A bite-sized hit
A madeleine is a small French pastry, instantly recognisable by its delicate shell shape, its golden edges and soft buttery inside.
Harnessing the feel-good factor
Harnessing the feel-good factor
On the eve of Easter, award-winning bon bon maker Nel Vincencio returned to Dunedin to show how he makes his diary-free chocolates. Rebecca Fox talked to him about his love-hate relationship with...
Home-made tomato passata (oven bottled)
Home-made tomato passata (oven bottled)
There’s something deeply satisfying about lining up jars of your own passata, simple, honest and ready to carry you through the cooler months. This is a no-fuss method using the oven...
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Savouring in preparation for grape-picking season
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Savouring in preparation for grape-picking season
I hope to get in a couple of tastings of Central Pinot Noir in the next few weeks as a sort of precursor to heading up to Bannockburn for harvest myself for a few days.
Cultural legacy permeates life
Cultural legacy permeates life
Australian travel writer Sandip Hor dives into Singapore’s harmonious cultural tapestry.
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A shelter and a sanctuary
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A shelter and a sanctuary
The owners of this Orokonui house feel like they are living within a forest canopy. Kim Dungey has the details.
The ABCs of getting Zs
The ABCs of getting Zs
Sleep makes our waking lives possible, but for many that formula is anything but straightforward, Paul Gorman writes.
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The view from up there
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The view from up there
Saddle Hill normally just sits there, taunting us, playing hard to get. It seems to find it more comfortable to be pined after and unattainable, than to deign to the indignity of openness.
Fountain once part of South Seas exhibition
Fountain once part of South Seas exhibition
The 1925-1926 New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition was a major event for Dunedin and the Dunedin Botanic Garden.
Value the darkness before it goes
Value the darkness before it goes
A confession: I am not, by nature, a political animal. I prefer my debates to be settled by photons rather than policy.
Chaste fish doing fine
Chaste fish doing fine
Ground-breaking research was recently published on the longevity and genetic integrity of the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa), a clonal, parthenogenetic fish that defies the expectations of...
Ancient warning of climate calamity
Ancient warning of climate calamity
I always read what Gwynne Dyer has to say. Recently, it was a sobering account of how the Trump regime has decimated the American National Centre for Atmospheric Research. Trump’s minion, Russell...
A long walk hailed
A long walk hailed
Dunedin-born avid walker Jennifer Andrewes took up long-distance walking when diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s in 2019 and in 2024 walked the 2400km Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome.
Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Garden full of character
Garden full of character
A garden which is normally showcased in spring, has plenty of interest year round, Louise Frampton finds.
New ways with plums and cucumbers
New ways with plums and cucumbers
Helen Graham serves up clever ways to use plums and cucumbers.
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Laughing matters
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Laughing matters
Comedy need not limit itself to the funny stuff, Alan Davies tells Tom McKinlay.
The shared world of our villages
The shared world of our villages
Human connection is what underpins community and a person’s village.
Community collaboration, creative connection
Community collaboration, creative connection
Emerging designers and fashion creatives from across the motu will converge on Auckland this week to celebrate innovation and diversity, through a series of fashion shows and events.
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Riding out cycle
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Riding out cycle
A question I’m asked frequently is "how are things in Marlborough"?
