Wrap up, cool down
Wrap up, cool down
The heat is going on our energy use, writes Tom McKinlay.
Tom McKinlay
Taking a first step
Taking a first step
Sustainability. Sounds like a good idea. Tom McKinlay reports.
Close encounter
Close encounter
William Shatner has become as famous for being himself, as for any of his on-screen creations. Tom McKinlay meets the man.
More than just words
More than just words
Beware sustainababble, Tom McKinlay writes.
Carbon equations
Carbon equations
Drill down a bit and the future for oil may not be so bright, writes Tom McKinlay.
Waste not wanted
Waste not wanted
Dunedin could still clean up its recycling effort a little, reports Tom McKinlay.
The sounds of silence
The sounds of silence
The punchline rolls around and Dunedin-born comedian Sam Wills again has nothing to say. It's hilarious, writes Tom McKinlay.
Giving new life to old taoka
Giving new life to old taoka
The sounds of southern Maori have been recreated in an exhibition at Dunedin Botanic Garden, Tom McKinlay reports.
Children find their inner artist
Children find their inner artist
The artistic heights children can reach before their fifth birthday will be on display at the Dunedin Railway Station gallery from Saturday.
Coastal transformation
Coastal transformation
A garden by the sea is restoring a little of New Zealand as it used to be, in more ways than one, writes Tom McKinlay.
Rhymes with Robbie
Rhymes with Robbie
Dunedin's wordsmiths have again captured the essence of poet Robbie Burns, reports Tom McKinlay.
Janet Frame award winner to work on new poetry
Janet Frame award winner to work on new poetry
Dunedin-based poet and novelist Diane Brown plans to use the prizemoney from the 2012 Janet Frame Memorial Award to write a new collection of poetry.
You ain't seen nothing yet
You ain't seen nothing yet
After all these years, the boys from Bachman Turner Overdrive are taking care of business, Tom McKinlay reports.
One chance for '7 Days'
One chance for '7 Days'
The funny men of 7 Days are coming south,Tom McKinlay reports.
When things go wrong for denizens of the deep
When things go wrong for denizens of the deep
Whale strandings have all the makings of a drama, as a couple of documentary-makers discovered. Tom McKinlay reports.
Show reflects Pacific bonds
Show reflects Pacific bonds
Art of the Pacific, contemporary and traditional, mixes at the Dunedin School of Art's latest exhibition, "Pasifika Cool".
Songs from the shed
Songs from the shed
Unreformed Australians singing Georgian harmonies. Sounds a bit spooky, Tom McKinlay reports.
Highlighting plight of 'last ocean'
Highlighting plight of 'last ocean'
A campaigning film about fishing in the Ross Sea stars the grotesque toothfish. But it's not really about the fish, reports Tom McKinlay.
High art and slapstick
High art and slapstick
Need a good laugh? Then head for the ballet, reports Tom McKinlay.
Changing it up
Changing it up
Change is in the air for a Dunedin-based organisation helping young people bring the future into sharper focus, reports Tom McKinlay.