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Gardening: We've got you covered

It's funny how you can loathe a particular plant for a long time and then see it in a different situation and discover its merit.

MTB: An enduring love for the mountains

Recipes: Beetroot Spread and Lemon Biscuits

Recipes from the The Grower's Cookbook: Beetroot Spread and Lemon Biscuits

Renaissance lady gives gen on greens

Dennis Greville and Jill Brewis combine their gardening and cooking talents to show you how easy it is to grow and cook your own produce in the recently released The Grower's Cookbook.

Oily Rag: Lean bean feeding machine

The mailbags are full again, so here are some of the more interesting or titillating tips.

Newsmaker: Karen Hunt

Relax, kids can handle sex talk

Honesty is best policy, says young mum

Oily Rag: A manifesto for the frugal

Not to be denied a soapbox, the Oily Rag community has been out on the hustings, meeting and greeting in supermarket aisles, smiling much while saying little.

DVD review: The Great Beauty

There's rarely been a winner of the Best Foreign Language film at the Academy Awards that hasn't be a feast for the senses.

Showcase of young talent in Rotorua concert

A mix of seasoned performers and young new talent will be showcased in Rotorua at a decade's-old concert.

Yvonne Lorkin: Waiheke's best will wow you

Music review: Dr John, Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch

Fashion: Time to get your geek on

Have you looked at a runway collection or designer's lookbook lately and wondered when everything got so nerdy?

Game review: Kick Ass 2

It's no secret that games based on movies are usually rushed, incomplete, bug-ridden efforts thrown together in a short time to coincide with the launch of the movie.

Glenys Woollard: Is Coriander easy to grow?

Yes, although in hot weather plants are inclined to start flowering and run to seed. To overcome this make successive sowings every two weeks right through until autumn.