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    Currently trending

    As the temperatures drop, Josie Steenhart checks in with three of our most loved fashion designers: Kowtow’s Dayne Johnston, Juliette Hogan and Sara Aspinall of Company of Strangers.

    Seedlings the old-fashioned way

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    Seedlings the old-fashioned way

    As a child I remember going to the local hardware store with my dad and digging out vegetable and flower seedlings from a wooden box and wrapping them in newspaper.

    Island of intrigue

    The Sundeck at Ortigia, Syracuse. PHOTOS: LINDY DAVIS

    Island of intrigue

    Lindy Davis discovers the delights of travelling to Sicily, Italy, in late summer to avoid the crowds but still enjoy Mediterranean weather.

    The right fixes for the climate

    The Kapuni Gas Treatment Plant. Photo: Google Maps

    The right fixes for the climate

    As one climate solution stumbles, others emerge.

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    What to do in your garden this week.

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    How we got to here

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    How we got to here

    The myriad problems at civilisation’s gate have been millennia in the making, visiting professor Brad Gregory tells Tom McKinlay.

    Threatened plant gets a helping hand

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    Threatened plant gets a helping hand

    Craspedia argentea is a real trooper of a herb, holding on for dear life in Otago.

    Boning up on the past’s futures

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    Boning up on the past’s futures

    In 1899 Wang Yi-yung was feeling unwell.

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    Native treasures collected

    Aciphylla aurea, also known as golden spaniard or golden speargrass. PHOTOS: KATE CALDWELL/JESS...

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    Native treasures collected

    Dunedin Botanic Garden apprentice Jess Freeman was part of a recent plant collection trip in Central Otago.

    Costs not just financial

    Costs not just financial

    Born and raised in a small town in South Waikato, I first moved to Dunedin to attend the University of Otago as a student.

    Cherishing the taste of home

    Cherishing the taste of home

    Whenever Anastasia Zolotarev eats a sour cherry, and closes her eyes she is back at her late babushka Lida’s summerhouse in western Belarus.

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    Cavolo nero pasta

    This dish is packed with so much goodness that it really does make you feel stronger.

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    Good to add variety to your wine flavour palette

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    Good to add variety to your wine flavour palette

    I’m taking artistic licence with a biblical quote here when I say that ‘‘man cannot live on pinot noir alone’’!

    Cottage cheese - does it live up to the hype?

    Cottage cheese - does it live up to the hype?

    Cottage cheese is often overshadowed by trendier options like Greek yoghurt or plant-based alternatives. But this humble dairy food is enjoying a resurgence.

    The Sun, a pinhole, and a hefty price tag

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    The Sun, a pinhole, and a hefty price tag

    Very keen-eyed visitors to the recent Cleveland National Art Awards show in Dunedin might have noticed a small, unassuming 4-by-5-inch photograph tucked away on a gallery wall - entry number 71.

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    'Belongs in the 1950s': Willis bites back over Budget Day dress barb

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis says there are "far more interesting things to talk about" than what clothes she wears.

    Foraged from the heart

    Foraged from the heart

    Inspired by the loneliness of lockdown, Sami Tamimi’s first solo cookbook, Boustany, updates the Palestinian classics of his childhood.

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    Passion, dedication, simplicity keep top chef going

    It is all about being creative in the kitchen for Auckland chef Michael Meredith. Photo: Anna Kidman

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    Passion, dedication, simplicity keep top chef going

    Top New Zealand chef Michael Meredith is visiting Queenstown this month to cook with Sherwood chef Chris Scott. 

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    Tracking Central splendour

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    Tracking Central splendour

    New paths in Omakau provide access to Central Otago essentials.

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