Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Venturing into Ecuador
Seductive destination: Venturing into Ecuador
Mike Yardley ventures to Ecuador’s Mashpi Reserve, nestled on the western flank of the Andes in the Choco rainforest.
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Renovation no, redesign yes
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Renovation no, redesign yes
One thing led to another when a Dunedin couple thought about gaining more living space. Kim Dungey reports.
Not the light of reason
Not the light of reason
In the UK, people are embracing the nihilism of sunbeds, writes Eva Wiseman.
How hard do you negotiate when buying a home?
How hard do you negotiate when buying a home?
If you're in the market for a new house, you might be wondering what to offer.
Art colours in the story
Art colours in the story
It was 10 years ago, on a balmy warm evening in Greece, that I yarned with Mike Petraglia during a gathering to celebrate our son Tom and Katerina’s wedding.
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Charred hispi (cone) cabbage with miso and sesame butter
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Charred hispi (cone) cabbage with miso and sesame butter
This cabbage chars beautifully on the outside while staying sweet and tender within.
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Marseille morsels
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Marseille morsels
Annabel and Rose Langbein's recipes this week are best suited to picnics and lazy summer days, inspired by one of their favourite European cities - Marseille.
Ex-Highlander's home sells for $3.75m
Ex-Highlander's home sells for $3.75m
Former All Blacks, Crusaders and Highlanders fullback Israel Dagg and his wife Daisy have sold their Canterbury home for $1.21m above its RV.
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Make it a year of discovery
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Make it a year of discovery
For many, new year comes with resolutions.
Wedding gowns spanning century on show
Wedding gowns spanning century on show
From black to white, cream to pink, hand-crocheted to Lady Diana-inspired, 12 wedding dresses spanning a century are now on display at a Canterbury museum.
Fashionably late to my own party
Fashionably late to my own party
Space weather, I’ve learned, behaves very much like normal weather.
A feast for the senses
A feast for the senses
If you’re looking for an island with stunning scenery and a proud history, it’s Corsica, of course, writes Genevieve Fox.
Chocolate for every day
Chocolate for every day
Chocolate comes with goodness baked in, Penelope Maguire writes.
'Flat White Frank' coming south in coffee quest
'Flat White Frank' coming south in coffee quest
'Flat White Frank' has been sampling the best coffee NZ has to offer, and his next stops are Queenstown and Christchurch.
'Mini mountain' a challenge
'Mini mountain' a challenge
It's been four years since the Dunedin Botanic Garden developed the “mini mountain” in the upper garden.
After the show is over
After the show is over - the history that lived on
Heritage in Focus looks at the 1889-90 NZ and South Seas Exhibition, and what happened to some of buildings and materials after the event ended.
Keeping the spirit alive
Keeping the spirit alive
Fresh from a political dust up on the other side of the Tasman, the Hoodoo Gurus’ Dave Faulkner tells Lisa Scott about the enduring appeal of making your own fun.
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Health benefits from creating own kimchi
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Health benefits from creating own kimchi
With a new year comes a lot of thought around changes we can make to better our lives — some of these may be financial, physical or health-based changes.
Is it still worth doing up a property to make money?
Is it still worth doing up a property to make money?
Can you still make money buying a property and doing it up to resell?
