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Former Wanaka resident Andre Prassinos - often referred to as a Queenstown Lakes District Council "watchdog" - has a new title these days, Biobrew director.

Joe Karam has another book out on the Bain murders. And this time it's about guilt, not innocence, Mark Price reports.

Somewhere between his treatise on government transparency and soliloquy on human rights, Pierre Omidyar paused.

A day in the life of an Orokonui Ecosanctuary ranger is not all communing with exotic fauna, Kelly Gough tells us.

Orca have rights, too, says New Zealand's whale woman, Ingrid Visser. She tells Catherine Masters, of the NZ Herald, why she is happy to be part of an unusual court case.

When people learn I've taken up open-water swimming, some immediately recoil, declaring it is something they could never do. I agree it's scary. But with practice, I'm learning to conquer it. Marjorie Cook reports.

There is a point in life when, like it or not, the body slows down. Still, no-one said anything about stopping. Shane Gilchrist goes for a run down Masters Games lane.

Arran Pene has been long gone from Dunedin, but the former Otago and All Black No 8's connection to the city remains as strong as ever.

Waves of greenwash are swamping even the most aware of shoppers, writes Andrew Laxon, of the NZ Herald.

Next week, bells and buzzers will sound the start of another school year. In the second part of our back-to-school feature, Shane Gilchrist explores the role of communication between parents and children - and, equally importantly, parents and schools.