Sustainable hammock a winner
Sustainable hammock a winner
Otago Polytechnic design student Jeremy Metherell is doing his bit for anyone who has ever tipped out of a hammock.
Kim Dungey
Making a positive contribution
Making a positive contribution
Jerome Partington wants New Zealanders building their own homes to shift their thinking from compliance to "doing good". He talks to Kim Dungey.
The ultimate holiday house
The ultimate holiday house
This Wanaka holiday home was designed to cater for extended family and friends. Kim Dungey reports.
Back to basics
Back to basics
There’s a landline buried somewhere near Richard Naish’s holiday home but no plans to connect it. Kim Dungey reports.
Globe’s over-the-top play all about fun
Globe’s over-the-top play all about fun
A tale of young love and ludicrous deception, Charley’s Aunt is widely regarded as one of the most entertaining farces written. Kim Dungey looks at the Globe Theatre’s end-of-year production.
Living the high life
Living the high life
A young family lived in a garage and loft for two years while completing their dream home. Kim Dungey reports.
At home by the harbour
At home by the harbour
When a former Dunedin couple moved back to their home town, they looked at only one house before buying. Kim Dungey reports.
Pushing boundaries
Pushing boundaries
A small cottage on the Taieri Plain was extended and revitalised in what became an award-winning project. Kim Dungey reports.
Second act all class
Second act all class
In 2006, then prime minister Helen Clark presented 55 of Otago’s top high school pupils with Class Act awards. Ten years on, Kim Dungey finds out where the young achievers are now.
Holiday home has Kiwi touch
Holiday home has Kiwi touch
The owners of this holiday home used inexpensive materials to create a modern rustic look. Kim Dungey reports.
Home — just like it used to be
Home — just like it used to be
This Dunedin home features original fixtures that are enjoying a new wave of popularity. Kim Dungey takes a look.
Anchored by the harbour
Anchored by the harbour
Others saw only a steep, overgrown site but a Dunedin couple saw potential and set about planning their dream home. Kim Dungey reports.
A little England in Central
A little England in Central
The owners of this Cromwell property wanted a warm, comfortable house that felt like a home. Kim Dungey reports.
Growing old gracefully
Growing old gracefully
This Dunedin mansion might have seen better days, but many of the original features are intact. Kim Dungey reports.
The house that tenacity built
The house that tenacity built
As rising sea levels highlight the problems of building in low-lying areas, Kim Dungey talks to a Karitane couple who battled for the right to build on flood-prone land.
Fashioned from nature (+ video)
Fashioned from nature (+ video)
It sounds improbable: a wealthy entrepreneur approaches a Queenstown architect and asks him to design a huge fashion complex in China. But, as Kim Dungey reports, that is exactly what's happening and he's using Dunedin expertise to get the job done.
'Princely' effort lands role
'Princely' effort lands role
Fact and fiction collide in a telemovie based on the marriage of an Australian commoner to a Danish prince, writes Kim Dungey.
Hallelujah house
Hallelujah house
A musical couple have been in seventh heaven since moving into a converted church. KIM DUNGEY reports.
Words while you wait
Words while you wait
Can poetry make you feel better? Ruth Arnison thinks so. She talks to KIM DUNGEY.
Dead interesting
Dead interesting
Many of us avoid cemeteries for as long as possible, but Stephen Deed says they have fascinating stories to tell. He talks to KIM DUNGEY.