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The Big Show
It was a blockbuster show with a cast of thousands and crowds of millions. Paul Gorman looks back 100 years to the New Zealand International South Seas Exhibition.
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Regeneration reaches new heights
Regeneration reaches new heights
Tracking change at Orokonui Ecosanctuary goes in leaps and strides, writes Madison Kelly.
Bones could well be St John the Baptist’s
Bones could well be St John the Baptist’s
The island of Sveti Ivan lies just 350km north of Istanbul, formerly Constantinople. The name in Bulgarian means St John, and there, in 2010, Kazimir Popkonstantinov directed excavations in the...
The sun shines still on the very least of creation
The sun shines still on the very least of creation
On clear August evenings in Otago, after the Sun has slipped below the horizon and the day’s colour is draining from the sky, you might notice something unusual in the west.
Comfort food, Indian style
Comfort food, Indian style
This is an easy-peasy chicken tikka recipe that you can simply throw together and pop into the oven with minimal fuss: perfect for a midweek family dinner.
New window on Lennon and Ono’s world
New window on Lennon and Ono’s world
A new documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono transports you back to the ’70s, Seren Stevens writes.
The solace of strangers
The solace of strangers
Relationships and healing were central for the director and star of a new film, they tell Weekend Mix film reviewer Amasio Jutel.
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Finding wonder in nature
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Finding wonder in nature
With the increasing prices, many home gardeners are choosing to grow their own fruit and veges. Louise Frampton talks to a Wingatui woman whose food forest is thriving.
Through a different lens
Through a different lens
You can take a journalist off the television, but he’ll just find other ways to share the stories, Rob Harley tells Tom McKinlay.
Slowing down in Tekapo
Slowing down in Tekapo
In a slump, Dunedin writer Lisa Scott dips her toes into the wellness trend in Tekapo.
Where the grass is greener
Where the grass is greener
Our undersea meadows are worth preserving.
A novel institution
A novel institution
The Dunedin Botanic Garden tea kiosk is a rare New Zealand example of novelty architecture, also called programmatic or mimetic architecture.
Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
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Fashion for a cause
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Fashion for a cause
Josie Steenhart finds there’s more to the much-anticipated Fashion for a Cure events than just fabulous frocks.
Scammed before pudding
Scammed before pudding
They were from the bank, so thoroughly trustworthy, writes Eva Wiseman.
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The northern in Central
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The northern in Central
This home at the foot of The Remarkables draws inspiration from traditional building styles in the region, but the interior was influenced by the owners' travels through Europe. Kim Dungey reports.
A wild night’s precious sights
A wild night’s precious sights
Last weekend, I found myself in Middlemarch, attempting the impossible: warming up a shed.
Fake fashion scams hit NZ buyers and shops
Fake fashion scams hit NZ buyers and shops
Online adverts for fake boutique clothing stores with NZ locations in their names have been surging, with hundreds of complaints to Consumer NZ.
Five fixes for a fabulous festival
Five fixes for a fabulous festival
Weekend Mix film reviewer Amasio Jutel has five ways to make the most of using the festival’s popular five-film multipass.
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Lighter, low-alcohol wines still pleasing to the palate
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Lighter, low-alcohol wines still pleasing to the palate
It is clear from the sales of the Nolo (No or Low Alcohol) wines that more people are looking to moderate their intake of alcohol.
