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    Prof Brad Gregory delivers the second in his Thomas Burns Memorial series of lectures. Photo:...

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    How we got to here

    The myriad problems at civilisation’s gate have been millennia in the making, visiting professor Brad Gregory tells Tom McKinlay.

    Costs not just financial

    Costs not just financial

    Born and raised in a small town in South Waikato, I first moved to Dunedin to attend the University of Otago as a student.

    The right fixes for the climate

    The Kapuni Gas Treatment Plant. Photo: Google Maps

    The right fixes for the climate

    As one climate solution stumbles, others emerge.

    The Sun, a pinhole, and a hefty price tag

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    The Sun, a pinhole, and a hefty price tag

    Very keen-eyed visitors to the recent Cleveland National Art Awards show in Dunedin might have noticed a small, unassuming 4-by-5-inch photograph tucked away on a gallery wall - entry number 71.

    Boning up on the past’s futures

    A Chinese oracle bone. Photo: supplied

    Boning up on the past’s futures

    In 1899 Wang Yi-yung was feeling unwell.

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    Tracking Central splendour

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    Tracking Central splendour

    New paths in Omakau provide access to Central Otago essentials.

    Connected by ink and skin

    From left: Jack Jones’ skeleton in a red dress design. A selection of Jones’ collection of flash...

    Connected by ink and skin

    A Southland farmer left an indelible mark on the world of tattooing, Kari Wilson-Allan writes.

    Time, travel and climate change

    University of Otago students walk past the registry building. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

    Time, travel and climate change

    Have you ever been amazed by how much one person can achieve in a day, a week or a year?

    Myths linger in the memory of a May morning

    Myths linger in the memory of a May morning

    In the pre-dawn hours of May 23, the sky above Dunedin becomes a tapestry of ancient stories, barely holding together.

    Art from the ashes

    This painted scene from Akrotiri reveals life in a Minoan trading port 3500 years ago. Photo:...

    Art from the ashes

    A few years ago while cruising the Aegean, we sailed into the massive crater, now an arm of the sea, that formed when Santorini erupted.

    Made-up to look like women

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    Made-up to look like women

    With its conservative signposting and cartoonish take on beauty, there is a refreshingly straightforward message behind ultra-femme make-up, writes Eva Wiseman.

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    Jim Fyfe's wild life

    Jim Fyfe, pictured at Tomahawk Beach, has spent the past 26 years working with sea lions and...

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    Jim Fyfe's wild life

    Kim Dungey talks to retiring Doc ranger Jim Fyfe, whose work has helped Dunedin gain recognition as the wildlife capital of New Zealand.

    A war on the future

    Displaced Palestinian Mervat Al-Bassiouny, whose leg was amputated due to an Israeli strike,...

    A war on the future

    Palestinian scholars and the knowledge they hold must be saved, academics tell Tom McKinlay.

    Growing for our own needs

    Growing for our own needs

    Near-urban agriculture and prior planning will help our cities survive global catastrophes, say Matt Boyd and Nick Wilson.

    An expression of conscience

    Prof Richard Jackson. Photo: Otago University

    An expression of conscience

    An academic boycott can help Palestine, say some at the University of Otago.

    A taxi with complimentary advice

    A taxi with complimentary advice

    The teen party phase, and parenting in general, is all about communication, writes Megan Ellison.

    Nebula becomes the star of the show

    Nebula becomes the star of the show

    The other day, my favourite astronomy image-processing software updated itself — as these things tend to do without so much as a by-your-leave — and presented me with a shiny new feature: "Remove...

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    The origins of us

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    The origins of us

    Creating New Zealand was a novel experiment, informed as it was by time and place, Emeritus Prof Erik Olssen tells Paul Gorman.

    Electrifying machines could help save millions - and the planet

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    Electrifying machines could help save millions - and the planet

    The first complete inventory of all the fossil fuel machines in NZ has found there are over 10 million and 84% could be feasibly replaced with electric machines available today.

    Scans unravel the mystery of scrolls

    Unread for 2000 years, this scroll from Herculaneum has been virtually unwrapped and the ink...

    Scans unravel the mystery of scrolls

    The eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD is one of the best-known human catastrophes and Pompeii is regularly thronged with visitors who can walk down the Roman streets.
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