Apricot & sour cream scones from Fleur's Place
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Frodo’s Bad Day - Part 2
Frodo’s Bad Day - Part 2
Frodo Baggins and old chum Gandalf search for a way back to Hobbiton, in this tale by David Loughrey.
An entrepreneurial spirit
Entrepreneurial spirit shows itself in early schemes
As Hurst Holdings Ltd director, a Waitaki DHS limited board member and Observatory Village Trust trustee, former All Back Ian Hurst has done all right for a farmer’s son.
Energy flows in ‘hobbit home’ hewn from nature
Energy flows in ‘hobbit home’ hewn from nature
Bryce Langston has spent the past five years travelling the globe exploring trends of alternative living and small space design. He visits a hobbit-style home.
Olympic sisters still in sync
Olympic sisters still in sync
Whatever happened to synchronised swimmers Nina and Lisa Daniels? Adrian Seconi catches up with the sisters.
Elusive iron gate sent plans awry
Elusive iron gate sent plans awry
In this, the final part of his holiday walking to the Tuapeka goldfields, we join Pakeha about to head home — but not before first visiting the Chinese camp near Lawrence.
Meaning of happiness still eludes
Meaning of happiness still eludes
Dean Burnett, neuroscientist and author of The Idiot Brain, talks to Killian Fox about the difficulty of trying to explain happiness and what he learned from Charlotte Church.
The dream of a home for everyone
The dream of a home for everyone
They are part of everyday life in New Zealand, things of here or invented here which are part of the fabric of our being. Today Mike Houlahan looks at the state house - a true New Zealand icon.
Working with children, former refugees 'amazing'
Working with children, former refugees 'amazing'
Summer Times reporters recently spent time following southeners going about their daily lives. Today Sakhr Munassar shares his day with Jono Edwards.
Frodo's Bad Day - Part 1
Frodo's Bad Day - Part 1
David Loughrey finds Frodo Baggins in straitened circumstances in a Dunedin boarding house, desperate to return to Hobbiton.
Lake swimming invigorating and magical
Lake swimming invigorating and magical
Claire O’Connell, a Lake Wanaka year-round skin swimmer, explains her love of cold water.
The swimming was the easy part
The swimming was the easy part
Arno Marten, director of Packrafting NZ, tells of battling the mountainous seas of the Fiordland coastline in Annette Lees' new book Swim.
Items 'great for women'
Items 'great for women'
One special group of items at the Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre tells a story curator Kay Lang says may be ''not interesting for blokes, but great for women''.
Giving a sense of place and context
Giving a sense of place and context
Tucked away in small towns throughout Otago and Southland are the keepers of the community’s history. Today, David Loughrey visits the Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre.
Shipwrecks and war casualties
Shipwrecks and war casualties
Tucked away in small towns throughout Otago and Southland are the keepers of the community’s history. Today, David Loughrey visits the Waikawa and Districts Museum.
Shortblack Cafe’s gluten-free chocolate berry brownie
Shortblack Cafe’s gluten-free chocolate berry brownie
Ask a Chef reveals the secrets of those superb dishes you ate in cafes and restaurants and wanted to try yourself.
Did the hard yards but pay didn't last long
Did the hard yards but pay didn't last long
As the DCC's strategy and governance general manager, Sandy Graham works at the top echelons of the organisation. But her first pay packet came as a member of a roading gang.
Comedian just wants a happy audience
Comedian just wants a happy audience
Being funny is only one part of being a great comedian - you also have to really like being on stage.
It's true ... everybody's a comedian
It's true ... everybody's a comedian
A fear of public speaking is said to afflict at least three-quarters of the population. Reporter Tim Miller decides to go one step further and persuade a group of strangers he's funny.
Vogel St Kitchen falafel balls
Ask a Chef: Vogel St Kitchen falafel balls
Ask a Chef reveals the secrets of those superb dishes you ate in cafes and restaurants and wanted to try yourself.