Is it still worth doing up a property to make money?
Is it still worth doing up a property to make money?
Can you still make money buying a property and doing it up to resell?
Another side of Japan
Another side of Japan
Inuyama had everything Denise Stephens was looking for in a traditional Japanese town — a castle, shrines and temples, a classic garden, and a quaint shopping street.
Your attention pleas
Your attention pleas
Attention activists are fighting back against the pervasive influence of technology, writes Megan Nolan.
Contemplating another age
Contemplating another age
It is not always the knight that bests the dragon, Anya Samarasinghe writes.
Sandflies enjoying soggy summer
Sandflies enjoying soggy summer
Overcast, humid weather favours sandflies, which are starting to be reported.
Why are we all pining for 2016?
Why are we all pining for 2016?
Listening to Justin Bieber, perfecting your pout for the "dog filter", and casting a purplish haze over your pictures - why is the internet pining for the past?
We all have skin in this game
We all have skin in this game
We’re not yet ready to look beyond the surface, writes Eva Wiseman.
Filling, balanced snacks to keep us going between meals
Filling, balanced snacks to keep us going between meals
A good, filling but balanced snack to fill our lunch boxes as we head back to work and school is crucial.
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Keeping that relaxed holiday vibe
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Keeping that relaxed holiday vibe
Short and sweet this week because, if we’re not still off work we wish we were.
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Pinot noir result of 40 years of toil and risk-taking
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Pinot noir result of 40 years of toil and risk-taking
When I reflect back on the earliest years of my passion for wine, some 40-odd years ago, pinot noir wasn’t really on the radar.
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Baked rice with courgettes and tomatoes
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Baked rice with courgettes and tomatoes
This is the kind of unfussy, comforting dish Italians excel at and is somewhere between a baked risotto and a vegetable gratin.
Fast, easy and tasty
Fast, easy and tasty
As we settle back into our work routines and the children go back to school, finding quick, easy and tasty evening meals is the aim.
Pardon the weeds, I’m feeding the bees
Pardon the weeds, I’m feeding the bees
You don’t have to work hard to create the perfect home for invertebrates in your garden, writes Maureen Howard.
Wonders of warrior’s grave revealed
Wonders of warrior’s grave revealed
King Nestor features prominently in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, as his drama of the Trojan wars unfolded.
Warmed by the moon’s smile
Warmed by the moon’s smile
The moon has been keeping me company again this week, lifting itself into the evening sky with a calm, unhurried assurance.
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Grabbing a nap by a pristine pond
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Grabbing a nap by a pristine pond
There’s a self-indulgent pleasure in a nap, lying on a couch, cold wind blowing outside.
Bark microbes are climate giants
Bark microbes are climate giants
Trees are doing even more to benefit the climate than we thought.
A menu of kitchen hacks
A menu of kitchen hacks
Begin the new year right with these three kitchen hacks, suggest the folks at Love Food Hate Waste.
Courgettes, basil and pasta
Courgettes, basil and pasta
Nigel Slater has a suggestion for all those courgettes.
Bobbing gem adds drama to landscape
Bobbing gem adds drama to landscape
Kinetic and colourful, Dierama stops visitors in their tracks at Dunedin's Botanic Garden.
