The fine art of communicating ... with others
The fine art of communicating ... with others
J. Edgar Hoover — head of the FBI from 1924 to 1972 — did not suffer fools.
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Solar bursts shine light on history
Solar bursts shine light on history
Not many people have had their name adopted into the English language.
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.
A fresh flavour rediscovered
A fresh flavour rediscovered
Blue Willow Blueberries is a family orchard in Fairfield. It's a beloved summer destination where locals enjoy a fun pick-your-own activity and the fruit's also sold at the farmers market.
Solid gold slaying
Solid gold slaying
Just in case you need convincing of Ozzy Osbourne’s genius, here are 10 of his essential songs, writes Mikael Wood.
Raising their voices
Raising their voices
A benefit show to support Palestine is an opportunity to show solidarity, Harriet Moir tells Tom McKinlay.
Voting on the pressing issues
Voting on the pressing issues
Voters need to know where local body candidates stand on climate change, writes Sara Walton.
The wisdom of the season
The wisdom of the season
Like many in Ōtepoti Dunedin, I’m finally coming up for air after a whirlwind season celebrating Matariki and the Māori New Year.
History provides solid foundation
History provides solid foundation
Access to Dunedin’s past has never been easier, Paul Gorman writes.
Field of a soldier’s dreams
Field of a soldier’s dreams
In 334BC, Alexander the Great reviewed his army and made sacrifices to Zeus at Dion, in the shadow of Mount Olympus.
Dawn-lit dance of moon, stars
Dawn-lit dance of moon, stars
If you’re up early on Monday wrap up warm and step outside. Look northeast just before 6.30am and you’ll see something quietly beautiful: the crescent moon drifting close to Matariki, the star...
Focused on his joy
Focused on his joy
If you stand your ground, people come around, Delaney Davidson tells Seren Stevens.
Good and funny, if not definitive
Good and funny, if not definitive
Former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has a book out that certainly reads like her authentic voice, writes Mike Houlahan.
A joined-up response to climate crisis
A joined-up response to climate crisis
Academics from across the University of Otago continue to offer solutions to the climate crisis.
The modern lives of wives
The modern lives of wives
The choices facing married women in 2025 don’t change the contradiction at the heart of a marriage, writes Eva Wiseman.
Uncovering a twisted path
Uncovering a twisted path
The couple behind the bestseller The Salt Path left a trail of debt and deceit, writes Chloe Hadjimatheou.
Music sheets speak volumes
Music sheets speak volumes
The lives of many early colonists were bound up in their music collections, Amanda Mills writes.
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On thin ice: Science at the end of the world
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On thin ice: Science at the end of the world
A new documentary following climate scientists to Antarctica, explains the physics of our predicament, Tom McKinlay writes.
Archaeological nirvana found in chance stop
Archaeological nirvana found in chance stop
We are staying in our Greek whānau’s villa on the shore of the Aegean.
A tale of two planets in the evening glow
A tale of two planets in the evening glow
There’s something quietly marvellous about stepping outside just after sunset in midwinter.
