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    Puketapu puts it in perspective

    It’s steep and potentially punishing, but also quite dreamy.

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    Puketapu puts it in perspective

    Hmmm... being human. Sometimes it’s a right pain, isn’t it?

    Forecasts for ash included

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    Forecasts for ash included

    Guidebook writer Craig McLachlan revisits Japan, where tourism is booming, in search of less well-known places to visit.

    Nature’s perfect formula

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    Nature’s perfect formula

    Women have everything they need to care for their baby, and the planet.

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    New plant climbing the ranks

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    New plant climbing the ranks

    Alisha Sherriff gives us the lowdown on Monkey Mask, the house plant of the moment.

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    Max flavour in just one pot

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    Max flavour in just one pot

    One of the most useful cooking lessons Annabel has imparted upon Rose is being kitchen savvy.

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    Central Otago Young Viticulturist winner announced

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    Central Otago Young Viticulturist winner announced

    Every year I bring attention to both the Young Viticulturist and Young Winemaker competitions as these young men and women are the future of our wine industry.

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    Winter vege salad with green tahini dressing

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    Winter vege salad with green tahini dressing

    This vibrant winter salad brings together golden roasted cauliflower and crisp Brussels sprouts, paired with smashed chickpeas, tender kale and toasted almonds.

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    Tribute to culture

    Carolina Doriti has travelled the Greek Islands, exploring each island’s unique culinary traditions and meeting local cooks and producers.

    Making the cut for colourful growth

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    Making the cut for colourful growth

    There's been a lot of pruning at Dunedin's Botanic Garden recently.

    Beauty and strength forged from home

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    Beauty and strength forged from home

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    Getting a medical certificate without a doctor

    Part time and full-time employees are entitled to 10 days sick leave for themselves or to look...

    Getting a medical certificate without a doctor

    Employers can legally ask you for a medical certificate - even for one day. It can be a long wait to see a GP, but there are other ways to get a sick note.

    A deception in the heavens

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    A deception in the heavens

    Skywatching is often about seeing new things, but just as often, it’s about humility, Ian Griffin writes.

    Women left their mark on prehistoric society

    The reconstructed face of the Cap Blanc woman who carved the heads of deer, bison and horses....

    Women left their mark on prehistoric society

    Prehistoric women were socially very prominent and this is seen in how they were honoured in death, writes Charles Higham.

    Aloud and in full colour

    Shayne Carter, front and centre, at Straitjacket Fits’ first gig, at the University of Otago in...

    Aloud and in full colour

    It might sound like Carol Hirschfeld but it’s Shayne Carter’s story, film-maker Margaret Gordon tells Tom McKinlay.

    A gathered history of occupation

    The Lee Island (Te Ana-au) rock shelter site as envisaged in use by the artist Chris Gaskin. The...

    A gathered history of occupation

    In this extract from a new edition of archaeologist Atholl Anderson’s book The Welcome of Strangers, A History of Southern Māori, he details the vast extent of māhika kai.

    The fascist position on yoga

    Nazi Heinrich Himmler touted Wewelsburg Castle near Paderborn as a centre for "yoga exercises,...

    The fascist position on yoga

    For more than a century, elements of the far right have been attracted by yoga’s rigours, the author of a new book tells Miles Ellingham.

    No humble pie for award winner

    Fat Bastard pie owner James Owen won a bronze medal for his mince and gravy pie at the 2025 New...

    No humble pie for award winner

    Being able to prove his doubters wrong is what drove one hopeful Invercargill pie maker to win an award at New Zealand’s national pie competition.

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    A Theory of Conspiracies

    From left: A tunnel under Devonport; climate change-driven wildfire; Nicky Hager releases the...

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    A Theory of Conspiracies

    Conspiracy theories are theories too, M Dentith tells Tom McKinlay, and we should judge them on their merits.

    Stitched into position

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    Stitched into position

    Embroidery once defined someone’s standing in China, writes Moira White.

    Observatory opens to the sky

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    Observatory opens to the sky

    After months of preparation, trips to the hardware store, more than a few late-night YouTube tutorials and a memorable encounter with a Middlemarch nor’wester, Ian Griffin is now the proud owner of an observatory.
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