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Pragmatic word, poetic sight

Passivation from a Chinese rocket launch photographed from Middlemarch. PHOTO: IAN GRIFFIN

Pragmatic word, poetic sight

I learnt a new word this week. It is not a poetic word, not one that rolls off the tongue or finds its way easily into a sentence. It sounds more like something you would scrape off a laboratory...

Coded cast of thousands

Coded cast of thousands

Hundreds of AI-generated shows are being launched daily, but here is proof of the value of the human touch, writes Miranda Sawyer.

Taking the budget out of the chiller

Taking the budget out of the chiller

There’s one simple habit that can make winter life easier, cheaper, and less wasteful: using your freezer well.

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New mooring anchored in history

Opened this week, the Otago Regional Council headquarters Aonui has space for 300 staff. The...

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New mooring anchored in history

After decades searching for a suitable site, the ORC finally has a new head office. Kim Dungey looks inside the multimillion-dollar building that has divided councillors and ratepayers.

Quiet achiever kānuka a core feature of regenerating forest

Kānuka Kunzea robusa at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Quiet achiever kānuka a core feature of regenerating forest

One of my favourite trees is the quiet achiever, kānuka.

Cosy winter wool paraded during celebration

With winter approaching we all crave the warm and toasty feeling wool provides.

Spring in Shenzhen

An LED-illuminated pharaoh leads space aliens through their dance moves at Window of the World in...

Spring in Shenzhen

For the Spring Festival, hundreds of millions head home to welcome the lunar new year in Shenzhen, China. Oscar Francis paid a visit as it welcomed the Year of the Horse.

Your garden: Autumn time to take stock

Raised beds they enable the gardener to add a layer of clean soil and/or compost each year to...

Your garden: Autumn time to take stock

Autumn is a good time to assess the limitations of your garden.

A whip’s circuitous journey

The stock whip presented to the Duke of Edinburgh. The leather thong is a modern replacement....

A whip’s circuitous journey

Excitement at Dunedin’s first royal visit was capped by gift-giving. But after one gift was given, it began a journey of its own, writes Seán Brosnahan.

Windbreaks beneficial for more than plants

Shelter belt at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Windbreaks beneficial for more than plants

Strong winds can play problematic for plants - increasing transpiration, and knocking flowers, fruit and foliage about.

Floral design takes holistic approach

Melanie Cecila Stapleton started her floristry career in NZ in the 1990s, before moving to London and freelancing for some of the UK’s most sought-after event florists.