Bright comet in southwest sky worth seeking out
Bright comet in southwest sky worth seeking out
As I type these words, I am getting excited at the prospect of seeing what might be the brightest comet of 2025 in the southwest after sunset.
'Unreal day': de Groot marries long-time girlfriend
'Unreal day': de Groot marries long-time girlfriend
Few can match Ethan de Groot in the scrum but he has met his match off the field.
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Setting a table for presence and absence
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Setting a table for presence and absence
The widower who has a second chance at love is a romantic cultural trope.
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2025: the start we’ve made
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2025: the start we’ve made
We’ve all but accounted for the first quarter of the 21st century, so how have we done?
Top start to the day
Top start to the day
People who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from heart disease and a lower overall risk of dying compared with all-day coffee drinkers, according to international research.
Tracing red ochre’s roots
Tracing red ochre’s roots
Four years ago, a graduate student of mine asked if she could analyse the use of red ochre in the human burials from one of my excavations.
A plethora of planets graces evening sky
A plethora of planets graces evening sky
If the sky is clear over the next few nights and you have a pair of binoculars handy, you can enjoy viewing six of the solar system’s eight major planets after sunset.
Angling deeply embedded in national identity
Angling deeply embedded in national identity
Last year, NZ marked a remarkable milestone in angling history - the 150th anniversary of the nation’s first licensed freshwater sports fishing season.
Road victim Andrew Milne
Road victim Andrew Milne
With the holiday road toll season upon us, ODT editorial artist Austin Milne recounts how his father was killed by a drunk driver whose sentence of judicial monitoring ended this month.
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Kicking up a fuss over dance craze
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Kicking up a fuss over dance craze
In a six-part series Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times covered burning issues of yesteryear. We begin by considering the moral panic which ensued in some quarters when the Charleston hit the South.
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From military tool to the masses
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From military tool to the masses
With the new century entering its 25th year, Summer Times looks back at some of the events of 2000 and sees how we've fared since. Hamish MacLean looks at the GPS revolution.
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Childhood revisited
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Childhood revisited
Fox's Alexandra Motor Camp, Summer 1952.
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Youthful slang a bit Temu for older ears
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Youthful slang a bit Temu for older ears
Do young people ever say something that leaves you dazed and confused?
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Giving back to NZ a focus for software company
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Giving back to NZ a focus for software company
Karo Data Management is a Māori-owned software company that designs tools for health providers — but it is also so much more.
Handmade stories of connection
Handmade stories of connection
Golden syrup or jam?
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Chapter and verse
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Chapter and verse
It is one of the very biggest stories in New Zealand rock’n’roll history, and Mike Houlahan was there to record it.
Healthy lives on an ailing planet
Healthy lives on an ailing planet
Health services will need to be sufficiently robust to cope with climate change.
Digging down into China’s past
Digging down into China’s past
I write from Chengdu in western China, a city of 20 million that commands the fertile Sichuan Plain, backed by the Himalayan foothills.
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What really matters
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What really matters
A ‘‘decade of hell’’ has fired Corinda Taylor’s fight against suicide.
Is it okay to drop by unannounced?
Is it okay to drop by unannounced?
Before mobile phones were a thing, visiting a neighbour, a close friend, or a family member without first giving them a heads-up was commonplace. But is it still okay to stop by unannounced?
