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    Neanderthals emerge from slithers of the past

    The Starosele cave in the Crimea, home of Neanderthal horse hunters. Photo: Dr Serhii Telizhenko

    Neanderthals emerge from slithers of the past

    I first visited the Crimea 20 years ago.

    Circumnavigating the catalogue

    Andrew Fagan. Photo: Mark Derricutt

    Circumnavigating the catalogue

    Andrew Fagan spent several months in a leaky boat and lived to tell the tale. He talks to Matthew Littlewood about life and his show tonight.

    Tiny but mighty

    The people’s choice award winner at the New Zealand Tiny House Awards was a recreation of a...

    Tiny but mighty

    Sometimes less is more. Kim Dungey looks at the winners from this year's New Zealand Tiny House Awards. 

    Magic of 3D showcases native flowers

    Korokio. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Magic of 3D showcases native flowers

    He Puāwai. A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers is one of the most exquisite botany books I have ever come across.

    A DIY approach to feeding the whānau

    A DIY approach to feeding the whānau

    Angela Clifford is well-known to people with a passion for food.

    Starling to take centre stage with choir

    Composer Mary Celeste and starling Matisse have been together nearly 12 years. Photo: supplied

    Starling to take centre stage with choir

    "When she sits on my shoulder and sings her full song in my ear, I just feel like the most privileged person in the world."

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    Chef advocates for food infrastructure

    Sam Gasson is introduced at the Eat NZ Hui. Photos: supplied

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    Chef advocates for food infrastructure

    Dunedin chef Sam Gasson recently attended Eat New Zealand’s 10th anniversary hui in Auckland to cook and learn from those passionate about the country’s food story, he tells Rebecca Fox.

    Good as it looks

    Photo: Penelope Maguire

    Good as it looks

    Roses are Penelope Maguire’s flavour of the season.

    The sweet spot

    Justine Tyerman at Cardrona with a backdrop of the Southern Alps.

    The sweet spot

    Justine Tyerman reminisces about September in Wānaka as she reluctantly accepts it’s time to pack away the ski gear - until next year.

    Vibrant display of flower spikes

    Beschorneria yuccoides at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Vibrant display of flower spikes

    If this plant reminds you of a giant asparagus, you’re not wrong.

    Your garden

    Sweet corn. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Your garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

    A home in the hills

    Well-known Dunedin couple Brian Cox and Mary Jane Sneyd have farewelled their brick villa, built...

    A home in the hills

    When a Dunedin couple saw this house, it was love at first sight and their carefully prepared checklist went out the window. 

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    Raceday never looked so stylish

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    Raceday never looked so stylish

    Five months after beginning to sew, an Invercargill woman claimed second place at Wingatui’s raceday fashion show with her original garment design.

    Class act takes student fiction prize

    Student fiction winner Stella Weston. Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Class act takes student fiction prize

    What started as a simple class writing exercise became a winning short story for emerging writer Stella Weston.

    The house that love built

    The doll’s house made for Dorothy Andrew.

    The house that love built

    A doll’s house at Waitaki Museum is a reminder of love and loss, writes Tracey Kearns.

    Rated G but not for grown-ups

    Men stormed two NSW cinema screenings shouting 'Allahu Akbar'. Photo: Getty

    Rated G but not for grown-ups

    Movies aren’t what they were, Eva Wiseman writes.

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    Keeping it stress free in summer

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    Keeping it stress free in summer

    ​​​​​​​Being able to spontaneously invite friends over is one of summer’s great pleasures.

    Extreme weather plan must focus on local

    Last month’s wind storm stripped the roof from this Clarendon house. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Extreme weather plan must focus on local

    If the focus is shifting to climate adaptation, we need to get it right, write Janice Lord, Christine Winter and Andrea Foley.

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    Report offers snapshot of wine industry’s state

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    Report offers snapshot of wine industry’s state

    The end of September saw the release of the NZ Winegrowers Annual Report, which has a wealth of detail to absorb among its facts, figures and statistics.

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    Cheesy asparagus pastry tart

    Photo: Simon Lambert

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    Cheesy asparagus pastry tart

    I love a quick pastry recipe.
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