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.
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.
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.
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.
Rated G but not for grown-ups
Rated G but not for grown-ups
Movies aren’t what they were, Eva Wiseman writes.
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Keeping it stress free in summer
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Keeping it stress free in summer
Being able to spontaneously invite friends over is one of summer’s great pleasures.
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.
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Report offers snapshot of wine industry’s state
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Report offers snapshot of wine industry’s state
The end of September saw the release of the NZ Winegrowers Annual Report, which has a wealth of detail to absorb among its facts, figures and statistics.
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Cheesy asparagus pastry tart
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Cheesy asparagus pastry tart
I love a quick pastry recipe.
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.
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.
