Call out to ‘citizen scientists’
Scientists need help to work out why monarch butterfly populations in Australasia seem to be declining, writes Myron Zalucki.
A plethora of planets graces the evening sky
A plethora of planets graces the 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.
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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.
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.
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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?
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.
Savouring fresh for longer
Savouring fresh for longer
For the folks at Love Food Hate Waste, summer is the time to celebrate with fresh, in-season produce.
Carrot and cucumber pickle
Carrot and cucumber pickle
All those laid-back summer lunches, the salads and cold cuts, smoked fish and simple tarts seem to cry out for a crisp, sharp accompaniment, writes Nigel Slater.
Angelface Wedgwood a most anticipated new flower
Angelface Wedgwood a most anticipated new flower
Norman Winter of Tribune News Services takes a look at a new flower variety being released in the US this year - hopefully not far away from reaching NZ shores.
The hottest in travel for 2025
The hottest in travel for 2025
Travel expert Lonely Planet has announced its best travel destinations for 2025, including its top emerging travel trends revealed here.
Designer full of colour
Designer full of colour
One of Britain’s most flamboyant designers, Zandra Rhodes, visited Dunedin in 2010 to guest judge at the iD Fashion Awards. Now a dame, Rhodes has released her memoir.
Your garden, January 10th
Your garden, January 10th
What to do in your garden this week.
Photos of 2024: Gregor Richardson
Photos of 2024: Gregor Richardson
ODT photographer Gregor Richardson chooses his favourite pics from 2024.
Revealed: NZ's top baby names for 2024
Revealed: NZ's top baby names for 2024
Noah has been revealed as the most popular baby name for boys born in New Zealand in 2024, coming in top for the second year in a row.
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.
Captivated by a jewelled gecko
Captivated by a jewelled gecko
Anna Yeoman, a conservation ranger at the Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary near Alexandra, describes the battle to protect New Zealand’s exquisite jewelled gecko from ruthless poachers and predators.
Easy meals on the move
Easy meals on the move
Linda Duncan has just released her latest and fifth cookbook The World's Easiest Recipes: Five Ingredients and talks to Rebecca Fox about cooking in her well-travelled campervan.
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The claim of Spain that wasn’t quite so plain
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The claim of Spain that wasn’t quite so plain
It's been revealed actor Alec Baldwin’s supposed Spanish-born wife was not, in fact Spanish.
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Past lessons still ring true today
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Past lessons still ring true today
In a six-part series, Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times covered burning issues of yesteryear.
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‘New’ Caledonian not so new any more
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‘New’ Caledonian not so new any more
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.
