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The way to their hearts
Your own children can be hard enough to get on with, and they know all your freaky ins and outs. Meeting your boyfriend’s children is bound to come with feelings of trepidation, writes Lisa Scott.
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Making memories on ice
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Making memories on ice
There isn’t much strange and wonderful left in this world but if you do one thing this winter, then the Staveley Ice Rink should be that thing.
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Embracing boredom’s potential
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Embracing boredom’s potential
Boredom can be a catalyst for great things and it might even be the mother of invention, rather than necessity, writes Lisa Scott.
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At the end of the rainbow
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At the end of the rainbow
I’ve been looking for a house to buy in Dunedin for a year and a-half and, boy, have I seen some s...holes in that time, writes Lisa Scott.
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It’s just fine to be seen by the birds
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It’s just fine to be seen by the birds
When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I see when I open my eyes is Mopanui.
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The cloak of acceptance
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The cloak of acceptance
Was today the day we got the country back on track? Let me know. I want to remember what I was doing when it happened.
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Fit for the purpose
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Fit for the purpose
Lisa Scott gets some training in before tackling a Great Walk.
Reconnecting a joy in sad times
Reconnecting a joy in sad times
Family is a weave of people who know you.
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The haggening is on the horizon
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The haggening is on the horizon
Being single is fun, unless you’re trying to start the chainsaw.
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On the road, avoid fungus
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On the road, avoid fungus
They say travelling together is the best test of any relationship, but I don’t see why there needs to be a test. A relationship is a pass/fail situation, surely, writes Lisa Scott.
Old soul brings future classics
Old soul brings future classics
The daughter of US musician Taj Mahal, Deva Mahal was born with blues in her blood. She created a timeless classic sound for the future, she tells Lisa Scott.
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Of summer’s sirens and sea lions
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Of summer’s sirens and sea lions
My New Year’s resolution was to go vegetarian.
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The importance of holding your line
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The importance of holding your line
Sometimes, if people won’t make a path for you, you have to bash one for yourself, writes Lisa Scott.
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Wherever they lay their hats, that’s my home
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Wherever they lay their hats, that’s my home
"Property investor" sounds great, doesn’t it? Better than "reluctant landlord", which is the truth of the matter, writes Lisa Scott.
Heard of hugging cows?
Heard of hugging cows?
Lisa Scott goes in search of the healing power of the bovine cuddle.
The past is a foreign country
The past is a foreign country
Want to know what success looks like in New Zealand right now?
Well-heeled misery? That’s rich
Well-heeled misery? That’s rich
Why are Wanaka people (the ones who live there all the time and own a house) miserable as sin? Lisa Scott wonders.
Thank you, driver
Thank you, driver
I’m getting used to the morning commute, but I will say the old bed-to-dining-table-in-Uggs route did have a certain ease and simplicity, writes Lisa Scott.
Someone in your corner
Someone in your corner
A feeling of friendship and companionship in the workplace makes a big difference.
Coming home to a city that has never left me
Coming home to a city that has never left me
After five years away, Lisa Scott's returning to her home town Dunedin.