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    Sam Gasson is introduced at the Eat NZ Hui. Photos: supplied

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    Chef advocates for food infrastructure

    Dunedin chef Sam Gasson recently attended Eat New Zealand’s 10th anniversary hui in Auckland to cook and learn from those passionate about the country’s food story, he tells Rebecca Fox.

    The sweet spot

    Justine Tyerman at Cardrona with a backdrop of the Southern Alps.

    The sweet spot

    Justine Tyerman reminisces about September in Wānaka as she reluctantly accepts it’s time to pack away the ski gear - until next year.

    A home in the hills

    Well-known Dunedin couple Brian Cox and Mary Jane Sneyd have farewelled their brick villa, built...

    A home in the hills

    When a Dunedin couple saw this house, it was love at first sight and their carefully prepared checklist went out the window. 

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    Raceday never looked so stylish

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    Raceday never looked so stylish

    Five months after beginning to sew, an Invercargill woman claimed second place at Wingatui’s raceday fashion show with her original garment design.

    Class act takes student fiction prize

    Student fiction winner Stella Weston. Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Class act takes student fiction prize

    What started as a simple class writing exercise became a winning short story for emerging writer Stella Weston.

    The house that love built

    The doll’s house made for Dorothy Andrew.

    The house that love built

    A doll’s house at Waitaki Museum is a reminder of love and loss, writes Tracey Kearns.

    Rated G but not for grown-ups

    Men stormed two NSW cinema screenings shouting 'Allahu Akbar'. Photo: Getty

    Rated G but not for grown-ups

    Movies aren’t what they were, Eva Wiseman writes.

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    Keeping it stress free in summer

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    Keeping it stress free in summer

    ​​​​​​​Being able to spontaneously invite friends over is one of summer’s great pleasures.

    Extreme weather plan must focus on local

    Last month’s wind storm stripped the roof from this Clarendon house. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Extreme weather plan must focus on local

    If the focus is shifting to climate adaptation, we need to get it right, write Janice Lord, Christine Winter and Andrea Foley.

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    Report offers snapshot of wine industry’s state

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    Report offers snapshot of wine industry’s state

    The end of September saw the release of the NZ Winegrowers Annual Report, which has a wealth of detail to absorb among its facts, figures and statistics.

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    Cheesy asparagus pastry tart

    Photo: Simon Lambert

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    Cheesy asparagus pastry tart

    I love a quick pastry recipe.

    Braiding a story from day’s-end parade

    Photo: Ian Griffin

    Braiding a story from day’s-end parade

    Look west this week just after the sun drops and you’ll find Scorpius leaning into the dusk, its sting almost vertical, and Antares beating time where the scorpion’s heart would be.

    Mountain graves frozen in time

    One of the children of Llullaillaco.

    Mountain graves frozen in time

    It is exactly a year since the discovery of Sandy Irvine’s boot on Mt Everest.

    As fresh as spring

    Photo: The Observer

    As fresh as spring

    What better than a green salad to celebrate the joys of spring, Nigel Slater writes.

    Bringing the wilderness in

    The locally-made 4m oak dining table is accompanied by dining chairs covered in various fabrics...

    Bringing the wilderness in

    The desire to connect with nature in an alpine wilderness environment and spend meaningful time with multiple generations of family informed the creation of this home.

    Living relics from the dinosaur era

    Cycads have survived and adapted through millions of years. PHOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Living relics from the dinosaur era

    I love cycads! Every day as I see them in the winter garden, they always capture my attention with their lush, prehistoric appearance.

    Steam dreams in North Wales

    The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways at Porthmadog, Wales. PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES

    Steam dreams in North Wales

    Two of Britain’s most revered heritage railways can be combined in a long journey through magnificent scenery, with castles, quarries and mountains as an unsurpassed backdrop.

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    A page for all voices

    Otago University Press publisher Dr Sue Wootton (left) and Landfall editor Dr  Lynley Edmeades...

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    A page for all voices

    An esteemed literary journal is gently changing tack, Paul Gorman reports.

    Grandparents also doomed to scroll

    Apple has signalled plans to differentiate itself from rivals Microsoft and Google by placing...

    Grandparents also doomed to scroll

    Maybe it’s not our teens’ phone time we need to worry about, Eva Wiseman writes.

    There yesterday, gone today?

    There yesterday, gone today?

    On November 17 it will be 100 years since the NZ and South Seas International Exhibition opened at Logan Park, showcasing achievements of Dunedin, the province and Aotearoa - but also the Empire and world.
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