Cabin in the woods
Cabin in the woods
The owners of this Wanaka crib wanted a low-key home that felt like a cabin. Kim Dungey reports.
Kim Dungey
Bold profile, stunning views
Bold profile, stunning views
There's a good reason this Wanaka home has such a bold profile.
Putting down roots
Putting down roots
Claudia Babirat and Peter Preston are working hard to make dreams of native regeneration a reality on their retired farmland south of Dunedin. Kim Dungey reports.
Modern touch in classic villa
Modern touch in classic villa
Vintage finds sit alongside contemporary art and hand-blown glass in this Dunedin villa. Kim Dungey reports.
Right size for a full life
Right size for a full life
Dunedin is home to a small but growing number of apartments. Kim Dungey talks to a couple who own one of them and who enjoy living with less.
Dream home worth the wait
Dream home worth the wait
This sprawling beach house south of Dunedin was a long time coming but worth the wait. Kim Dungey reports.
Renewing 1920s home an adventure
Renewing 1920s home an adventure
A historic Dunedin house provides a fascinating glimpse in to the lives of the people who have owned it and those of their live-in help. Kim Dungey reports.
Artist’s haven in full bloom
Artist’s haven in full bloom
Beautiful landscapes feature in several of Elizabeth Jenkins’ paintings. Now she has created her own on Otago peninsula. Kim Dungey reports.
Outside the box
Outside the box
Converted shipping containers are used as shops, storage facilities and workers' accommodation but there are still very few examples in Dunedin. Kim Dungey reports on one.
High and dry
High and dry
It’s dry, warm and efficient, and Cushla McCarthy couldn’t be happier with her new climate-safe home, writes Kim Dungey.
A life behind the lens
A life behind the lens
Newspaper photographers are in a privileged position, says Stephen Jaquiery, whose career is the focus of a new book. Kim Dungey talks to the award-winning photographer and people in his most memorable assignments.
Science behind better houses
Science behind better houses
Applying science to building will give us better performing houses, says Peter Wolfkamp. He talks to Kim Dungey.
Best of 2019: Flat-out efforts restore glory
Flat-out efforts restore the glory
Converted into flats in the 1940s, this brick beauty on the cliffs above St Clair is now a family home again. Kim Dungey reports.
Advocating for our youth
Advocating for our youth
Children have rights that are not being upheld and this must change, Kelsey Brown tells Kim Dungey.
Maintaining the fight against slavery
Maintaining the fight against slavery
It is 400 years since the arrival of the first African slaves in the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia, but slavery and trafficking still affect millions of people. A former Otago woman working...
Uncertainty the only certainty
Uncertainty the only certainty
Kim Dungey revisits the 2009 recipients of the Otago Daily Times Class Act awards, now in their late 20s.
Courthouse acquits itself well
Courthouse acquits itself well
A Palmerston couple have transformed the town's former courthouse into a comfortable home.
'Mind-blowing' Dunedin villa attracts Aucklander's awe
'Mind-blowing' Dunedin villa attracts Aucklander's awe
This house, which is more than 150 years old, was once earmarked for demolition. Kim Dungey reports.
Homely as it gets
Homely as it gets
Rather than "bolt a solar power station'' on their existing house, an Otago couple decided to start from scratch and build a passive house, Kim Dungey reports.
Modest requirements generously met
Modest requirements generously met
Author Lynley Hood opens the doors of her modern, light-filled home to Kim Dungey.