Life & Style

Stories from the heartwood

A new collection of short writing doubles down on language, Tom McKinlay writes.

Of auroras and candlelight

King’s Birthday weekend saw the Griffin clan decamp to our new crib in Middlemarch.

Lemon heaven

Penelope Maguire celebrates the bright flavours citrus brings us in our darker seasons.

Queenstown restaurant in top 100 in world

Queenstown restaurant in top 100 in world

Queenstown fine dining restaurant Amisfield has been named in the top 100 restaurants in the world.

New plantings commemorative nod to past

Kanuka can be found growing in the Lovelock bush. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

New plantings commemorative nod to past

Arbor Day, officially celebrated in New Zealand yesterday, to align with World Environment Day, is an invitation to plant trees with care, purpose, and connection.

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.

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Embracing a smaller garden

Louise Frampton talks to a St Clair woman who finds a smaller section does not have to give up a love of gardening.

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'Brutally honest' book shares food journey

Claire Turnbull believes in nourishing your body and doing it compassionately. Photos: supplied

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Changing relationships with food, compassionately

Reducing her mum to tears was not the aim of Claire Turnbull’s latest book but the Queenstown-based nutritionist felt she had to lay it all on the line.

Reducing waste the key

Dunedin’s new green bin collection is just the start of the conversation about organic waste, Seren Stevens writes.

Holistic fitness: stability training

This week, Gary Dawkins shares an exercise with multiple benefits including improving body strength and concentration.

Go green in Dublin

100 Weekends in Europe by Lonely Planet spotlights green spaces in and around Dublin, Ireland.

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Rooting out the nastiness

We spent this weekend up a ladder cutting the hedges at Pūrākaunui. They had grown huge, lumbering, pushing over the smaller trees in front of them, forcing them to bow in subjugation.

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A vocation to heal

Training at the Otago Medical School has changed dramatically over the years, but the dedication to care remains a constant, Paul Gorman discovers.

Taking the high road

Ever wished you could drive from the north of Dunedin directly to Kaikorai Valley? Peter Dowden explores the highway link proposed in the 1970s.

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Cosy and comforting dishes to share

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Cosy and comforting dishes to share

Late June brings us the winter solstice — the longest night of the year.

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More than the single gewurztraminer in the supermarket

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More than the single gewurztraminer in the supermarket

Back in late January, the family and I did a bit of a road trip around the South for our summer break, taking in not only some stretches of road that I’d never driven before, but also others that I...

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