Thrills and spills
If you are planning a family trip to Cairns, Melbourne-based travel writer Catherine Best suggests canyoning in Behana Gorge should be on your list of things to do.
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Bringing life to a cemetery
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Bringing life to a cemetery
For quarter of a century, a Dunedin group has been bringing life to a Victorian garden cemetery. Louise Frampton looks at how far they have come.
Good solutions on the table
Good solutions on the table
The seeds of a fairer food system have already been planted, Sean Connelly writes.
The gift pīwakawaka leave behind
The gift pīwakawaka leave behind
As our garden beds tuck themselves in for winter, we reach for our fluffiest coats.
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1000 steps
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1000 steps
China’s rise and rise is buttressed by a thousand aphorisms, Dunedin writer Philip Temple discovers.
Looking up in the big city
Looking up in the big city
Sometimes when we are in a new city as we rush from one site to another we forget to look up. John Walsh’s walking guides encourage us to do just that.
Spa turns out to be just the treatment
Spa turns out to be just the treatment
Nude saunas, deep breathing lessons, detox wraps ... two writers find different ways to relax.
Fact or fiction
Fact or fiction
Gary Dawkins sorts some fitness facts from fiction.
Inspiring designs shed light on NZ natives
Inspiring designs shed light on NZ natives
At first glance, Let’s Go Native looks like another book on the merits of native plants. But it so much more than that.
Still singing along with Engelbert
Still singing along with Engelbert
So, a couple of weeks ago I went to see Engelbert Humperdinck in concert.
Man behind the legend?
Man behind the legend?
His account of Odysseus’ journey home — now an epic blockbuster by Christopher Nolan — has endured for millennia, but Homer’s own story remains a mystery, Xavier Greenwood, of The...
Our little cousins from island shire
Our little cousins from island shire
I have already written on the excavations in 2003 at Liang Bua, a cave on the island of Flores, Indonesia, that caused a sensation among archaeologists and the wider public.
Line of serendipity
Line of serendipity
There is something odd about the photograph accompanying this week’s column.
Your garden
Your garden
Vegetables
Deadly heat
Deadly heat
The recent UK heatwave in May and June 2026 is estimated to have led to 2700 extra deaths across England and Wales, climate change implicated in 42% of the deaths.
Saving the best til last
Saving the best til last
Using up the leftover veges in the fridge can be the cue for some friendly, homely cooking, Nigel Slater writes.
Start of semester bargain hunting
Start of semester bargain hunting
University of Otago students Lilou Rault Metillon and Jane Yang admire vintage clothes at the Re:Ori 26 Market Day.
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Dinosaur or enduring legacy of Dunedin?
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Dinosaur or enduring legacy of Dunedin?
The plight of Marlow Park's dinosaur has Dunedin weighing up the value of nostalgia against new playgrounds when money is tight, reports Paul Gorman.
Walk on the wild side
Walk on the wild side
Lindy Davis discovers a tonic for nature lovers in Western Australia.
What was going on at the Rising Star cave complex?
What was going on at the Rising Star cave complex?
Thirteen years ago, the basic building blocks of human evolution seemed to be in place.
