“It was New Zealand’s largest export by volume ... In looking for uses for the flax (harakeke is not botanically a flax but a ...

The trust held a National Compassionate Communities hui last week, which included a harakeke (flax) shroud-making workshop. It is one way bodies can be buried avoiding synthetic materials.

Of the 47 visitors, 24 were from Australia, nine from the US, five from New Zealand, four from Germany, two from China, two from the UK, and one from Malaysia. Krystal Eve Browitt, 21, was ...

There’s human intelligence - when we use it. We’re getting to grips with artificial intelligence. And many people are getting fascinated with plant intelligence - the magic work of mycelium for ...

Deputy Labour leader Carmel Sepuloni suggested Garner had been “talking my ear off”, while others quipped they thought he ...

Flaxseed is found in all kinds of today's foods from crackers to frozen waffles to oatmeal. The Flax Council estimates close to 300 new flax-based products were launched in the U.S. and Canada in ...

Flax was widely grown 100 years ago to make linen for garments and for ships' sails. But its decline was triggered by a move towards cheaper man-made fibres, which were often imported, and a shift ...

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How can food feel like home? Read the article and post your comments and questions for our journalist Priya Krishna by Oct. 17. By The Learning Network Are you easily distracted? If so, you’re ...

Big screen stand-in for Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, New Zealand is a dream destination that lives up to the hype. Jaw-dropping landscapes—soaring mountains, sandy beaches ...

Evan Rail’s “The Absinthe Forger” takes the reader on a picaresque tour through the world of vintage alcohol collectors in pursuit of a fraudster. By J. D. Biersdorfer Our critic on new ...

Oct. 4 (UPI) --Google on Friday told New Zealand it will stop linking to news sites from the country if it passes a bill that would tax the search engine for using news content. Google said in a ...