Samoa: top 10
Samoa: top 10
Gillian Vine lines up 10 things to see and do on your Samoan escape.
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The lasting impact of our Pacific links for all to enjoy
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
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
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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.
Disaster woven in our histories
Disaster woven in our histories
It takes a village to raise a child and to rally in the face of a civil defence emergency.
Test shots of our galaxy
Test shots of our galaxy
Last weekend, I was at the University of Canterbury’s observatory atop Mt John in the Mackenzie Country.
Drawn by the horizon
Drawn by the horizon
In 2003, Australian archaeologist Mike Morwood made an incredible discovery in the cavern of Liang Bua on the Indonesian island of Flores.
Due south by horse and pass
Due south by horse and pass
A trip down the island was once a sketchier proposition, Elly Dunckley writes.
Further from the truth
Further from the truth
Conspiracy theories sure do have stamina.
For the love of the environment
For the love of the environment
Sophie Bond reflects on the motivation and rewards for the volunteers whose work she co-ordinates from week to week.
Critical moments in human evolution
Critical moments in human evolution
From at least 3.3 million years ago, when our remote ancestors began to make sharp stone knives and scavenge meat, they made a really important evolutionary breakthrough: they joined the league of...
Here’s to house parties
Here’s to house parties
Make a playlist, buy in some nice crisps and save the house party from extinction, writes Eva Wiseman.
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The means necessary - climate change in the dock
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The means necessary - climate change in the dock
Protesters are in the dock but it’s increasingly climate change that is on trial, writes Tom McKinlay.
Towards the light
Towards the light
Joy Cowley launched a new book of rhymes and nonsense in Dunedin at the weekend. The renowned children’s author gives Bruce Munro some revealing words of wisdom about living in shadow and light.
Repairing a broken system
Repairing a broken system
You should be able to keep what you love.
Early steps in the journey to becoming human
Early steps in the journey to becoming human
Exactly a century ago, miners working in a quarry at Taung in South Africa found the skull of a child entombed in limestone.
Best view of comet is now
Best view of comet is now
This week, I have been getting up before dawn to try to spot a bright comet in the eastern sky.
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Life in the fast lane
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Life in the fast lane
Yeah, I’ve done cage diving, met the shark with my name on it.
Shaping how we cared
Shaping how we cared
J.&W. Faulkner Ltd, a long-running Dunedin business, shaped the material culture of hospital care during the first half of the 20th century, writes Andrew Lorey.
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Better lives lived better
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Better lives lived better
The goal was healthier lives for us all, but then the funding ran out.
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Planets in the western sky
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Collating the city’s war dead
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Ahead of his time
