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Stripping away the climate denial

Bruce Mahalski draws a Change in the Weather cartoon at his kitchen table. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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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

Traffic makes the bridge shake underfoot and overhead.

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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

Illusionist and escapologist Cosentino is bringing his magic to Dunedin later this month.&nbsp...

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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

The old label on the ‘‘trough’’, now thought to be a waka, in Tūhura Otago Museum’s Tangata...

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.

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Lakeside excavations reveal horse hunters

The recreated head of Shanidar Z Neanderthal, made by the Kennis brothers for the Netflix...

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Lakeside excavations reveal horse hunters

In the rise of humans, it is often the most basic changes that are somehow overlooked.

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Leading NZ's energy transformation

Jack O’Leary, pictured at the Karāpiro Dam, near Cambridge, is researching ways to reduce New...

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Leading NZ's energy transformation

CLASS ACT: Engineering studies and a rowing dream took Jack O’Leary to Cambridge. Now he’s working on creating a sustainable energy future for NZ, Kim Dungey writes.

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About belief

Anna Grimaldi celebrates winning gold in the Women's 200m - T47 Final at the Paralympic Games....

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About belief

CLASS ACT: Anna Grimaldi felt like an imposter after winning gold at her first Paralympics but she’s been on a journey to self-belief, Kim Dungey writes.

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Class Act: Lessons outside the classroom

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Class Act: Lessons outside the classroom

As the ODT Class Act awards celebrate 25 years, we check in with the class of 2014 and find many have concerns about the economy and the cost of living. Kim Dungey reports.

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Class Act of 2014 - Where are they now?

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Class Act of 2014 - Where are they now?

The ODT checks in with the class of 2014 to see what they are doing 10 years on.

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Verdant valley nature's offering

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Verdant valley nature's offering

Rewilding is growing in popularity. Maureen Howard and Bruce Munro visit the largest piece of regenerating forest on Otago Peninsula.

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Benefits of a handy man

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Benefits of a handy man

I’ve always had to get a man in.

A remarkable bird by any name

A muttonbird, tītī or sooty shearwater prepares to take flight. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

A remarkable bird by any name

The tītī is a bird with many cousins, the science tells us.

A tale of two auroras

The aurora from Otago Peninsula on Tuesday, October 8. Photo: Ian Griffin

A tale of two auroras

It was the best of times, and it was undoubtedly the epoch of incredulity last Friday night when I found myself perched beside one of the Otago Peninsula's back bays.

Medical studies expand

The WHO has said Botswana, Cape Verde, Comoros and Swaziland are on track to eliminate malaria by...

Medical studies expand

Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria will become a bigger part of the curriculum at medical schools across Europe in the face of the climate crisis.

Spears and tools reveal new image of ancestors

The oldest spear ever found, 350,000 years old, with one of the hunted horse’s skulls. Photo:...

Spears and tools reveal new image of ancestors

In the rise of humans, it is often the most basic changes that are somehow overlooked.

Samoa: top 10

Samoa: top 10

Gillian Vine lines up 10 things to see and do on your Samoan escape.

The lasting impact of our Pacific links for all to enjoy

Robin White, Twenty-eight Days in Kiribati: This is Florence (1985) hand-coloured woodcut on...

The lasting impact of our Pacific links for all to enjoy

A print on show at Forrester Gallery connects the South and the Pacific, Anna McLean writes.

Volume of physical activity what matters

Scientists say the total amount of physical activity people get is more important than how frequently they train, Ian Sample discovers.

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Willing and able

Elaine and Chris Gousmett (centre) have spent the past quarter century battling to get adequate...

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Willing and able

Caught in the latest government policy changes, Elaine and Chris Gousmett, cannot see a way ahead after decades of battling for adequate disability services.