50 shades of grey
Grey is in fashion outside, as well as indoors. Gillian Vine reports.
Your garden: June 18
Your garden: June 18
What's happening in your garden this week?
Brightening up a winter garden
Brightening up a winter garden
Making a bright winter statement are the red, berry-like pomes of an often-mispronounced shrub.
Passion for fashion
Passion for fashion
On the eve of Dunedin Fashion Week, Katie Day delves into the background and discovers the inspiration of two iD International Emerging Designer Awards finalists for 2021.
Just you wait: Consumers on the warpath
Just you wait
Woe betide ye corporations, consumer power is on the rise. When it comes to cheques they might have lost the battle but consumers look likely to win the war, experts and advocates tell Bruce Munro.
Reimagining our food
Reimagining our food
We can still remodel the food system to provide us what we really need, writes Sean Connelly.
Learning to forgive yourself
Learning to forgive yourself
The smorgasbord of memories that your brain tosses at you when you wake in the middle of the night never ceases to amazes me, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
5 questions with: Grant Bayldon
5 questions with: Grant Bayldon
Grant Bayldon is national director of World Vision New Zealand.
A return to island time
A return to island time
Craig McLachlan takes the third flight to Rarotonga after the Covid bubble opened, swapping chilly Queenstown temperatures for balmy Cook Island days.
Choose a school wisely
Choose a school wisely
Ian Munro shares some thoughts on how to pick the right school for your child.
Students hard at work for shows
Students hard at work for shows
Otago Polytechnic interns are working around the clock to prepare for this weekend’s sold-out iD Fashion Week shows.
Linking nutrition, lifestyle, women’s health
Linking nutrition, lifestyle, women’s health
Forming positive lifestyle habits, rather than restricting calories, and focusing on nourishing women’s bodies is the aim of Australia’s national science agency’s latest book.
Unsung hero living in pinot noir’s shadow
Unsung hero living in pinot noir’s shadow
Today's line-up allowed me to compare a quartet of Central Otago chardonnays with a Hawke’s Bay pairing.
Potato, spinach stuffed breads
Potato, spinach stuffed breads
With the weather being drastically cooler and the evenings shorter, I am wanting comfort food — carbs, stodge and a bit of spice.
Breton tops return to the catwalk
Breton tops return to the catwalk
Lauren Cochrane explains why the classic Breton top is back in vogue.
Tight-knit community
Purler time at World Knit in Public Day
Dozens of people were in stitches at Otago Museum on Saturday during a World Knit in Public Day event.
Ferrari gears up for fashion brand
Ferrari gears up for fashion brand
Ferrari has rolled out its first in-house fashion collection, offering fans of the Ferrari brand and its supercars a touch of "couture" within a contemporary clothing range.
All about the views
All about the views
The owner of this Dunedin property wanted a warm, low-maintenance home that maximised the views. Kim Dungey reports.
Plenty to see as the winter nights draw in
Plenty to see as the winter nights draw in
With little more than a week to go until the winter solstice, the nights are really drawing in, writes Ian Griffin.
Pasta and party food
Pasta and party food
Angela Casley shares her recipes for a perfect, deliciously simple pasta sauce and party-approved no-fuss finger food.
