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    Your Garden

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    Your Garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

    Choosing a resilient future

    A cottage in Akaroa surrounded by floodwaters this week. Photo: RNZ

    Choosing a resilient future

    Our "perpetual cycle of response and recovery" requires a renewed focus on resilience.

    Leaving the loch behind

    Pitlochry town centre. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Leaving the loch behind

    After 25 years seeing the world, travel writer Annabelle Thorpe finally falls for the majesty of the mountains around Glencoe.

    Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2

    Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2

    Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2

    Matters of wife and death

    Matters of wife and death

    Generosity can echo down the centuries, writes Lucy Hammonds.

    ‘Clothing of the future’ at hand

    Senior technician Sean Taylor displays the new solution for mounting sensors onto smart clothing....

    ‘Clothing of the future’ at hand

    New Zealand scientists are working on a cleaner future for fashion.

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    Cans, casks also play part as wine containers

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    Cans, casks also play part as wine containers

    Bottles remain far, far and away the dominant form of packaging for the sale and consumption of wine, but alternatives do exist.

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    Feed a crowd or save for later

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    Feed a crowd or save for later

    These easy to make flatbreads are a great option for entertaining large groups for dinners, as leftovers for lunches and they’re so much nicer than anything store bought. 

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    Chopped salad with dried mint

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    Chopped salad with dried mint

    Ripe tomatoes, cooling cucumber and a sharp lime dressing with dried mint brings a welcome freshness to the table any time of year.

    Tuesday’s triangle in Taurus

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    Tuesday’s triangle in Taurus

    On Tuesday night, just after dinner, step outside and look east.

    The Dian are cast

    The golden seal of the King of Dian is decorated with a snake, the symbol of eternal life. Photo:...

    The Dian are cast

    When I tell colleagues I am involved in a research project at Shangri-La, they think I am teasing.

    Straight from the fridge

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    Straight from the fridge

    Roast summer vegetables are a delicious, fridge-friendly dish to savour hot or cold, writes Nigel Slater.

    My outdoor office

    Retiring Dunedin Botanic Garden curator Marianne Groothuis walks through her favourite section at...

    My outdoor office

    Marianne Groothuis reflects on a long career at the Dunedin Botanic Garden.

    Applause for King at first show of fashion week

    King Charles attended the opening show of London Fashion Week on Thursday. Photo: Richard Pohle...

    Applause for King at first show of fashion week

    ​​​​​​​King Charles has appeared at a fashion show in London, just hours after his brother was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

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    From the ashes

    The Turners’ cold villa has been replaced with a warm, comfortable home that can be easily moved...

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    From the ashes

    New Zealand firefighters are called to almost 3000 dwelling fires a year but the fallout doesn’t end when they roll up their hoses and leave the scene.

    Big aloe finds a new home

    Aloe thraskii in the Dunedin Botanic Garden Winter Garden, before being relocated. PHOTO: GERARD...

    Big aloe finds a new home

    What do you do when a child has a growth spurt and their trousers start to look like shorts?  You buy a bigger pair.

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    Straying from our lane

    Photo: Clare Fraser

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    Straying from our lane

    Queens Drive: Should we be driving it or using the road for more leisurely pursuits?

    Tempestuous travels

    HMS Herald, anchored at Sylvan Cove, Port Pegasus on Stewart Island on June 4, 1840.

    Tempestuous travels

    The recent Waitangi Day celebrations remind me of how a copy of the Treaty came to Otago.

    Andes horse trek uplifting experience

    Andes horse trek uplifting experience

    Business and rural editor Sally Rae recently embarked on the trip of a lifetime when she crossed the Andes, from Chile to Argentina, on horseback with her friend Lucy.

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    Taking a stand

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    Taking a stand

    First things first: I was right.
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