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.
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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?
A date with a calendar collection
A date with a calendar collection
Calendars don’t just keep us up to date, they also tell us how we’ve dated, writes Sarah Hibbs.
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The glory of Dolamore Park
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The glory of Dolamore Park
The signs are all good for a little forest bathing just outside Gore, writes Clare Fraser.
A delicate flower to call our own
A delicate flower to call our own
When it comes to life, we first need to know what we are looking at.
Exploring a cosmic spider’s web
Exploring a cosmic spider’s web
Since my relocation to New Zealand almost 12 years ago, the southern sky has become more than just a view.
Humble needle opened lands
Humble needle opened lands
La Prele is an archaeological site in Wyoming where mammoths were hunted 13,000 years ago.
Connections as old as the sea
Connections as old as the sea
Our people are the wayfarers of the ocean, we live by the lore of the sea, we are fed by it and fear it.
Stability ball prone plank
Stability ball prone plank
Gary Dawkins shares an exercise that's core for everyday activities.
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Kicking up a fuss over dance craze
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From military tool to the masses
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Childhood revisited
