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Amanda Thompson is an opinionated lady living in rural New Zealand

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Don’t mention the war: On grandparents and Anzac biscuits

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Don’t mention the war: On grandparents and Anzac biscuits

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Wholesome content for Father’s Day – plus a show-stopping Filipino recipe

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What to do with tangelos, the sad uncle of the cheery citrus family

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The Sunday Essay: Here is the truth

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Slices of date load served on a brown ceramic dish with a cup of tea in a brown mug, and the uncooked date loaf on a loaf tin.

Nostalgic and delicious: how to make 1970s date loaf

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Don’t mention the war: On grandparents and Anzac biscuits (with recipe!)

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The best and worst chocolate bunnies of Easter 2021

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tomato fight festival, known as “tomatina”, in Sutamarchan, Boyaca department, Colombia, on June 5, 2016. / AFP / Guillermo Legaria (Photo credit should read GUILLERMO LEGARIA/AFP via Getty Images)TOPSHOT-COLOMBIA-FESTIVAL-TOMATINA

What to do with all those 8c-a-kilo tomatoes you bought

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Fatphobia feature

Fat women answer their internet trolls

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A meat eater reviews New Zealand’s best and worst vegetarian sausages

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