Beauty and strength forged from home
Beauty and strength forged from home
What does being from Otago mean to you?
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Getting a medical certificate without a doctor
Getting a medical certificate without a doctor
Employers can legally ask you for a medical certificate - even for one day. It can be a long wait to see a GP, but there are other ways to get a sick note.
A deception in the heavens
A deception in the heavens
Skywatching is often about seeing new things, but just as often, it’s about humility, Ian Griffin writes.
Women left their mark on prehistoric society
Women left their mark on prehistoric society
Prehistoric women were socially very prominent and this is seen in how they were honoured in death, writes Charles Higham.
Aloud and in full colour
Aloud and in full colour
It might sound like Carol Hirschfeld but it’s Shayne Carter’s story, film-maker Margaret Gordon tells Tom McKinlay.
A gathered history of occupation
A gathered history of occupation
In this extract from a new edition of archaeologist Atholl Anderson’s book The Welcome of Strangers, A History of Southern Māori, he details the vast extent of māhika kai.
The fascist position on yoga
The fascist position on yoga
For more than a century, elements of the far right have been attracted by yoga’s rigours, the author of a new book tells Miles Ellingham.
No humble pie for award winner
No humble pie for award winner
Being able to prove his doubters wrong is what drove one hopeful Invercargill pie maker to win an award at New Zealand’s national pie competition.
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A Theory of Conspiracies
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A Theory of Conspiracies
Conspiracy theories are theories too, M Dentith tells Tom McKinlay, and we should judge them on their merits.
Stitched into position
Stitched into position
Embroidery once defined someone’s standing in China, writes Moira White.
Observatory opens to the sky
Observatory opens to the sky
After months of preparation, trips to the hardware store, more than a few late-night YouTube tutorials and a memorable encounter with a Middlemarch nor’wester, Ian Griffin is now the proud owner of an observatory.
Seeds for clubs, counting the birds
Seeds for clubs, counting the birds
In preparation for National Gardening Week in October, a seed company is offering to help garden clubs get ready to beautify public spaces.
'Kimono frenzy': Op-shoppers snap up donated garments
'Kimono frenzy': Op-shoppers snap up donated garments
A generous private donation of thousands of colourful Japanese kimonos sent Christchurch City Mission op-shoppers into a buying frenzy.
Working with nature key in crisis
Working with nature key in crisis
Birdsong flowing from the trees and along waterways is one of the real benefits of ecosystem restoration projects.
Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Recovering from exercise
Recovering from exercise
Gary Dawkins shares some tips on how to recover well and faster after exercise.
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The slippery slide into wisdom
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The slippery slide into wisdom
The fear of getting hurt, traumatophobia (fear of physical injury) can be a massive head game to conquer, writes Lisa Scott.
Fashion to the fore
Fashion to the fore
Otago and Southland designers shone at the MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards in Gore at the weekend.
Four-day work week benefits
Four-day work week benefits
Working less could give us more, a new study suggests.
Intimate, priceless adventure
Intimate, priceless adventure
The Galapagos grips you good and doesn’t let go, Mike Yardley writes.
