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    Sew long to paper patterns?

    Simplicity and McCall Pattern Service Australia has been responsible for supplying big-name paper...

    Sew long to paper patterns?

    Dunedin-based designer Tara Viggo abandoned paper patterns a few years ago due to rising printing and shipping costs.

    Our forebears dressed with flair

    The Huldremose woman. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Our forebears dressed with flair

    On April 11, the Otago Daily Times covered an exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II’s clothes.

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    Local food products get praise at national level

    Three generations of Frasers are involved in producing gold medal Miele Apiaries honey (from left...

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    Local food products get praise at national level

    Otago and Southland food producers are in the medals at the Outstanding Food Producer Awards, finds Rebecca Fox.

    A slow stir of the pot

    PHOTO: JONATHAN LOVEKIN

    A slow stir of the pot

    The changing season calls for robust ingredients that will glow on your hob, writes Nigel Slater.

    Comfort baking for Anzac Day

    Comfort baking for Anzac Day

    In the spirit of Anzac Day we have a traditional Anzac biscuit recipe paired with new interpretations from Australian chef Helen Goh and New Zealand cook Olivia Galletly.

    A region full of positive action

    A region full of positive action

    There’s nothing empty about the words and actions of the Otago community.

    Fun, fashion and changing times

    From left: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt at the premiere in London....

    Fun, fashion and changing times

    The Devil Wears Prada 2 brings back the flash and fashion of the original film, but also offers insight into a transformed media landscape, its stars and makers say.

    Gratitude on display

    Crafted in bronze and 2.4 times the size of a normal man, the New Zealand soldier sits exhausted...

    Gratitude on display

    Brett Atkinson, whose ancestors fell on the fields of France and Belgium during World War 1, travels to France’s Le Quesnoy to visit the NZ Liberation Museum - Te Arawhata.

    A fashionable Queen

    A fashionable Queen

    Famed for wearing bright colours and matching hats, Queen Elizabeth II once quipped: "I have to be seen to be believed."

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    George St fashion store closing after 23 years

    Belle Bird Boutique owner Shelley Harvey prepares for the independent Dunedin designer clothing...

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    Belle Bird boutique owner seeks new direction

    Shelley Harvey started the store when she was 26 and has been in the same George St shopfront since 2003.

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    Inside the $11m makeover of Earnscleugh Castle

    Earnscleugh Castle owners Ryan Sanders (left) and Marco Creemers. Photos: Craig Baxter

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    Inside the $11m makeover of Earnscleugh Castle

    Another chapter has been added to the colourful history of an Earnscleugh landmark, Kim Dungey writes.

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    Cellar wines to enjoy evolution

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    Cellar wines to enjoy evolution

    In this age of immediacy, many may struggle with the concept of cellaring wine or see it as an odd anachronism, with all the usual questions and caveats at the very least, a hindrance to the pursuit.

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    Fennel and lemon fritters

    Photo: Simon Lambert

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    Fennel and lemon fritters

    Golden, crisp and quietly irresistible.

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    Pork and potato pierogi with cauliflower puree

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    Pork and potato pierogi with cauliflower puree

    Pierogi is a polish dumpling - I first had these during some solo travel around Poland in my early 20s.

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    All the pieces of a fairytale

    This central Dunedin cottage is full of fairytale details. The owners are grateful no-one had...

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    All the pieces of a fairytale

    A Dunedin family fell head over heels for this historic cottage. Kim Dungey reports.

    Roses having a good year despite weather

    Floribunda rose ‘My Mum’. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    Roses having a good year despite weather

    For a lot of us this summer has not been ideal, but for the roses and many other plants growing conditions have been favourable.

    Planets gather as the sky decides

    Planets gather as the sky decides

    There’s a short window before sunrise when the sky feels undecided.

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    Wool merchants celebrate 70 years

    Hayden Hickey is the third generation to run WS Hickey & Son. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA

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    Wool merchants celebrate 70 years

    Generations of people involved in the wool industry, from fleece to fashion, will help a family-run wool merchant celebrate 70 years in the industry this weekend.

    They need no males and no time at all

    They need no males and no time at all

    I was recently asked to identify greenhouse thrips.

    Jade still stirs passions

    Pounamu seized by New Zealand Customs at Auckland Airport and the International Mail Centre....

    Jade still stirs passions

    Humans have been intrigued by brightly coloured stones and minerals for tens of thousands of years, and we still are.
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