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    A stranger to sleep

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    A stranger to sleep

    A restless night might be nothing to lose sleep over, write Charlotte Gupta and Dayna Easton.

    Tastes of sunshine

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    Tastes of sunshine

    Celebrate the season’s berries and stone fruits with simple yet elegant blackcurrant jelly, raspberry granita and peach tarts, writes Nigel Slater.

    Toitū te whenua - To stop and stay

    Te Rūnanga o Moeraki kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa. PHOTO: LUKE CHAPMAN

    Toitū te whenua - To stop and stay

    Moeraki has moved with the times while honouring all that is important in its long history, Justin Tipa tells Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman.

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    Property planned to entertain

    Visitors are met by a pair of pavilions, arranged in an ‘‘H’’ shape.

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    Property planned to entertain

    There’s a touch of Mediterranean charm to this new build in Wānaka. Kim Dungey reports.

    The language of wearing

    Helen Adam’s collection — BLIND, as shown in iD International Emerging Designer Awards 2007....

    The language of wearing

    Prof Margo Barton, of Otago Polytechnic’s School of Fashion, asks if there are more to clothes than how they look on a person. 

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    Good as gold?

    An employee shows gold bars of various values in a safe deposit room in Germany. Photo: Reuters

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    Good as gold?

    Once it built Dunedin. But what role will any new gold crushed and sieved from Central Otago’s hills play in our fevered times? Tom McKinlay weighs some possibilities.

    Prickly beast deserves care

    The Opoho Rd holly hedge at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GERARD O’ BRIEN

    Prickly beast deserves care

    The holly hedge, Ilex aquifolium, is one of the oldest and longest plantings in the lower botanic garden. An impressive 120m in length, it marks the northern boundary of the garden.

    Your Garden

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    Your Garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

    Choosing a resilient future

    A cottage in Akaroa surrounded by floodwaters this week. Photo: RNZ

    Choosing a resilient future

    Our "perpetual cycle of response and recovery" requires a renewed focus on resilience.

    Leaving the loch behind

    Pitlochry town centre. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Leaving the loch behind

    After 25 years seeing the world, travel writer Annabelle Thorpe finally falls for the majesty of the mountains around Glencoe.

    Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2

    Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2

    Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2

    Matters of wife and death

    Matters of wife and death

    Generosity can echo down the centuries, writes Lucy Hammonds.

    ‘Clothing of the future’ at hand

    Senior technician Sean Taylor displays the new solution for mounting sensors onto smart clothing....

    ‘Clothing of the future’ at hand

    New Zealand scientists are working on a cleaner future for fashion.

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    Cans, casks also play part as wine containers

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    Cans, casks also play part as wine containers

    Bottles remain far, far and away the dominant form of packaging for the sale and consumption of wine, but alternatives do exist.

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    Feed a crowd or save for later

    Photo: Sam Sinclair

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    Feed a crowd or save for later

    These easy to make flatbreads are a great option for entertaining large groups for dinners, as leftovers for lunches and they’re so much nicer than anything store bought. 

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    Chopped salad with dried mint

    Photo: Simon Lambert

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    Chopped salad with dried mint

    Ripe tomatoes, cooling cucumber and a sharp lime dressing with dried mint brings a welcome freshness to the table any time of year.

    Tuesday’s triangle in Taurus

    Photo: Ian Griffin

    Tuesday’s triangle in Taurus

    On Tuesday night, just after dinner, step outside and look east.

    The Dian are cast

    The golden seal of the King of Dian is decorated with a snake, the symbol of eternal life. Photo:...

    The Dian are cast

    When I tell colleagues I am involved in a research project at Shangri-La, they think I am teasing.

    Straight from the fridge

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    Straight from the fridge

    Roast summer vegetables are a delicious, fridge-friendly dish to savour hot or cold, writes Nigel Slater.

    My outdoor office

    Retiring Dunedin Botanic Garden curator Marianne Groothuis walks through her favourite section at...

    My outdoor office

    Marianne Groothuis reflects on a long career at the Dunedin Botanic Garden.
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