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How two Dunedin foodies ended up looking for spices on a Sri Lankan mountain
4 Nov 2024
There are light-hearted wild goose chases for elusive spices, hilarious scenes with Baghya trying her hand at making local dishes, wide-eyed wanderings through ancient food forests but also instants of deep sadness.
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'Plants don't know borders' - a tropical obsession in Canterbury
16 Sep 2024A love for the flora of tropical jungles brought botanists Julie Barcelona and Pieter Pelser together. What ensued was years of shared adventure and discovery.
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Taking the art of capoeira beyond Brazil
9 Sep 2024Leandro Vasquez of Abada Capoeira Auckland talks about celebrating the sense of community, art and camaraderie born out of this art.
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