“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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

A beloved sugar maple slowly succumbed to disease. Today, it lives on in a new form. By Daryln Brewer Hoffstot and Kristian Thacker Researchers studying bottlenose dolphins found polyester and ...

October 18, 2024 • NPR Music's Ann Powers and Sheldon Pearce are your guides to this week's most compelling new musical offerings. For October 18, their selections include an array of ambitious ...