Mana means everything
I was talking to one of my work colleagues about "mana" and what it means to me and my whānau and she suggested I write about it in an article, so here we go.
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DIY funerals — a big undertaking
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DIY funerals — a big undertaking
Funeral debt is an unwelcome, extra burden at a time of grief for a significant number of people.
Salt mine has long history
Salt mine has long history
I have always wanted to visit Hallstatt, a prehistoric site that his given its name to the early Iron Age in Europe.
Despite the cloud cover the sun still shines through
Despite the cloud cover the sun still shines through
It's Saturday in Otago, and rain is sluicing down the windows with such commitment that even my dog, Connie Springer, usually a fearless explorer of puddles, has taken to the couch.
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In Arrowtown’s isolation you’re seldom alone
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In Arrowtown’s isolation you’re seldom alone
"Getting away from it all" suggests a rest from people.
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Our timeless companion: Michelle Thaller's starry-eyed gaze
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Our timeless companion: Michelle Thaller's starry-eyed gaze
Astrophysicist Dr Michelle Thaller has spent a lifetime with her head in the stars, she tells Paul Gorman.
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Becoming more flexible on questions of spirituality
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Becoming more flexible on questions of spirituality
I’m not religious.
Halves make a whole
Halves make a whole
A simple semicircle encompasses some big ideas, Anya Samarasinghe writes.
The journey of our branching trees
The journey of our branching trees
Our trees have some intriguing family histories.
Escaping into romantasy
Escaping into romantasy
The huge popularity of romantasy fiction’s handsome princes and horny dragons tells us something about what women want, writes Sophie Heawood.
A message in a bottle
A message in a bottle
Out in the dark, on a frost-bitten Saturday in Middlemarch, I turned my telescope towards Messier 83.
The leadership clearing the air
The leadership clearing the air
A new documentary shows what leadership can look like.
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Shining a light: Richard Blaikie's brilliant career
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Shining a light: Richard Blaikie's brilliant career
Throughout his career, Prof Richard Blaikie has championed the light of science.
Undoing ‘the Great Rewiring’
Undoing ‘the Great Rewiring’
Smartphones are turning our young people into the anxious generation, Jonathan Haidt tells Tom Faber.
The universe doesn’t run on our clocks
The universe doesn’t run on our clocks
Some things in life just don’t line up the way you’d expect.
Back from oblivion
Back from oblivion
Archaeology can be both deadly dull and, if you are fortunate, incredibly exciting.
Relax, and think of your skin
Relax, and think of your skin
Yes, a hot bath feels lovely, but there are things you need to watch, write Amanda Meyer and Monika Zimanyi.
Another year in the life
Another year in the life
Orokonui’s takahē whānau is spreading its wings, Madison Kelly writes.
Removing the grit
Removing the grit
AI, Botox, weight-loss drugs ... are we in danger of losing the wrinkles that give life its grit? asks Eva Wiseman.
Ingredients for a cooking classic
Ingredients for a cooking classic
An early Dunedin recipe book told a story about the city’s inhabitants, Peter Read writes.
