Matters of wife and death
Generosity can echo down the centuries, writes Lucy Hammonds.
Choosing a resilient future
Choosing a resilient future
Our "perpetual cycle of response and recovery" requires a renewed focus on resilience.
Tuesday’s triangle in Taurus
Tuesday’s triangle in Taurus
On Tuesday night, just after dinner, step outside and look east.
The Dian are cast
The Dian are cast
When I tell colleagues I am involved in a research project at Shangri-La, they think I am teasing.
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Good as gold?
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Good as gold?
Once it built Dunedin. But what role will any new gold crushed and sieved from Central Otago’s hills play in our fevered times? Tom McKinlay weighs some possibilities.
Straight from the fridge
Straight from the fridge
Roast summer vegetables are a delicious, fridge-friendly dish to savour hot or cold, writes Nigel Slater.
My outdoor office
My outdoor office
Marianne Groothuis reflects on a long career at the Dunedin Botanic Garden.
Applause for King at first show of fashion week
Applause for King at first show of fashion week
King Charles has appeared at a fashion show in London, just hours after his brother was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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From the ashes
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From the ashes
New Zealand firefighters are called to almost 3000 dwelling fires a year but the fallout doesn’t end when they roll up their hoses and leave the scene.
Big aloe finds a new home
Big aloe finds a new home
What do you do when a child has a growth spurt and their trousers start to look like shorts? You buy a bigger pair.
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Straying from our lane
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Straying from our lane
Queens Drive: Should we be driving it or using the road for more leisurely pursuits?
Tempestuous travels
Tempestuous travels
The recent Waitangi Day celebrations remind me of how a copy of the Treaty came to Otago.
Andes horse trek uplifting experience
Andes horse trek uplifting experience
Business and rural editor Sally Rae recently embarked on the trip of a lifetime when she crossed the Andes, from Chile to Argentina, on horseback with her friend Lucy.
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Taking a stand
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Taking a stand
First things first: I was right.
Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Full cycle: majesty of Nepal
Full cycle: majesty of Nepal
Dunedin man Murray Ross recently challenged himself, cycling the Annapurna circuit in Nepal, a 12-day journey which winds it way through some of Nepal’s tallest mountains.
Time for evidence of action
Time for evidence of action
From sustainability promises to substantial change: what we might expect from businesses in 2026 and what we need to happen.
Not a cope in hell
Not a cope in hell
Middle-aged and in the middle of a meltdown?
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Impressive sextet of Chardonnays from around South Is
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Impressive sextet of Chardonnays from around South Is
Today's lineup really is a "sextet of sizzling Shardonnay" (yes, I do recognise the spelling mistake ... it’s just me being prone to alliteration).
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Dinner to lunch
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Dinner to lunch
I dine out at lunch time more than my wallet likes, because lunches are hard.
