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    This South Dunedin complex provides supported living and a permanent home for 20 residents. PHOTO...

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    Housing built for healing

    This large home is not only a relaxing haven for its residents, it is designed to be resilient in the face of climate change. Kim Dungey reports.

    History provides solid foundation

    DCC archivist Prue Milbank with a council valuation roll. PHOTOS: GERARD O’BRIEN

    History provides solid foundation

    Access to Dunedin’s past has never been easier, Paul Gorman writes. 

    Voting on the pressing issues

    Residents identify areas of concern at a South Dunedin Future street meeting in 2023. PHOTO:...

    Voting on the pressing issues

    Voters need to know where local body candidates stand on climate change, writes Sara Walton.

    ‘Plants of utility’ still making presence felt

    Cupressus macrocarpa 'Coneybearii' at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    ‘Plants of utility’ still making presence felt

    In the late 1860s - when still under the management of the Otago provincial government, it was decided to move the Dunedin Botanic Garden because of severe flooding of its old site.

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    Looking sharp

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    Looking sharp: That cool house on the corner

    A Dunedin couple tell Kim Dungey how they overcame the odds to create one of the city’s most unique homes.

    Your garden

    A handful of Brussels sprouts. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Your garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

    Flowering on track

    Delta gardener Nicola Kerr weeds around cyclamens in the Anzac Square garden in front of the...

    Flowering on track

    Louise Frampton asks Delta gardener Nicola Kerr how she keeps the Anzac Square at the Dunedin Railway Station looking its best.

    The wisdom of the season

    Hautapu at Puketeraki. PHOTO: REWA PENE

    The wisdom of the season

    Like many in Ōtepoti Dunedin, I’m finally coming up for air after a whirlwind season celebrating Matariki and the Māori New Year.

    The ‘artist’, interrupted

    Mt Sefton and the Footstool looming over the village, highlighted by a sunset-tinged lenticular...

    The ‘artist’, interrupted

    Christchurch writer Paul Gorman plays hide-and-seek with tourists at Mt Cook while rediscovering a long-forgotten hobby.

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    Let a little sun spill over with every sip of these beauties

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    Let a little sun spill over with every sip of these beauties

    It won’t have escaped your notice that we are in the depths of winter, though on the positive side we are now quite a bit past the shortest day.

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    Fine time to turn to versatile winter favourite

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    Fine time to turn to versatile winter favourite

    Pumpkins are a great addition to your winter table - being in season and budget friendly, they are super versatile as well.

    Cooking with intention

    Cooking with intention

    Winter is here, and that means long, quiet days indoors.

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    Roast carrot, noodle salad with white miso dressing

    Photo: Simon Lambert

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    Roast carrot, noodle salad with white miso dressing

    The sweet, caramelised roast carrots take this noodle salad to the next level.

    Tried and true

    Tried and true

    What's for dinner tonight?

    Field of a soldier’s dreams

    On this field, in the shadow of Mount Olympus, Alexander the Great reviewed his army before...

    Field of a soldier’s dreams

    In 334BC, Alexander the Great reviewed his army and made sacrifices to Zeus at Dion, in the shadow of Mount Olympus.

    Dawn-lit dance of moon, stars

    Dawn-lit dance of moon, stars

    If you’re up early on Monday wrap up warm and step outside. Look northeast just before 6.30am and you’ll see something quietly beautiful: the crescent moon drifting close to Matariki, the star...

    Getting loose in the kitchen

    PHOTO: LOVE FOOD HATE WASTE

    Getting loose in the kitchen

    Small swaps can make a big impact. Love Food Hate Waste gives us some ideas on how to switch things up this plastic free July.

    Focused on his joy

    Delaney Davidson. PHOTO: SABIN HOLLOWAY

    Focused on his joy

    If you stand your ground, people come around, Delaney Davidson tells Seren Stevens.

    Volunteers make light work of spruce-up

    Volunteers work in the Dunedin Botanic Garden Rhododendron Dell during the Oritain Volunteer Day...

    Volunteers make light work of spruce-up

    The rhododendron dell may seem like a self-sustaining woodland, but it requires ongoing work to maintain its balance.

    Your garden

    Polyantha roses. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Your garden

    What to do in your garden this week.
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    • Lydia Hortop-Blair in action for the Dunedin Thunder. PHOTO: KEAPHOTOS

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      The puck stops here

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      Squad’s potential excites coach

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