High art and slapstick
High art and slapstick
Need a good laugh? Then head for the ballet, reports Tom McKinlay.
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Changing it up
Changing it up
Change is in the air for a Dunedin-based organisation helping young people bring the future into sharper focus, reports Tom McKinlay.
Jogging them along
Jogging them along
My wife called me cruel when the boys and I returned from our run up Baldwin St.
Yoga club something to smile about
Yoga club something to smile about
Dunedin already has one laughter club. A group of up to about 20 people gather weekly to practise laughter yoga and have a bit of a chortle with club leaders Lora Johnston and Lynley Butson at Community House in Moray Pl.
Letting the laughter out
Letting the laughter out
There does not always seem to be a lot to laugh about. By why let that stop you, say a couple of Christchurch laughter practitioners, reports Tom McKinlay.
Warmth best answer to moisture
Warmth best answer to moisture
When things are wetter inside the house than outside, it's time to take action. But is a dehumidifier the answer? Tom McKinlay reports.
Trading-in the coal scuttle
Trading-in the coal scuttle
A little global warming sounds like a good idea at about this time of year. But can that bag of coal really be justified? Tom McKinlay reports.
Real lives realised
Real lives realised
The message is in the method for a team of New Zealand film-makers, Tom McKinlay reports.
Interrogating the terror
Interrogating the terror
Masked gunmen descended on Ruatoki in the dead of night in 2007. But not to worry, they were police. Tom McKinlay talks to a couple of film-makers who aren't quite so relaxed about it.
Packing it in
Packing it in
Some packaging is over the top, say Wanaka Wastebusters. But they want your opinion too, writes Tom McKinlay.
Precious elixir: where's the plug?
Precious elixir: where's the plug?
Water is the stuff of life, so Alina Siegfried has been treating it with due respect, reports Tom McKinlay.
Mini-delights as short films get to the heart of the matter
Mini-delights as short films get to the heart of the matter
Mia Blake in a scene from 'This Is Her'. Photo supplied.
Diminished attention spans have their day out with the arrival of the Show Me Shorts Film Festival in Dunedin this week.
It's a format that is finding a growing audience, says festival director Gina Dellabarca.
"I think it's the popularity of the internet.
Creating a sustainable city
Creating a sustainable city
The emphasis is on the local in this year's big push to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, reports Tom McKinlay.
Designer to the chickens
Designer to the chickens
Former aerospace design engineer Rob Berger has turned his hand to chicken coops and is finding favour with foreigners in New Zealand.
Don't let grass grow underfoot
Don't let grass grow underfoot
Another summer has come and gone with all the furious lawnmowing and hedge trimming that entails. There must be a better way. Tom McKinlay reports on the options.
New-look 'Stargate' blasts off
New-look 'Stargate' blasts off
"Kia Ora," says Ming Na, one of the stars of Stargate Universe, the new iteration of the long-running franchise.
A way of thinking
A way of thinking
Dunedin gets a new Anglican bishop today. Tom McKinlay talks about God and C. S. Lewis with Dr Kelvin Wright.
Strangers on a catwalk
Strangers on a catwalk
Ahead of the iD Dunedin Fashion Show, Tom McKinlay talks to fashion designer Sarah Aspinall.
Karoro - bird on a mire
Karoro - bird on a mire
Recent plans to cull a few black-backed gulls at the Green Island landfill have ruffled some feathers.
Holding fast
Holding fast
The holy month of Ramadan has just over a week to run. Tom McKinlay catches up with those observing the fast.