A diet for the planet
RNZ's Noelle McCarthy talks to explorer and film-maker James Cameron about the challenges and opportunities of climate change, and the role of a plant-based diet. AUDIO
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South’s first Quiet Garden
South’s first Quiet Garden
To many of us, spending quiet time in green, calm places feels good. Research shows we’re soothed by the sounds of nature.
A few of my favourite things
A few of my favourite things
Otago restaurants were up there with the best in the recent Cuisine Good Food Awards. Fresh asks the chefs to share some behind-the-scene things that make their work award-winning - with a bit of Christmas advice thrown in.
What Nadia did next
What Nadia did next
Fraser Thompson talks to Nadia Reid about her third album, touring overseas and coming home to Port Chalmers.
Ready or not
Ready or not
Spuds are being dug up, supermarkets are playing carols 17 hours a day, church kids are wearing tea towels, police and budget advisers are gearing up - it must be the festive season.
Climate moves up the agenda
Climate moves up the agenda
We need to be tackling the climate crisis, new IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva tells Larry Elliott.
5 questions with: Dennis Maga
5 questions with: Dennis Maga
Dennis Maga is general secretary of First Union.
Focusing on the present
Focusing on the present
Happiness can be a bit elusive come Christmas time, writes Jan Aitken.
The good, the bad and the not-so-ugly
The good, the bad and the not-so-ugly
Many "weeds" have their good sides, but poroporo (Solanum laciniatum) can get a bad rap.
Your garden: December 13
Your garden: December 13
What's happening in your garden this week?
Toddlerhood: a time of change and challenge
Toddlerhood: a time of change and challenge
Ian Munro offers some advice on how you and your child can cope with toddlerhood.
Scottish isles seep into the soul
Scottish isles seep into the soul
The Slates Isles no longer roof the world, Julie Orr-Wilson writes. But there was always more there than stone.
Post haste to the goldfields
Post haste to the goldfields
Red Coat's goldfields map was drawn up by one of Otago's greatest eccentrics, John (Jock) Graham, and remains one of the more fascinating relics of our gold-rush history, writes Jim Sullivan.
Liz Breslin: Nothing you can buy
Nothing you can buy
Nothing you can buy will ever make you more whole. It’s always a good time of year to remember that gem of truth from Kate Tempest’s Hold Your Own, writes Liz Breslin.
Moonrise splendour awaits
Moonrise splendour awaits
If you've ever wanted to capture a picture of the nearly full moon rising, Thursday's the day, writes Ian Griffin.
Dress Diana wore with Travolta fails to sell
Dress Diana wore with Travolta fails to sell
A midnight blue velvet gown that Princess Diana wore when she danced with John Travolta at a 1985 White House state dinner has failed to sell at auction in London.
An artist’s brush with Cubism
An artist’s brush with Cubism
Dame Louise Henderson was born in Paris at the beginning of La Belle Epoch (The Golden Age) at the turn of the 20th-century.
Favourite rhubarb cake ever
Favourite rhubarb cake ever
I have made so many cakes and this cake is a winner. It could easily be used as a dessert and in summer you could easily swap out the rhubarb for the stone fruits and berries.
Reaching for refreshing rieslings
Reaching for refreshing rieslings
I must admit to having been caught out once again this year, as Christmas came rushing headlong towards me, though I’m certain I’m not the only one in that boat!
