Taking the budget out of the chiller
Taking the budget out of the chiller
There’s one simple habit that can make winter life easier, cheaper, and less wasteful: using your freezer well.
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New mooring anchored in history
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New mooring anchored in history
After decades searching for a suitable site, the ORC finally has a new head office. Kim Dungey looks inside the multimillion-dollar building that has divided councillors and ratepayers.
Quiet achiever kānuka a core feature of regenerating forest
Quiet achiever kānuka a core feature of regenerating forest
One of my favourite trees is the quiet achiever, kānuka.
Cosy winter wool paraded during celebration
Cosy winter wool paraded during celebration
With winter approaching we all crave the warm and toasty feeling wool provides.
Spring in Shenzhen
Spring in Shenzhen
For the Spring Festival, hundreds of millions head home to welcome the lunar new year in Shenzhen, China. Oscar Francis paid a visit as it welcomed the Year of the Horse.
Your garden: Autumn time to take stock
Your garden: Autumn time to take stock
Autumn is a good time to assess the limitations of your garden.
A whip’s circuitous journey
A whip’s circuitous journey
Excitement at Dunedin’s first royal visit was capped by gift-giving. But after one gift was given, it began a journey of its own, writes Seán Brosnahan.
Windbreaks beneficial for more than plants
Windbreaks beneficial for more than plants
Strong winds can play problematic for plants - increasing transpiration, and knocking flowers, fruit and foliage about.
Floral design takes holistic approach
Floral design takes holistic approach
Melanie Cecila Stapleton started her floristry career in NZ in the 1990s, before moving to London and freelancing for some of the UK’s most sought-after event florists.
Ways to wear your moko
Ways to wear your moko
My youngest son puts a fairly low key pressure on me about getting my moko kauae.
Machine-knitted puffer like no other
Machine-knitted puffer like no other
Just in time for winter, up-and-coming designer Alberta Bucciarelli has created a puffer like no other.
Passion for cakes
Passion for cakes
For Emelia Jackson, baking is meditative - the repetition of measuring, creaming, folding, scraping brings her calm.
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The importance of acid to a good wine
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The importance of acid to a good wine
Acidity is an integral part of grapes and wine.
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Courgette and carrot fritters
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Courgette and carrot fritters
This is the kind of recipe you turn to when there’s a courgette or two needing to be used up.
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Turning to Spain as the cold comes
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Turning to Spain as the cold comes
Annabel and Rose draw inspiration from Spain and its vibrant and fun cuisine.
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Relaxed Anzac weekend eating
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Relaxed Anzac weekend eating
Three things I frequent on restaurant menus: ceviche, anything Greek and, for breakfast, baked eggs.
Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden for the week.
This is no mug’s game
This is no mug’s game
Any way you slice it, the pressure is on the food budget.
The great escape
The great escape
The remarkable story of a German ship’s desperate flight from Dunedin in the early days of World War 2, has now been revealed.
In search of sprites
In search of sprites
Last weekend, I ran into sprites. Two sorts, though only one gets to keep the name according to the rulebook.
