Big aloe finds a new home
Big aloe finds a new home
What do you do when a child has a growth spurt and their trousers start to look like shorts? You buy a bigger pair.
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Straying from our lane
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Straying from our lane
Queens Drive: Should we be driving it or using the road for more leisurely pursuits?
Tempestuous travels
Tempestuous travels
The recent Waitangi Day celebrations remind me of how a copy of the Treaty came to Otago.
Andes horse trek uplifting experience
Andes horse trek uplifting experience
Business and rural editor Sally Rae recently embarked on the trip of a lifetime when she crossed the Andes, from Chile to Argentina, on horseback with her friend Lucy.
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Taking a stand
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Taking a stand
First things first: I was right.
Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Full cycle: majesty of Nepal
Full cycle: majesty of Nepal
Dunedin man Murray Ross recently challenged himself, cycling the Annapurna circuit in Nepal, a 12-day journey which winds it way through some of Nepal’s tallest mountains.
Time for evidence of action
Time for evidence of action
From sustainability promises to substantial change: what we might expect from businesses in 2026 and what we need to happen.
Not a cope in hell
Not a cope in hell
Middle-aged and in the middle of a meltdown?
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Impressive sextet of Chardonnays from around South Is
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Impressive sextet of Chardonnays from around South Is
Today's lineup really is a "sextet of sizzling Shardonnay" (yes, I do recognise the spelling mistake ... it’s just me being prone to alliteration).
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Dinner to lunch
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Dinner to lunch
I dine out at lunch time more than my wallet likes, because lunches are hard.
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Quick, crunchy pickled cucumbers
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Quick, crunchy pickled cucumbers
Cucumbers are flourishing at present, making it the perfect time to put down a batch of pickles.
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Inside St Clair's most imposing new home
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Inside St Clair's most imposing new home
An eye-catching house by the beach perfectly suits its owners’ lifestyle. Kim Dungey reports.
Sky’s chemistry creates jewel
Sky’s chemistry creates jewel
Out here in the Strath Taieri, the nights have started to feel like autumn again — colder, steadier: the sort of air that makes the stars look as though someone has polished them.
Saying 'I do' on Valentine's Day costly
Saying 'I do' on Valentine's Day costly
Thinking of saying "I do" on Valentine's Day? A celebrant warns February 14, the most romantic day of the year, may not be the cheapest.
Capturing the architectural evolution
Capturing the architectural evolution
Colin Wheeler’s work gave time a permanence, Anna McLean writes.
Sweating the small stuff
Sweating the small stuff
When the heat is on, we’re not the only ones frying.
Mixing & matching
Mixing & matching
Simple green salads make the most of summer days, writes Nigel Slater.
Thinking big 50 years on
Thinking big 50 years on
Gold is in the news, with opinion divided over the proposed Bendigo mine near Tarras.
Dahlias take turns as stars of the show
Dahlias take turns as stars of the show
So many colours and fragrances can be found along the Mexican border at the Dunedin Botanic Garden, where each week seems to bring a new scent or a fresh burst of colour.
