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    Giving Hoiho best chance

    Hoiho chicks after feeding at the Dunedin Wildlife Hospital. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Giving Hoiho best chance

    The yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most distinctive seabirds — and one of our most threatened.

    Oliver’s healthy recipes ‘make us feel good’

    Oliver’s healthy recipes ‘make us feel good’

    Jamie Oliver’s latest book is about filling up people’s plates, not taking things away as he encourages people to eat healthier.

    Toitū te whenua - A precious cargo

    Te Kaihīnaki, permanent reminders of the waka atua Āraiteuru’s epic voyage. Photo: Craig Baxter

    Toitū te whenua - A precious cargo

    A record of the heroic deeds of early voyagers lives on in the Otago landscape, David Higgins tells Luke Chapman and Tom McKinlay.

    Your Garden

    Anemone Hupehensis Japonica at the Dunedin Botanic Garden.PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Your Garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

    Venturing into Ecuador

    Choco toucan in Ecuador. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Seductive destination: Venturing into Ecuador

    Mike Yardley ventures to Ecuador’s Mashpi Reserve, nestled on the western flank of the Andes in the Choco rainforest.

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    Renovation no, redesign yes

    A double-height void and large windows create a sense of space and light in the living area.

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    Renovation no, redesign yes

    One thing led to another when a Dunedin couple thought about gaining more living space. Kim Dungey reports.

    Not the light of reason

    Sunbeds can raise the risk of melanoma by 75% for those who use them in their teens or early 20s....

    Not the light of reason

    In the UK, people are embracing the nihilism of sunbeds, writes Eva Wiseman.

    How hard do you negotiate when buying a home?

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    How hard do you negotiate when buying a home?

    If you're in the market for a new house, you might be wondering what to offer.

    Art colours in the story

    The arrows highlight the faded hand stencils dating back at least 67,800 years, the oldest known...

    Art colours in the story

    It was 10 years ago, on a balmy warm evening in Greece, that I yarned with Mike Petraglia during a gathering to celebrate our son Tom and Katerina’s wedding.

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    Charred hispi (cone) cabbage with miso and sesame butter

    PHOTO: SIMON LAMBERT

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    Charred hispi (cone) cabbage with miso and sesame butter

    This cabbage chars beautifully on the outside while staying sweet and tender within.

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    Marseille morsels

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    Marseille morsels

    Annabel and Rose Langbein's recipes this week are best suited to picnics and lazy summer days, inspired by one of their favourite European cities - Marseille.

    Ex-Highlander's home sells for $3.75m

    Israel and Daisy Dagg sold their Waimakariri home for over $3.75m. Photo: Kathryn Picton-Warlow...

    Ex-Highlander's home sells for $3.75m

    Former All Blacks, Crusaders and Highlanders fullback Israel Dagg and his wife Daisy have sold their Canterbury home for $1.21m above its RV.

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    Make it a year of discovery

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    Make it a year of discovery

    For many, new year comes with resolutions.

    Wedding gowns spanning century on show

    Twelve wedding dresses with Mid Canterbury connections are on display, including Helen Hanrahan’s...

    Wedding gowns spanning century on show

    From black to white, cream to pink, hand-crocheted to Lady Diana-inspired, 12 wedding dresses spanning a century are now on display at a Canterbury museum.

    Fashionably late to my own party

    Photo: Ian Griffin

    Fashionably late to my own party

    Space weather, I’ve learned, behaves very much like normal weather.

    A feast for the senses

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    A feast for the senses

    If you’re looking for an island with stunning scenery and a proud history, it’s Corsica, of course, writes Genevieve Fox.

    Chocolate for every day

    Photo: Penelope Maguire

    Chocolate for every day

    Chocolate comes with goodness baked in, Penelope Maguire writes.

    'Flat White Frank' coming south in coffee quest

    The British man is on a mission to find the best flat white in the world. Photo: Serena...

    'Flat White Frank' coming south in coffee quest

    'Flat White Frank' has been sampling the best coffee NZ has to offer, and his next stops are Queenstown and Christchurch.

    'Mini mountain' a challenge

    The native garden ‘‘mini mountain’’ at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    'Mini mountain' a challenge

     It's been four years since the Dunedin Botanic Garden developed the “mini mountain” in the upper garden.

    After the show is over

    After the show is over - the history that lived on

    Heritage in Focus looks at the 1889-90 NZ and South Seas Exhibition, and what happened to some of buildings and materials after the event ended.
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