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
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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
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
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
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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Fashion student to realise modelling dream at fundraiser
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Fashion student to realise modelling dream at fundraiser
A dream will turn into reality for Poppy McConvill.
Toitū te Whenua - series 2: Watching over the land
Toitū te Whenua - series 2: Watching over the land
The names that line the coast north of Ōtepoti guide those who care and are nourished in return, Khyla Russell tells Luke Chapman and Tom McKinlay.
An excellent source of protein: health, hype and hard truths
An excellent source of protein: health, hype and hard truths
Protein is having its moment: from grocery store shelves to Instagram feeds, high-protein foods are everywhere.
Making the most of what you have
Making the most of what you have
Spring into the new season by rescuing forgotten foods with Love Food Hate Waste.
Marketing a whiff of shame
Marketing a whiff of shame
Fragrance peddlers are using low tactics, writes Eva Wiseman.
Pisces’ quiet connections
Pisces’ quiet connections
On Monday evening, when twilight softens and the first stars begin to appear, the moon will wander into the constellation Pisces, the Fishes.
Tide turns on chiton debate
Tide turns on chiton debate
To care for our living treasures, we first need to know what they are.
