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    Volcanic landforms in the Galapagos. PHOTOS: MIKE YARDLEY

    Intimate, priceless adventure

    The Galapagos grips you good and doesn’t let go, Mike Yardley writes.

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    Tyres and dental floss prove winning combination

    Annalisa Wikitoria McConachie (second left) wears the 2025 MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards ‘...

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    Tyres and dental floss prove winning combination

    A garment made from the inner tubes of bicycle tyres and dental floss won the top prize at this year’s MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards.

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    MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards

    A design by Hannah Fleming, of Otago Girls' High School.

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    MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards

    Amateur fashion designers from throughout New Zealand have showcased their creations at the MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards in Gore.

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    The slippery slide into wisdom

    I hadn’t been snowboarding for years, but I reckoned it would be just like riding a bike. It wasn...

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    The slippery slide into wisdom

    The thing about getting older is you lose your confidence a bit when it comes to doing sports, because by now you’ve seriously hurt yourself at least once.

    Stitched into position

    Painting of a civil official wearing a robe with rank badge. PHOTO: X2008.9490. TUHURA OTAGO...

    Stitched into position

    Embroidery once defined someone’s standing in China, writes Moira White.

    The fine art of communicating ... with others

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    The fine art of communicating ... with others

    J. Edgar Hoover — head of the FBI from 1924 to 1972 — did not suffer fools.

    Boost in job satisfaction, health: four-day work week benefits

    Boost in job satisfaction, health: four-day work week benefits

    Working less could give us more, a new study suggests.

    Kiwi singer 'heartbroken' over friends' deaths in LA homicide

    Kiwi singer Hayley Westenra singing with Thomas Deluca. Photo: Instagram/Hayley Westenra

    Kiwi singer 'heartbroken' over friends' deaths in LA homicide

    Kiwi singer Hayley Westenra says she’s "completely heartbroken" after learning of the double homicide of her long-time friends American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband Thomas Deluca.

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    A Theory of Conspiracies

    From left: A tunnel under Devonport; climate change-driven wildfire; Nicky Hager releases the...

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    A Theory of Conspiracies

    Conspiracy theories are theories too, M Dentith tells Tom McKinlay, and we should judge them on their merits.

    Solar bursts shine light on history

    A reconstruction of Anse aux Meadows, on the northern tip of Newfoundland. IMAGE: RUSS HEINL /...

    Solar bursts shine light on history

    Not many people have had their name adopted into the English language.

    Observatory opens to the sky

    PHOTO: IAN GRIFFIN

    Observatory opens to the sky

    After months of preparation, trips to the hardware store, more than a few late-night YouTube tutorials, and a memorable encounter with a Middlemarch nor’wester that sent all hundred kilograms of my...

    Working with nature key in crisis

    Kaikorai Stream as it flows past Araiteuru Marae. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Working with nature key in crisis

    Birdsong flowing from the trees and along waterways is one of the real benefits of ecosystem restoration projects.

    Raising their voices

    Benefit organiser Harriet Moir. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Raising their voices

    A benefit show to support Palestine is an opportunity to show solidarity, Harriet Moir tells Tom McKinlay.

    Solid gold slaying

    Ozzy Osbourne at home in his garden in Birmingham in 1978. PHOTO: TNS

    Solid gold slaying

    Just in case you need convincing of Ozzy Osbourne’s genius, here are 10 of his essential songs, writes Mikael Wood.

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    Housing built for healing

    This South Dunedin complex provides supported living and a permanent home for 20 residents. PHOTO...

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    Housing built for healing

    This large home is not only a relaxing haven for its residents, it is designed to be resilient in the face of climate change. Kim Dungey reports.

    History provides solid foundation

    DCC archivist Prue Milbank with a council valuation roll. PHOTOS: GERARD O’BRIEN

    History provides solid foundation

    Access to Dunedin’s past has never been easier, Paul Gorman writes. 

    Voting on the pressing issues

    Residents identify areas of concern at a South Dunedin Future street meeting in 2023. PHOTO:...

    Voting on the pressing issues

    Voters need to know where local body candidates stand on climate change, writes Sara Walton.

    ‘Plants of utility’ still making presence felt

    Cupressus macrocarpa 'Coneybearii' at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    ‘Plants of utility’ still making presence felt

    In the late 1860s - when still under the management of the Otago provincial government, it was decided to move the Dunedin Botanic Garden because of severe flooding of its old site.

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    Looking sharp

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    Looking sharp: That cool house on the corner

    A Dunedin couple tell Kim Dungey how they overcame the odds to create one of the city’s most unique homes.

    Your garden

    A handful of Brussels sprouts. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Your garden

    What to do in your garden this week.
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