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    Hawaii, Dunedin link

    The Veronica border at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    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

    Photo: Matt Ross

    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

    Crossing the Nevis on the Lake Dunstan Trail. PHOTOS: LINDY DAVIS

    Ride while soaking up scenery

    Northerner Lindy Davis discovers Otago’s Lake Dunstan and Roxburgh cycling trails.

    Ready for the berries

    Photo: Penelope Maguire

    Ready for the berries

    We need not wait to give our tastebuds a slice of summer, Penelope Maguire writes.

    Your garden

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    Your garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

    Holding firm for Gaza in Ōtepoti

     Rinad Tamimi speaks during a Gaza rally in the Octagon earlier this year. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    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

    Poppy McConville (left) sizes up her Tegan Vickery-designed outfit for tomorrow night’s fashion...

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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

    Khyla Russell at Karitāne, on the land of O Tamatea. PHOTO: LUKE CHAPMAN

    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

    Protein is found in a wide variety of foods including plant-based options. Photos: Getty Images

    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

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    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

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    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

    An eroded Sypharochiton pelliserpentis typical in the intertidal. Photo: Mike Dickson

    Tide turns on chiton debate

    To care for our living treasures, we first need to know what they are.

    Neighbours’ fight for site runs deep

    The Preah Vihear Khmer temple site in Cambodia as seen from the air. Photo: supplied

    Neighbours’ fight for site runs deep

    We are a territorial species, and wars are usually fought over land.

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    Even mean old Mark scored these wines highly

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    Even mean old Mark scored these wines highly

    Mark Henderson savours some classy chardonnays.

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    Savouring the magic of early spring

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    Savouring the magic of early spring

    It's easy to forget how fleeting the seasons are, especially the magic of early spring.

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    Lime and pistachio melting moments

    Photo: Simon Lambert

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    Lime and pistachio melting moments

    Buttery, zesty, and just a little fancy.

    Finding the joy in baking

    Finding the joy in baking

    Helen Goh attempts to answer some important questions about baking in her latest book.

    Dunedin dystopia

    Dunedin dystopia

    Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival runs October 17-19.
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