Just way out of line
At a recent community breakfast, people were chatting as they queued, and it seemed like a good idea at the time to talk to the man next to us in the line.
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Sounds like Shakespeare
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Sounds like Shakespeare
A soundtrack worthy of Shakespeare was ready and waiting in Dunedin, director Brent Caldwell tells Tom McKinlay.
The future is ahead of us
The future is ahead of us
Our future doesn’t need to resemble a fried chicken promotion.
Vikings of the sunrise
Vikings of the sunrise
When I was a student at university, every evening before dinner we thanked God for our food, in Latin.
Moon’s ‘straight wall’ should be visible by 3am
Moon’s ‘straight wall’ should be visible by 3am
Over the past few weeks, I have enjoyed some marvellous moon views using binoculars and telescopes.
Tech review
Tech review
Is it a novelty gadget or a serious drone?
Adding value to what we grow
Adding value to what we grow
Chutney could provide a clue to getting out of the pickle we're in.
Notes from a literary life
Notes from a literary life
Papers left by Janet Frame illustrate a life of literature and adventure, write Anna Blackman and Kirstie Ross.
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Lost jobs don't pay
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Lost jobs don't pay
A physiotherapist with 18 years' experience is watching his house deposit draining away, spent on household bills because he cannot get a decent job.
The spectacle of stellar death
The spectacle of stellar death
A few weeks back, while testing a new colour camera at the University of Canterbury’s Mt John Observatory, I photographed a genuinely remarkable object.
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Focus on love, health and happiness
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Focus on love, health and happiness
Lisa Scott hopes for a banquet of love, health and happiness this Christmas.
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Ahead of his time
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Ahead of his time
Enthusiastic citizen scientists with a great passion for their subject sometimes make discoveries which leave academics in the dust.
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Collating the city’s war dead
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Collating the city’s war dead
Recording Dunedin’s losses in war is a work in progress, Sean Brosnahan writes.
Navigating school journey never easy
Navigating school journey never easy
My mātaamua, my girl finished school this week forever and what a journey it has been! She steps in to her next journey with trepidation and nerves, but I am pretty sure she will be OK. However, let me tell you, it hasn’t been easy.
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Planets in the western sky
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Planets in the western sky
In ancient mythology, the constellations of Scorpio and Orion are depicted as eternal opposites in the sky, locked in a perpetual celestial chase.
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Take on a ‘new to you’ bike
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Take on a ‘new to you’ bike
Your next new bike need not be new at all, reckons Sara Walton.
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Stripping away the climate denial
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Stripping away the climate denial
After running for two years in The Weekend Mix, Bruce Mahalski’s climate crisis cartoon strip is now a book. He tells Tom McKinlay about letting the animals have their say.
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Sydney calls
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Sydney calls
It’s possible to take Sydney in your stride, Clare Fraser finds.
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Something to believe in
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Something to believe in
Magic was meant to have gone the way of superstition. Cosentino tells Tom McKinlay why our rational modern minds continue to believe.
Odd shape points to true purpose
Odd shape points to true purpose
When is a trough actually a waka? It’s a puzzle Te Atarau Cassidy and Gerard O’Regan have been working on at Tūhura Otago Museum.
