A slower fashion
We need to get dressed differently and this week will be as good a time to start as any, writes Gina Dempster.
Life & Style
Trust is the new love
Trust is the new love
Trust is the biggest issue we face today, Chris Skellet claims. Bruce Munro talks to the popular clinical psychologist about living in a world plagued by mistrust and why rebuilding trust is worth it.
Exposing the hidden battles with anxiety
Exposing the hidden battles with anxiety
Award-winning journalist Naomi Arnold is the editor of Headlands: New Stories of Anxiety, a collection of essays that share some of the real stories behind mental health statistics.
Festive feeling and a bit of a lift
Festive feeling and a bit of a lift
This week I am tending towards the euphoric. I've been spending time in festivalland, a kid in the Festival of Colour lollyshop, writes Liz Breslin.
Curing growth: A 12-step programme
Curing growth: A 12-step programme
We need to think like an addict and talk about what we value, Prof Robert Costanza tells Tom McKinlay.
Buccaneers of NZ flora
Buccaneers of NZ flora
Clips of Dunedin's snow-covered hills and icy roads are a time-honoured winter tradition on New Zealand television - as are regular jibes from northerners about the city's "fresh'' weather.
Where fossils roost
Where fossils roost
There is a lot to see on a walk up to Big Hut, writes Tom McKinlay. Some of it is only inside your head.
Easter tipples
Easter tipples
Otago Polytechnic lecturer Fiona McLaren has gone all out to create warming, chocolatey liquid treats for the Easter break.
Tackling sleep time tensions
Tackling sleep time tensions
Time to talk about the little ones again. This week - bedtime, writes Ian Munro.
People should be central
People should be central
How can the health system best help people with diabetes? And does blaming people and their lifestyles help? writes Pauline Norris.
An out of the box disaster
An out of the box disaster
Gillian Vine reflects on the momentous day when the Allies in Singapore surrendered.
Mesmerising festival
Mesmerising festival
Kerrie Waterworth experiences Easter Spanish-style.
Sharing the road
Sharing the road
Are Lime scooters transformative players in a healthy sustainable city or a painful case of corporate capture, asks Alex Macmillan.
Pre-flight training
Pre-flight training
It's important to teach your child the basics of everyday living before they leave the nest, writes Ian Munro.
5 questions with: Melanie Tavendale
5 questions with: Melanie Tavendale
Melanie Tavendale is Waitaki District Council's deputy mayor.
Smug in the city of dreams
Smug in the city of dreams
There are few things I like more than gloating. It is an emotion that you can luxuriate in and really enjoy, writes columnist Kate Oktay.
Easter orchid lures with its fragrance
Easter orchid lures with its fragrance
Let your nose guide you to Orokonui Ecosanctuary and you won't be disappointed, writes Jeanne Hutchinson.
Remembering to look after yourself
Remembering to look after yourself
I suspect we are all fairly comfortable dealing with the physical wounds, the bumps and bruises, that life deals out. We know what to do with physical wounds, we know when to reach for the...
Telling a story - the global rise of artisan craft chocolate
Telling a story - the global rise of artisan craft chocolate
As Easter approaches and we reach for that chocolate bunny, chocolate researcher Kristy Leissle looks at the explosion in craft chocolate.
A mesmerising spot on the sun
A mesmerising spot on the sun
When I drew the curtains in my Portobello home last Saturday morning, I knew it was going to be one of those special Dunedin days, writes Ian Griffin.