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Report offers snapshot of wine industry’s state

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Report offers snapshot of wine industry’s state

The end of September saw the release of the NZ Winegrowers Annual Report, which has a wealth of detail to absorb among its facts, figures and statistics.

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Braiding a story from day’s-end parade

Braiding a story from day’s-end parade

Look west this week just after the sun drops and you’ll find Scorpius leaning into the dusk, its sting almost vertical, and Antares beating time where the scorpion’s heart would be.

Mountain graves frozen in time

Mountain graves frozen in time

It is exactly a year since the discovery of Sandy Irvine’s boot on Mt Everest.

As fresh as spring

What better than a green salad to celebrate the joys of spring, Nigel Slater writes.

Bringing the wilderness in

The desire to connect with nature in an alpine wilderness environment and spend meaningful time with multiple generations of family informed the creation of this home.

Living relics from the dinosaur era

Cycads have survived and adapted through millions of years. PHOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Living relics from the dinosaur era

I love cycads! Every day as I see them in the winter garden, they always capture my attention with their lush, prehistoric appearance.

Steam dreams in North Wales

Two of Britain’s most revered heritage railways can be combined in a long journey through magnificent scenery, with castles, quarries and mountains as an unsurpassed backdrop.

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A page for all voices

An esteemed literary journal is gently changing tack, Paul Gorman reports.

Grandparents also doomed to scroll

Apple has signalled plans to differentiate itself from rivals Microsoft and Google by placing...

Grandparents also doomed to scroll

Maybe it’s not our teens’ phone time we need to worry about, Eva Wiseman writes.

On November 17 it will be 100 years since the NZ and South Seas International Exhibition opened at Logan Park, showcasing achievements of Dunedin, the province and Aotearoa - but also the Empire and world.

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Delizioso! Sicilian banquets satisfy

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Delizioso! Sicilian banquets satisfy

On a recent trip to Italy, Rebecca Fox turned into one of those tourists — camera at the ready every time a new dish landed on the table.

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Rarer than sauvignon blanc, still enough to go around

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Rarer than sauvignon blanc, still enough to go around

Having tasted this line up of Central Otago pinot gris, I then delved into the latest New Zealand Winegrowers annual report to get the ‘‘state of the play’’ of this popular variety.

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Asparagus and cheddar pastry parcels

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Asparagus and cheddar pastry parcels

I love how something as simple as puff pastry can turn a few good ingredients into something that feels a bit special.

Good recipes take time

Samin Nosrat has always had an unbridled enthusiasm for things others might consider useless — apricot stones, the liquid from a can of chickpeas, or the oil left behind after frying a pot of...

Writing more than just a fantasy

Sonya Wilson is a former television broadcaster. Photo: supplied

Writing more than just a fantasy

The Romantasy phenomenon is coming to the Queenstown Writers Festival this month.

A meeting in the middle

Ships at anchor near Ōtākou kāika in 1840 are depicted in this hand-coloured lithograph by P....

A meeting in the middle

In this edited extract from Vincent O’Malley’s new book, The Meeting Place, he discusses early interactions between Māori and European whalers in the South.

Glitches with apps

Glitches with apps

A study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology reveals the negative behavioural and psychological consequences of commercial fitness apps reported by users on social media.

Tomb of Chu king a ‘revelation’ dig

Archaeologists uncover a set of bronzes from the tomb. Photos: supplied

Tomb of Chu king a ‘revelation’ dig

The warring states period in Chinese history lasted from 475-221 BC.

Third whole conference just for Steve

From Dunedin to Fairbanks, Alaska, is a long way — roughly 12,000km, or one very long Air New Zealand flight featuring a toilet seat clearly designed by a sadist

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