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Good things come in threes

Marcelle Garden admires Trillium grandiflorum in her Millers Flat garden. PHOTOS: JULIE ASHER

Good things come in threes

Trilliums are aptly named - they have three of everything - three bracts, three petals and three sepals - so it's only to be expected the annual gathering of the NZ Trillium Group takes three days.

Changes in life, changes in food

Nadia Lim in her kitchen at Royalburn Station. Photo: supplied

Changes in life, changes in food

Rebecca Fox talks to Nadia Lim about how her new cookbook, Nadia’s Farm Kitchen, reflects changes in her life.

Track tours through tea country

Famous Nine arch bridge in Ella, Demodara, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK

Track tours through tea country

Train travel has had a resurgence in popularity recently. In this Lonely Planet series, travel writers look at some of the most "epic" train adventures available.

‘Sophisticated’ plant makes a point

Trillium Chloropetalum at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

‘Sophisticated’ plant makes a point

If you could give a plant personality then Trillium chloropetalum would be sophisticated.

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Class Act of 2015 - Where are they now?

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Class Act of 2015 - Where are they now?

The ODT checks in with the class of 2015 to see what they are doing 10 years on.

Your garden

Marigold flowers in bloom. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.

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Design hits a hole-in-one

This home, located in a new development on Gibbston Valley Station, consists of three schist-clad...

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Design hits a hole-in-one

The owner of this property kept his eye on the ball while planning a luxurious holiday home. Kim Dungey reports.

Trapped in a garden centre

Trapped in a garden centre

The Observer's columnist Charlotte Mendelson writes of a hazard for the gardening enthusiast: becoming trapped in a garden centre.

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Career works in harmony

Ihlara McIndoe misses her family, the beach and Whittaker’s chocolate but is loving life in the...

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Career works in harmony

A ‘‘downgrading of creativity’’ is bad for anyone who believes art of any kind is important for society, former Class Act recipient Ihlara McIndoe tells Kim Dungey.

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Quick and easy go-to dinners

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Quick and easy go-to dinners

A conversation with chef Andy Mackintosh about what he cooked at home after a double shift when a "proper" meal was required got me thinking that chefs are a good source of inspiration

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Always popular new release tasting nears

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Always popular new release tasting nears

Labour Weekend means only one thing for many wine lovers, and that is the annual Alexandra Basin Winegrowers New Release Tasting at the Clyde Railway Station Reserve on Sunday, October 26

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A tasty Turkish dish

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Turkish roasted cauliflower with coconut raita, fresh herbs and chilli oil

Cauliflower is a versatile, available-all-year-round vegetable.

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Asparagus with miso butter

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Asparagus with miso butter

Asparagus is at its best right now, and this is one of the easiest ways to let it shine.

Hawaii, Dunedin link

The Veronica border at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Hawaii, Dunedin link

In the far-off herbarium of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hawaii, are a set of specimens collected in New Zealand just on a hundred years ago. About 80 are from the botanic garden in Dunedin.

Tackling a big topic one page at a time

Tackling a big topic one page at a time

Historian Ryan Bodman is doing a one-time session at the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival on his social history epic Rugby League in New Zealand — A People’s History.

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Class Act: The big disconnect

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Class Act: The big disconnect

Class Act: The class of 2015 talks about the importance of human connection in the age of AI. Kim Dungey reports.

Ride while soaking up scenery

Crossing the Nevis on the Lake Dunstan Trail. PHOTOS: LINDY DAVIS

Ride while soaking up scenery

Northerner Lindy Davis discovers Otago’s Lake Dunstan and Roxburgh cycling trails.

Ready for the berries

Ready for the berries

We need not wait to give our tastebuds a slice of summer, Penelope Maguire writes.

Your garden

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.

Holding firm for Gaza in Ōtepoti

Rinad Tamimi speaks during a Gaza rally in the Octagon earlier this year. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Holding firm for Gaza in Ōtepoti

As the first steps appear to be underway to end the war in Gaza, those in Dunedin supporting a just peace are clear what needs to happen. Tom McKinlay reports.

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