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    Garlic prawn vermicelli noodle salad

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    Garlic prawn vermicelli noodle salad

    This prawn and noodle salad is always a hit for an easy weekend lunch. It’s fresh, vibrant and so tasty.

    Orange roughy must be taken off the menu

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    Orange roughy must be taken off the menu

    Modern methods of oceanic fishing, with fishing fleets hauling kilometre-long nets, have caused the decline of numerous marine species, including orange roughy, writes Anthony Harris.

    The sun shines still on the very least of creation

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    The sun shines still on the very least of creation

    On clear August evenings in Otago, after the Sun has slipped below the horizon and the day’s colour is draining from the sky, you might notice something unusual in the west.

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    The solace of strangers

    Relationships and healing were central for the director and star of a new film, they tell Weekend Mix film reviewer Amasio Jutel.

    Amisfield wins coveted restaurant of the year award

    Amisfield, located near Lake Hayes. Photo: Supplied

    Amisfield wins coveted restaurant of the year award

    Queenstown restaurant Amisfield, named third best in the world by a prestigious US culinary magazine, has been crowned restaurant of the year in New Zealand's Good Food Awards.

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    Finding wonder in nature

    Sara Pepers-Hiltrop is encouraging people to build their own food forest. PHOTOS: LOUISE FRAMPTON

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    Finding wonder in nature

    ​​​​​​​With the increasing prices, many home gardeners are choosing to grow their own fruit and veges. Louise Frampton talks to a Wingatui woman whose food forest is thriving.

    Bones could well be St John the Baptist’s

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    Bones could well be St John the Baptist’s

    The island of Sveti Ivan lies just 350km north of Istanbul, formerly Constantinople.

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    New window on Lennon and Ono’s world

    A new documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono transports you back to the ’70s, Seren Stevens writes.

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    Comfort food, Indian style

    This is an easy-peasy chicken tikka recipe that you can simply throw together and pop into the oven with minimal fuss: perfect for a midweek family dinner.

    Through a different lens

    Rob Harley at the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.

    Through a different lens

    You can take a journalist off the television, but he’ll just find other ways to share the stories, Rob Harley tells Tom McKinlay.

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    Shrivel me timbers! The benefit of cold-water dipping is most felt when it’s stopped.

    Slowing down in Tekapo

    In a slump, Dunedin writer Lisa Scott dips her toes into the wellness trend in Tekapo.

    Where the grass is greener

    Snails at Otago Escargots are of the “petite gris” variety - also known in New Zealand as the...

    Where the grass is greener

    Our undersea meadows are worth preserving.

    A novel institution

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    A novel institution

    The Dunedin Botanic Garden tea kiosk is a rare New Zealand example of novelty architecture, also called programmatic or mimetic architecture.

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    Your garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

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    Fashion for a cause

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    Fashion for a cause

    Josie Steenhart finds there’s more to the much-anticipated Fashion for a Cure events than just fabulous frocks.

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    Police warn if a high-end item's price online appears too good to be true - it probably is. Photo...

    Scammed before pudding

    They were from the bank, so thoroughly trustworthy, writes Eva Wiseman.

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    The northern in Central

    This Queenstown family home has the Remarkables as its backdrop.

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    The northern in Central

    This home at the foot of The Remarkables draws inspiration from traditional building styles in the region, but the interior was influenced by the owners' travels through Europe. Kim Dungey reports.

    A wild night’s precious sights

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    A wild night’s precious sights

    Last weekend, I found myself in Middlemarch, attempting the impossible: warming up a shed.

    Fake fashion scams hit NZ buyers and shops

    Fake fashion scams hit NZ buyers and shops

    Online adverts for fake boutique clothing stores with NZ locations in their names have been surging, with hundreds of complaints to Consumer NZ.

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    Five fixes for a fabulous festival

    Weekend Mix film reviewer Amasio Jutel has five ways to make the most of using the festival’s popular five-film multipass.
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