View the provocative ‘Springtime is Heart-break: Contemporary Art in Aotearoa’ exhibition where a diverse range of art explores ideas from nature’s renewal to emotional turmoil. Christchurch Art Gallery, Te Puna o Waiwhetū showcases 24 innovative artists in this dynamic body of work, on display until 19 March 2024. Curator Melanie Oliver invites us […]
Have you ever had the experience of launch control in a Tesla Model S? Ben Selby reports. Thanks to Andrew Farrow of Eyrewell Forest Motor Company, I was able to experience the equivalent of interstellar warp drive on tarmac. The Tesla Model S was the first mainstream offering from Elon Musk. The twin […]
Autumn is a time of bountiful fruit and vegetable harvests, and stocking up for winter. One age-old method of doing this is pickling. Pickling with vinegar likely originated in ancient Mesopotamia around 2400 BCE. Archaeological evidence points to cucumbers being pickled in the Tigris Valley in 2030 BCE. Throughout history, pickling vegetables in […]


























