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    A too tight an embrace

    The first thing I thought was "I hope they are wearing warm PJs fresh from the dryer."

    ‘A city of light’— and ice cream

    The Grand Dome by night: New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925-26....

    ‘A city of light’— and ice cream

    The New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition lit up the Dunedin night, writes Peter Read.

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    A heady brew

    Jason Moore has built his Dunedin roastery on beans that tell a story. Photos: Gerard O'Brien

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    A heady brew

    A decade after starting his own specialty coffee business in Dunedin, Jason Moore remains at the forefront of the scene, navigating rising costs, technological advances and shifting tastes.

    Change happens close to home

    A local elections ballot box at the University of Otago this week. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Change happens close to home

    There’s power in the local and right now it is in voters’ hands.

    Partial eclipse a taste of the show to come

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    Partial eclipse a taste of the show to come

    Early on Monday, September 2, Dunedin will wake to a sunrise that isn’t quite right.

    Americas’ ancients march back in time

    Scientist sampling for ancient DNA at Chiquihuite Cave in Mexico. Photo: supplied

    Americas’ ancients march back in time

    Who were in fact, the first humans to reach the Americas, when did they get there and what did they find?

    Playing with texture

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    Playing with texture

    These rich and rustic vege-forward dishes celebrate pleasing textural ingredients and contrasts of spices and seasonings, writes Helen Graham.

    Regular light pruning best

    Sequoia sempervirens ‘Adpressa'. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

    Regular light pruning best

    Thirty years ago, it was decided the addition of a collection of dwarf conifer cultivars at Dunedin Botanic Garden would link the rock garden to the arboretum and play an integral part in...

    Your garden

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    Your garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

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    Yellow fever

    Neil and Julie Judd stand in front of the collection of daffodils in their Mosgiel garden. Mrs...

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    Yellow fever

    Unlike the mosquito-spread disease of the same name, a daffodil obsession is a "yellow fever" that can’t help but make you smile, Louise Frampton reports.

    A fashionable queen

    A portrait of Marie-Antoinette, 1783. Painters of the cabinet of the King after Elisabeth Vigee...

    A fashionable queen

    A new exhibition exploring the style of France's doomed 18th century queen, Marie Antoinette, is opening in London at the weekend.

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    Up the creek with a dawdle

    A grassy walkway at Ross Creek Reserve. Photos: Clare Fraser

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    Up the creek with a dawdle

    Ross Creek is a reservoir of more than just water.

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    Sizing up the situation: how to downsize

    Mosgiel pensioner Jill Crichton. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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    Sizing up the situation: how to downsize

    Downsizing your home might seem like an obvious move once you retire or the children have left home, but it’s not always as straightforward as it seems, Kim Dungey reports.

    Learning from the forest’s path

    Mere Tamanui and Sam Gibson talk about the roll of lowland forests in Think Like a Forest.

    Learning from the forest’s path

    Forests have been doing what they do forever, which makes you think.

    Aurora’s unbidden beauty a reflection of life itself

    Photo: Ian Griffin

    Aurora’s unbidden beauty a reflection of life itself

    The seasons are shifting, and with them so are the skies above Otago.

    Ancient trail still delights

    The Camino has changed since the first medieval pilgrims blazed these trails. PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK

    Ancient trail still delights

    As part of a series covering some of the most popular world trips, travel writer Mark Eveleigh takes us on a journey along the Camino Trail in Spain.

    Think. Shop. Store. Waste less

    Think. Shop. Store. Waste less

    Love Food Hate Waste reminds us that behind every piece of produce is a story.

    Sunken cities sound alarm

    A crane hauls a statue from the sunken city of Canopus, Egypt. Photo: supplied

    Sunken cities sound alarm

    Tourists throng to the Greek theatre at Epidaurus, but very few venture further to the nearby shore, where, standing on a promontory on our first visit to Greece, my brother and I made out an...

    Inclusive tikanga connects across the globe

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    Inclusive tikanga connects across the globe

    My mum passed away three years ago so it seems appropriate to be writing this piece on my experience of kawe mate on the eve of her anniversary.

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    Salad days bring fresher flavours

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    Salad days bring fresher flavours

    As the days get longer and we look ahead to spring, now is often the time of year when we start craving fresher, lighter flavours.
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