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    Jennifer Boland is hoping ‘‘Over the Moon’’ will encourage young and old to dream. PHOTO: PETER...

    Turning to stars for inspiration

    People have always looked up at the night sky and wondered. And we should keep on doing it, Jennifer Boland tells Rebecca Fox.

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    A few coins of gratitude in the Christmas pudding

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    A few coins of gratitude in the Christmas pudding

    Last Christmas, I gave you my heart ... and a voucher for tandem paragliding, but it was too windy on the day and you didn’t want to reschedule, so I got a refund and paid the rates instead.

    Serving his wee slice of Scotland

    Serving his wee slice of Scotland

    The monument is not the city’s only reminder of William Cargill, Sean Brosnahan writes.

    A quizzical look at wildlife

    A quizzical look at wildlife

    Ahead of a visit to Orokonui Ecosanctuary this summer, polish up your mātauraka taiao with Madison Kelly and Taylor Davies-Colley.

    Toitū te whenua: Keeping your enemies close

    Huriawa Peninsula’s sheer cliffs helped protect Te Pā-a-Te-Wera from the long siege laid by Taoka...

    Toitū te whenua - series 2: Keeping your enemies close

    Fighting talk and words of defiance are forever etched into the history of Huriawa Peninsula, Matapura Ellison tells Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman.

    Floor tells an ancient story

    The corpse of Hector is weighed against gold to pay for his return to his father King Priam....

    Floor tells an ancient story

    There are few archaeological discoveries that match unearthing a Roman mosaic. I know this from personal experience at the city of Verulamium, north of London.

    Orion Nebula glows defiantly

    PHOTO: IAN GRIFFIN

    Orion Nebula glows defiantly

    Out in Middlemarch last week, under what might generously be called a luminous sky — the full moon hanging over the Strath Taieri like an over-keen floodlight — I turned my telescope toward Orion.

    Savouring the joys of Christmas Yoghurt bark

    Yoghurt bark. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Savouring the joys of Christmas Yoghurt bark

    Make the most of Christmas, don’t waste it, write the folks at Love Food Hate Waste.

    Hoverflies may replace honeybees as crop pollinators

    Native rat-tailed hoverfly (Helophilus trilineatus). PHOTOS: ODT FILES

    Hoverflies may replace honeybees as crop pollinators

    Hoverflies may replace honeybees as crop pollinators, as bees decline.

    Charmed, I’m sure

    Charmed, I’m sure

    Eva Wiseman is beguiled, again.

    Boots on the ground

    Boots on the ground

    When "redcoat" soldiers were brought to Otago to bring order to a gold rush in full flow, the temptation to desert proved too much for some, writes Charlotte Macdonald in this extract from her new book Garrison World.

    Tempering the power of the machine

    Photo: Getty Images

    Tempering the power of the machine

    After reshaping how we think, learn and socialise, the next wave of AI is poised to reach far deeper — into our desires, our relationships and our sense of self

    Exploring the digital tomb of Tutankhamun

    Ankhesenamun anointing her half brother and husband, Pharoah Tutankhamun. Photo: supplied

    Exploring the digital tomb of Tutankhamun

    Inevitably almost, I have to write about Tutankhamun.

    Cosy stargazing from home

    The sky over Middlemarch courtesy of a humble security camera. Image: Ian Griffin

    Cosy stargazing from home

    Occasionally, astronomy presents you with a piece of technology that changes your life.

    Feeling the shift you can sustain

    Zackry Stetler, Simon McKenzie, Jennie Salter and Simon Abel of Wastebusters’ reuse yard team...

    Feeling the shift you can sustain

    Resolving to prioritise wellbeing can multiply the benefits.

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    Flat out, like a horse on a hillside

    Photo: Clare Fraser

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    Flat out, like a horse on a hillside

    This track starts off seductively easy, a flat, grassy warm up.

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    The forest defenders

    A group of Awyu women set off to hunt and gather food in Boven Digoel, West Papua. Photo:...

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    The forest defenders

    The cause of West Papua has become a pressing issue for humanity, Tom McKinlay reports.

    Taonga carry us into the future

    The taurapa (sternpost) of Waikahua, now attached to Te Paranihi, viewed from the right. Photos:...

    Taonga carry us into the future

    Tūhura Otago Museum’s war canoe carries symbols of peace, writes Te Rauparaha Horomona.

    A great year in archaeology back in 1922

    The golden headdress of Queen Pu-Abi. There are golden willow leaves and precious beads. She wore...

    A great year in archaeology back in 1922

    Several readers have asked me about Pu-Abi, mentioned in last week’s column — 1922 was a memorable year for archaeology.

    Poetry of coronal auroras

    Photo: Ian Griffin

    Poetry of coronal auroras

    On the evening of November 12, I found myself repeating a familiar ritual of this remarkable solar cycle.
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