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Avid collector introduced new plant species

Pieris formosa var forrestii, ‘Wakehurst', is named after plant collector George Forrest. PHOTO:...

Avid collector introduced new plant species

Dunedin is well known for rhododendrons, and we can be thankful to George Forrest (1873-1932) who was a major contributor, introducing rhododendrons to the Western world.

Louvre not alone in losing treasures

The jade death mask of King K’inich Janaab Pakal. PHOTO: WOLFGANG SAUBER

Louvre not alone in losing treasures

The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world and, it seems, one of the most vulnerable as the recent brazen theft of the French crown jewels suggest.

Otago projects win praise at awards

Kākā Pod, a 60sqm, double-height holiday home in Wānaka, won a national housing award. PHOTO:...

Otago projects win praise at awards

Three projects from Otago have been recognised with 2025 New Zealand Architecture Awards in Christchurch.

Reinventing menswear

Fresh takes a closer look at some of the menswear designs on show at the 35th annual Collections fashion runway event at Otago Polytechnic last week.

Exploring with Fats the cat

Jo Simpson enjoys a feline adventure into Central Otago's gold rush past.

Toitū te Whenua - series 2: Watching over the land

The names that adorn the southeast coast of Te Waipounamu warm the land, Puketeraki kaumatua Matapura Ellison tells Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman.

The great date debate

Love Food Hate Waste wants us to take a minute to think before we doom food to the bin based on a "best before".

No outdoor Christmas events for Shein host

French police secure the area as people queue to enter the the BHV department store earlier this...

No outdoor Christmas events for Shein host

The BHV department store in Paris can't host outdoor Christmas events this year, city authorities say, after they identified violations linked to the opening of Shein's first-ever physical shop within BHV.