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Mystery pine joins the known

Pinus Patula (Dragon Eye) at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

Mystery pine joins the known

Have you ever wondered where new cultivars come from and how they get a name?

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Textiles hold lessons for today

Pip Steel loves seeing her collection of Japanese Boro textiles on display. PHOTOS: CRAIG BAXTER

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Textiles hold lessons for today

While Japanese boro textiles are ancient and timeworn they are still relevant in today’s world of fast fashion, collector Pip Steel tells Rebecca Fox.

A caffeinated approach to change

A caffeinated approach to change

Stimulating the change we need to see will be easier with the government on board.

Embracing technology, not fearing it as we age

Peter Singh and his iPhone 17. He tutors others looking to improve their grasp of digital...

Embracing technology, not fearing it as we age

"Technostress" is causing older people to feel shut out by the digital world, new research shows. But not for 92-year-old Peter Singh and his top-of-the-line phone.

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Nowhere to run to

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Nowhere to run to

Milford’s spectacular scenery should come with a health warning, Paul Gorman writes.

In praise of darkness

The night sky from Middlemarch. Photo: Ian Griffin

In praise of darkness

George Eliot wrote that if we could truly perceive the fullness of ordinary life, it would be like hearing the grass grow.

Students find their voice

Students find their voice

A couple of weeks ago when the announcement came that this government was discontinuing fees free for tertiary study, my daughter was gutted, Megan Ellison writes.