A cat with the cream
A cat with the cream
Somehow, Vanessa Stacey found time to appear in new film Bookworm.
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Signing off on plastic
Signing off on plastic
A final opportunity to turn back the plastic tide is just months away.
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Rocking the cradle
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Rocking the cradle
A crack band of musicians, writers and poets and motherhood are powering Holly Arrowsmith’s new album, she tells Tom McKinlay.
A crushing harvest
A crushing harvest
Olive trees stand as a powerful symbol in a new film about Palestine, reports Tom McKinlay.
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A nutty case of geopolitics
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A nutty case of geopolitics
Dunedin film-maker Rowan Wernham’s documentary has all the elements of a Hollywood blockbuster, Tom McKinlay reports.
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New dawn down under
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New dawn down under
The Beatles didn’t just tour New Zealand, they changed it, Andy Neill, one of the authors of a new book, tells Tom McKinlay.
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Music of the people
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Music of the people
Gore has been building community to a soundtrack of country music for more than 50 years, Jenny Mitchell tells Tom McKinlay.
Songs celebrating life and death
Songs celebrating life and death
The topic might sound grim but Fanny Lumsden is keeping it upbeat, she tells Tom McKinlay.
Entertaining look at street art
Entertaining look at street art
Street art will stop you in your tracks, for a long moment or two.
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No more cruising
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No more cruising: Time to focus on cutting carbon
A review of our climate commitments makes it obvious we need to lift our game, Tom McKinlay writes.
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The rewilding of Aaron Hawkins
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The rewilding of Aaron Hawkins
In his new venture, Aaron Hawkins is growing trees from tourism, he tells Tom McKinlay.
Sowing the seeds
Sowing the seeds
Jake Baxendale is composting his own music and telling jazz stories in new ways, he tells Tom McKinlay.
Changing the weather
Changing the weather
A changing climate guarantees changing weather, Prof Tim Naish tells Tom McKinlay, ahead of his Wild Dunedin festival talk on Saturday.
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Not something we’d buy into
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Not something we’d buy into
As the conflict in Gaza rages on, people around the world are using boycotts to hit Israel in the wallet, Tom McKinlay writes.
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Playing it for laughs
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Playing it for laughs
It might look like he’s leveraging his comedy for good, but Dunedin-raised comedian James Mustapic tells Tom McKinlay he’s really just having a laugh.
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Principles at stake
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Principles at stake
Governments for decades have taken a principles approach to te Tiriti o Waitangi, University of Otago politics professor Janine Hayward tells Tom McKinlay.
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A layered understanding
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A layered understanding
The first thing you need to understand about Te Tiriti o Waitangi is three things, Dr Paerau Warbrick tells Tom McKinlay.
Episode 4: Between land and sea
Episode 4: Between land and sea
]The many settlements around Otago Harbour were points in a seamless continuum between land and water for mana whenua.
The power of two
The power of two
Matthew Bannister is singing the praises of double acts with a new book, Tom McKinlay reports.
Our planet and us
Our planet and us
A new approach at City Hall could run rings around all our problems, Tom McKinlay reports.