Detour to land full of pride
Detour to land full of pride
Former Oamaru Mail reporter Sally Brooker tells of her recent trip to Greenland.
Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
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’Tis the season: roses begging to be opened and enjoyed
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’Tis the season: roses begging to be opened and enjoyed
Spring. It’s that time of the year that rose really starts coming into its own.
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Asparagus and farfalle salad with avocado dressing
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Asparagus and farfalle salad with avocado dressing
This salad is all about spring on a plate.
Nourishing your tribe
Nourishing your tribe
As a mostly solo mum of two boys, Chelsea Winter knows how challenging it can be to constantly serve up food that kids will enjoy and is good for them.
Volunteers vital to supporting valley
Volunteers vital to supporting valley
Volunteers are helping to carry Orokonui Ecosanctuary’s message beyond the fenceline, Madison Kelly writes.
Avoiding the ovoid conclusion
Avoiding the ovoid conclusion
Bezoars are one of many interesting items in natural science collections that fall somewhere between the mundane and the magnificent, writes Cody Phillips.
Unique discoveries from an architectural tragedy
Unique discoveries from an architectural tragedy
The world watched with horror on April 15 2019, when a fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Fleeting sprites in the night
Fleeting sprites in the night
Last Saturday night, I headed out into my Middlemarch paddock to photograph what I thought would be a modest aurora.
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Journey into spring
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Journey into spring
A southern spring can elicit a childlike joy.
Dressing up asparagus
Dressing up asparagus
All the ingredients for a light and seasonal meal are suddenly there for us, Nigel Slater writes.
Good things come in threes
Good things come in threes
Trilliums are aptly named - they have three of everything - three bracts, three petals and three sepals - so it's only to be expected the annual gathering of the NZ Trillium Group takes three days.
Changes in life, changes in food
Changes in life, changes in food
Rebecca Fox talks to Nadia Lim about how her new cookbook, Nadia’s Farm Kitchen, reflects changes in her life.
Track tours through tea country
Track tours through tea country
Train travel has had a resurgence in popularity recently. In this Lonely Planet series, travel writers look at some of the most "epic" train adventures available.
‘Sophisticated’ plant makes a point
‘Sophisticated’ plant makes a point
If you could give a plant personality then Trillium chloropetalum would be sophisticated.
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Class Act of 2015 - Where are they now?
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Class Act of 2015 - Where are they now?
The ODT checks in with the class of 2015 to see what they are doing 10 years on.
Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
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Design hits a hole-in-one
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Design hits a hole-in-one
The owner of this property kept his eye on the ball while planning a luxurious holiday home. Kim Dungey reports.
Trapped in a garden centre
Trapped in a garden centre
The Observer's columnist Charlotte Mendelson writes of a hazard for the gardening enthusiast: becoming trapped in a garden centre.
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Career works in harmony
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Career works in harmony
A ‘‘downgrading of creativity’’ is bad for anyone who believes art of any kind is important for society, former Class Act recipient Ihlara McIndoe tells Kim Dungey.
