Verulamium’s secrets still being uncovered
Many years ago, I learned a lot of lessons on how to dig at the Roman city of Verulamium. Thankfully, it is still under open fields and undeveloped by housing.
Leaf dimple galls caused by mite
Leaf dimple galls caused by mite
Plant galls are very widespread on leaves.
Observing our rise and fall
Observing our rise and fall
Every millimetre counts when it comes to sea level rise.
Lunar eclipse before breakfast
Lunar eclipse before breakfast
In the small hours of Monday morning, the Moon will be slipping quietly into Earth’s shadow. From Dunedin, the eclipse begins well before dawn, though at first you’ll hardly notice.
Remedies for all that ails you
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Remedies for all that ails you
Dunedin was once the wild west of questionable remedies, Hannah Renwick writes.
Trying, failing in passable ways
Trying, failing in passable ways
The new parenting approach can look like just another way of telling us we are bringing our kids up wrong, writes Eva Wiseman.
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Street fighter
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Street fighter: Benson-Pope's years in our corner
For almost 40 years, David Benson-Pope has been an advocate for his Labour-leaning city. He tells Paul Gorman about the work he’s most proud of and concerns for the new politics of council.
Monument a link to Scottish past
Monument a link to Scottish past
There’s a complicated history of loyalty and loss mixed up in a Dunedin graveyard monument, Will McKee writes.
Te mana o te kaikaranga
Te mana o te kaikaranga
The kaikaranga is a pou of te ao Māori, calling still despite everything.
Sowing the seeds of a healthier economy
Sowing the seeds of a healthier economy
Cultivating a taste for the local would leave us all better off.
Long exposure reveals beauty
Long exposure reveals beauty
The Tarantula Nebula is a gaudy show-off, even by cosmic standards. A city of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 170,000 light-years from Earth, its clouds of gas writhe and billow like smoke...
Henge your bets on site similarity in pre-history
Henge your bets on site similarity in pre-history
Stonehenge is one of the most mysterious of monuments. It has puzzled visitors for centuries and has a prominent place in folklore. To this day, it attracts thousands to celebrate the summer solstice.
It’s not what it seems
It’s not what it seems
Social media would have you believe a cortisol cocktail can reduce stress and boost energy. Theresa Larkin examines the evidence.
Eat like an Italian ... but exercise too
Eat like an Italian ... but exercise too
Research shows adhering to a Mediterranean diet filled with fruit and vegetables, whole grains and olive oil can help reduce diabetes risk, but international researchers have found it’s more...
One pan is all it takes
One pan is all it takes
Lentils and crispy shallots can take a kedgeree to somewhere new, writes Kelly Gibney.
Oh, The Horror!
Oh, The Horror!
Horror movies provide important insights about ourselves, director Alexandre O. Philippe tells Amasio Jutel.
Not much to cheer
Not much to cheer
Rogue AI has taken over the Earth (topical!) and four space cheerleaders are on a mission to take it back in Ra Ra Boom, a side-scrolling beat ’em up with four player local co-op.
Casting for laughs
Casting for laughs
Will the movies learn to laugh again? asks Samantha Masunaga.
Oh, the horror
Oh, the horror
Horror movies provide important insights about ourselves, director Alexandre O. Philippe tells Amasio Jutel.
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Making it worthwhile
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Making it worthwhile
From shy South Dunedin school boy to deputy prime minister, Grant Robertson’s journey from Dunedin to Wellington and back again has been remarkable. He talks to ODT political editor Mike Houlahan.
