Where the parties sit on waste
Many parties are wasting the opportunity this election presents.
When you can’t break fingers...
When you can’t break fingers...
Now that we’re no longer allowed to duel, it’s hard to know what is an appropriate response in the face of an assault on your principles or honour, writes Lisa Scott.
Patterns of behaviour
Patterns of behaviour
One of the largest knitting pattern collections within a New Zealand institution is held in the Hocken Collections at the University of Otago.
The day the earth moved
The day the earth moved
Dunedin had a sharp reminder in 1974 that it too sits in the shaky isles, writes Paul Gorman.
On shaky ground
On shaky ground
Scars on the land tell us Dunedin is earthquake country too, writes Paul Gorman.
A sanctuary for art
A sanctuary for art
Alyth Grant reflects on what she learned on a walk with local artist Moira Crossman looking at sculptures in the Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
Stickman pine’s straight lines
Stickman pine’s straight lines
Zealandia has been in the science news quite a lot recently - and I don’t mean the wildlife sanctuary in Wellington or that fine lady who is supposed to symbolise New Zealand, writes Mark Clark.
Investing in you
Investing in you
I have a question for you: do you consider yourself to be your most important asset? asks life coach Jan Aitken.
Mars blooms as equinox looms
Mars blooms as equinox looms
The sun’s centre crosses the celestial equator moving from north to south at 1.30am on Wednesday. This marks the exact moment of the spring equinox in the southern hemisphere.
This week in cultural vandalism . . .
This week in cultural vandalism . . .
Fun fact, or not so fun, depending on which side of the destruction you’re on, writes columnist Liz Breslin.
Ultra keen
Ultra keen
If you like running, and running, there’s a sport for you. And now it’s arrived in Dunedin, writes Tom McKinlay.
Loads of rubbish
Loads of rubbish
A new Dunedin landfill is proposed for Smooth Hill, beyond Brighton. But does the city need a six million cubic metre hole in the ground in which to bury its waste? Bruce Munro asks around.
Nail the vowels and the kawhe will follow
Nail the vowels and the kawhe will follow
Tom McKinlay can’t even properly report what Talia Ellison says. For all that, there appears to be evidence of progress.
Class Act - Where are they now?
Class Act - Where are they now?
Ten years ago, Otago’s school leavers were looking forward to a bright future. Kim Dungey asks those who received ODT Class Act awards in 2010 how they are dealing with the Covid curve ball.
Extinction distinction
Extinction distinction
On many levels I imagine I am a fairly disappointing mother, writes Kate Oktay.
Twinkle, twinkle little stars
Twinkle, twinkle little stars
This week, instead of drawing your attention to something high up, I’d like to do quite the opposite. I want you to try to find the fifth and sixth brightest stars, which will be near the horizon...
Greg Boyed's widow: 'He'd want something positive out of this'
Greg Boyed's widow: 'He'd want something positive out of this'
Caroline Chevin was married to Greg Boyed for four years before he took his own life in August 2018. She is mother to their 5-year-old son, Kian, and now lives in her home country of Switzerland.
Interruption to studies not all bad
Interruption to studies not all bad
The strangest thing about studying at Cambridge University is how quickly it ceases to be strange, Oliver Hailes says.
Advising ministers challenging, satisfying
Advising ministers challenging, satisfying
Advising government ministers during the Covid-19 pandemic has been some of the most challenging yet satisfying work Nat Christensen has done.
Sideways and upwards
Sideways and upwards
Some have had to cancel overseas travel, some already out of the country are missing family but Breiana Bennetts sums it up in a sentence: "Covid-19 has changed every single one of my 2020 plans."
