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    In Bramble Close House, by Condon Scott Architects, stepped forms work with the land while making...

    Outstanding architecture

    Twenty-seven projects, ranging in scale from a small house to a multi-level carpark building, were recognised in the 2026 southern architecture awards in Dunedin last night.

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    Epic new epoch

    The 4EPs bands U-No Juno, Sivle Talk, Vagina Dry and Sogg. Photo: Ethan Montaner

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    Epic new epoch

    Four young Dunedin bands are drawing on the city’s rock ’n’ roll heritage to create new possibilities, Tom McKinlay writes.

    The genius of metal

    At Belovode in Serbia, archaeologists uncover the earliest copper smelting hearth known. PHOTO:...

    The genius of metal

    Sometimes we can take technological breakthroughs by genius ancestors for granted.

    Fungus behind growths that can fell trees

    Gall caused by the rust fungus 'Uromycladium notable' on a branch of 'Acacia dealbata'. Photo:...

    Fungus behind growths that can fell trees

    An Acacia dealbata branch bearing large, brown, lobed, and inflated galls on the mature seed pods was brought to the museum for identification.

    The universe we don’t see

    Comet captured by astrophotography from Middlemarch. PHOTO: IAN GRIFFIN

    The universe we don’t see

    The night sky we share online is not quite the one we actually stand beneath.

    Seaweed washes up at museum

    Second and third pages of Irish seaweed collection. Photo: BT001; Tuhura Otago Museum Collection

    Seaweed washes up at museum

    Mystery surrounds the origin of a seaweed collection at Tūhura Otago Museum, writes On Le Lau.

    We’re still subsidising emissions

    Regenerative agriculture is now being employed on a number of farms. PHOTO: LAURA SMITH

    We’re still subsidising emissions

    Farmers should be supported to take climate action, not shielded from it, Sean Connelly writes.

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    Recreating an idyllic lifestyle

    The owners of this Fairfield house wanted it to ‘‘fit the location’’, opting for dark cladding so...

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    Recreating an idyllic lifestyle

    Life is sweet on this Dunedin berry farm.  Kim Dungey pays a visit.

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    Heart and belly fillers

    Roasted, spice-rubbed beef sirloin. PHOTOS: JO ELWIN

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    Heart and belly fillers

    Jo Elvin shares some winter recipes from her pop-up lunches at Bannockburn’s Desert Heart vineyard with owner Jane Gill.

    Food, fashion and floating

    Alex Hannagan was blown away to see Carrie Bradshaw's Vivienne Westwood wedding dress in real life.

    Food, fashion and floating

    Alex Hannagan relishes quiet luxury in Melbourne and on the high seas with a touch of “wow” fashion on the side.

    Boosting the population

    This year saw the first reintroduction of Craspedia argentea to the wild at Mahaka Katia...

    Boosting the population

    At the botanic garden propagation building over the past few years there’s been some amazing work by propagators Kat Lord, Alice Lloyd-Fitt and their trainees.

    Your garden

    Angelface Wedgwood Blue has won 17 awards from Canada to Florida. It is grown here with...

    Your garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

    Leading nature-based learning

    Orokonui lead educator Craig Beer with students in the cloud forest. Photo: Taylor Davies-Colley

    Leading nature-based learning

    The pace of learning at Orokonui only hots up as the cooler months arrive, Madison Kelly writes.

    The uncomfortable truth behind deepfakes

    People protest against sexual violence and in support of actor Collien Fernandes in Berlin in...

    The uncomfortable truth behind deepfakes

    AI-facilitated fakery can do real damage, but it also exposes the existing structures and attitudes that degrade women, writes Eva Wiseman.

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    Knife sharpener lives up to promises

    HORL German knife sharpener. Photos: Markus Edgar Ruf.

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    Knife sharpener lives up to promises

    Lifestyle Editor Rebecca Fox tests out a new to New Zealand knife sharpener.

    New shoppers flocking to Chanel

    Designer Matthieu Blazy has reinvigorated Chanel with modern twists on the French fashion house's...

    New shoppers flocking to Chanel

    Chanel has drawn in shoppers who had never bought the French brand before, as new creative director Matthieu Blazy reinvents the classic bags, shoes and jackets.

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    Budget-friendly savoury oats are worth trying

    PHOTO: SAM SINCLAIR

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    Budget-friendly savoury oats are worth trying

    Oats can be super versatile, high fibre, budget friendly and healthy when made without the adding of dairy or sugar.

    Mango tycoon's son a suspect in father's death

    Jonathan Andic (left) arrives at court escorted by police. Photo: Reuters

    Mango tycoon's son a suspect in father's death

    The son of Isak Andic, founder of fashion group Mango, has been named as a suspect into his father's death in a 2024 cliff-top fall.

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    Taking the plunge

    Witi Ihimaera has detailed his experience of a full-immersion te reo Māori class in new book Te...

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    Taking the plunge

    Learning te reo Māori has opened profound new possibilities for story-telling, Witi Ihimaera Smiler tells Tom McKinlay. But it is a proficiency hard won.

    Off the chain

    Markarian’s Chain. Photo: Ian Griffin

    Off the chain

    It strikes me as quietly ridiculous, sitting in Middlemarch with a telescope barely bigger than a coffee mug, peering 60 million light-years into the dark.
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