis Hodgkins’ vision to be recognised, Lucy Hammonds writes.
Seeing the wood for the exotic trees
Seeing the wood for the exotic trees
A recent piece of research, looking at the role of parks and reserves in colonisation, set the newspaper’s letters column alight.
Cocktail induces a warm glow
Cocktail induces a warm glow
There are weeks when this column drifts a little off course.
Neanderthals emerge from slithers of the past
Neanderthals emerge from slithers of the past
I first visited the Crimea 20 years ago.
Circumnavigating the catalogue
Circumnavigating the catalogue
Andrew Fagan spent several months in a leaky boat and lived to tell the tale. He talks to Matthew Littlewood about life and his show tonight.
Tiny but mighty
Tiny but mighty
Sometimes less is more. Kim Dungey looks at the winners from this year's New Zealand Tiny House Awards.
Magic of 3D showcases native flowers
Magic of 3D showcases native flowers
He Puāwai. A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers is one of the most exquisite botany books I have ever come across.
Starling to take centre stage with choir
Starling to take centre stage with choir
"When she sits on my shoulder and sings her full song in my ear, I just feel like the most privileged person in the world."
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Chef advocates for food infrastructure
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Chef advocates for food infrastructure
Dunedin chef Sam Gasson recently attended Eat New Zealand’s 10th anniversary hui in Auckland to cook and learn from those passionate about the country’s food story, he tells Rebecca Fox.
Good as it looks
Good as it looks
Roses are Penelope Maguire’s flavour of the season.
The sweet spot
The sweet spot
Justine Tyerman reminisces about September in Wānaka as she reluctantly accepts it’s time to pack away the ski gear - until next year.
Vibrant display of flower spikes
Vibrant display of flower spikes
If this plant reminds you of a giant asparagus, you’re not wrong. The striking Beschorneria yuccoides belongs to the Asparagaceae family, a connection made obvious by its dramatic...
Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
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.
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Raceday never looked so stylish
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Raceday never looked so stylish
Five months after beginning to sew, an Invercargill woman claimed second place at Wingatui’s raceday fashion show with her original garment design.
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.
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.
