Nature is rarely orderly, best when messy
On a recent Monday morning, I took a routine "patrol" through Lovelock Bush, checking for any fallen trees or broken branches.
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Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
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Returning garden to nature
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Returning garden to nature
You can restore a corner of your garden to native bush without resorting to herbicides or planting, writes Maureen Howard.
Flying solo around the world
Flying solo around the world
Among a recent collection of inspiring stories of women travelling alone, published by Lonely Planet, is the story of Cromwell-based American psychologist Meri Murphy’s single retirement journey.
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Our timeless companion: Michelle Thaller's starry-eyed gaze
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Our timeless companion: Michelle Thaller's starry-eyed gaze
Astrophysicist Dr Michelle Thaller has spent a lifetime with her head in the stars, she tells Paul Gorman.
The journey of our branching trees
The journey of our branching trees
Our trees have some intriguing family histories.
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Becoming more flexible on questions of spirituality
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Becoming more flexible on questions of spirituality
I’m not religious.
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Time allows winemakers to further hone their craft
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Time allows winemakers to further hone their craft
In my view, one of the strengths of the Central Otago wine scene has been the longevity of involvement of so many of its winemakers.
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Brown rice, pumpkin and leek pilaf
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Brown rice, pumpkin and leek pilaf
Pilaf has many variations throughout the world.
Connection the key ingredient
Connection the key ingredient
A sense of connection is the common ingredient in the work Good Bitches Baking does and is evident in its latest book Familiar Foods: Treats of Aotearoa.
The humble pea: not so humble
The humble pea: not so humble
Peas glorious peas — easily the most useful frozen vegetable, cook and food editor Samuel Goldsmith says.
Escaping into romantasy
Escaping into romantasy
The huge popularity of romantasy fiction’s handsome princes and horny dragons tells us something about what women want, writes Sophie Heawood.
Halves make a whole
Halves make a whole
A simple semicircle encompasses some big ideas, Anya Samarasinghe writes.
A message in a bottle
A message in a bottle
Out in the dark, on a frost-bitten Saturday in Middlemarch, I turned my telescope towards Messier 83.
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At home in its surroundings
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At home in its surroundings
Every room in this house has a mountain view and opens on to water. Kim Dungey reports.
‘Daphne bholua’ will brighten your day
‘Daphne bholua’ will brighten your day
It is enough to bring a smile to your face on a dull winter day. Indeed, a wander past a blooming Daphne bholua will activate your olfactory sensors, trigger serotonin and lift your mood.
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Heading to Texas in trying times
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Heading to Texas in trying times
Is it all right to visit the United States right now? Writer and editor Stephen Davis investigates.
Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Grilled chicken with harissa paste
Grilled chicken with harissa paste
Here’s a midweek chicken dinner in under an hour, Nigel Slater writes.
Purple reign
Purple reign
Aubergine on toast is a simple but deliciously comforting dinner, writes Nigel Slater.
