Sun and culture intersect
Lifestyle editor Rebecca Fox discovers Sicily lives up to the hype and more.
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Heading north to meet his mum
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Heading north to meet his mum
Reet enough, the Yorkshireman and I are off to the north, the far north and Scotland in a couple of months to meet his mum.
Steam dreams roll out at scale
Steam dreams roll out at scale
Steam didn’t get the traction in the South that some expected, Peter Read writes. But for some it was still the very model of progress.
Working together to learn more
Working together to learn more
On calm nights in Middlemarch, when the wind drops and the paddocks fall quiet, my usual practice is to step outside before bed and gaze upwards.
Days of the pioneers
Days of the pioneers
Long before the likes of Lord of the Rings and The Power of the Dog discovered the stunning backdrops of Otago’s outback, there was a locally made TV drama that set the benchmark of what was to follow.
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Endometriosis in the spotlight
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Endometriosis in the spotlight
A display of fashion, creativity and a community is hoped to spark a conversation about a painful disease that affects one in 10 women.
Real Mexican at home
Real Mexican at home
Growing up in Mexico City was the best food education that money could not buy, Daniella Guevara Munoz says.
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Holidays call for indulgence
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Holidays call for indulgence
With a spate of long weekends on the horizon, and the lack of a proper summer holiday, I am focused on getting away on a series of short breaks where I don’t do a lot of cooking.
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Don't talk rot
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Don't talk rot
On the international stage, sales of some of the most famous sweet and fortified wine styles such as Sauternes and Port have seen a significant drop-off.
Record entry numbers for awards
Record entry numbers for awards
In its 10th year the Outstanding Food Producer Awards (OFPA) is attracting record entries.
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Aubergine schnitzel with lemon and yoghurt
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Aubergine schnitzel with lemon and yoghurt
Aubergine holds its own beautifully when treated like this.
Virtual museums make finds more accessible
Virtual museums make finds more accessible
When I began studying archaeology nearly 70 years ago, my professor illustrated his lectures with the aid of glass slides projected through an antediluvian machine known as an epidiascope.
Toitū te whenua - A precious cargo
Toitū te whenua - A precious cargo
A record of the heroic deeds of early voyagers lives on in the Otago landscape, David Higgins tells Luke Chapman and Tom McKinlay.
Parasitic wasps make it a bad day to be a spider
Parasitic wasps make it a bad day to be a spider
Dr Keith Probert took this excellent photograph of a bright red female spider wasp.
Setting suffrage story straight
Setting suffrage story straight
The role of leading Dunedin suffrage campaigner Harriet Morison has been cancelled, Jane Tolerton argues. It is past time the fervent unionist and feminist was given her due.
Splashing out of the gene pool
Splashing out of the gene pool
Whenever we have out of town visitors staying, I take them on an expedition to the Aramoana mole, at the mouth of Otago Harbour. There, without fail, we can see New Zealand fur-seals on the rocks...
Ripe for the eating
Ripe for the eating
Summer’s sweetest sunshine can brighten our lives well into autumn, Penelope Maguire writes.
Seed exchange growing global connections
Seed exchange growing global connections
Each year, many botanic gardens around the world exchange small packets of seed. Known as seed exchange, this long-standing practice connects institutions in a global network of conservation,...
Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Hearty houseplant
Hearty houseplant
Ceropegia woodii variegated is cute as a heart-shaped button, writes Alisha Sherriff.
