Banking on local
There has been a lot of attention directed towards the loss of banking services in communities throughout Otago, Sean Connelly writes.
Life & Style
5 questions with : James Hay
5 questions with : James Hay
James Hay, of Timepieces NZ in Outram, Otago, had his work cut out for him with the switch to daylight saving time at the weekend.
Artist's plea over plastic waste
Artist's plea over plastic waste
Five million brightly coloured plastic bottle tops have been laid out on a Mediterranean island, spelling the word "HELP" in an art installation that aims to draw attention to marine pollution.
Puff the magic mower
Puff the magic mower
It was a remarkable day when Mike Hamblyn pulled the starter cord on the rest of his life.
Building a strong foundation
Building a strong foundation
Feeling content with your lot in life? That's not a bad thing, writes Jan Aitken.
The Devil's Dunedin
The Devil's Dunedin
A dark, magical tale of betrayal, greed and love comes home when The Devil’s Half-Acre hits the Fortune Theatre stage at the weekend.
A brush with anger and paint
A brush with anger and paint
In a fit of artistic expression, Lisa Scott gets in touch with her angry side.
Filling in the gap year
Filling in the gap year
For the parents of children who want to head off with a backpack on their own or with a mate, it can be an anxious time.
Five questions with: Joan McDonald
Five questions with: Joan McDonald
Joan McDonald, of Dunedin, is one of the country's few remaining members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
A season's reason
A season's reason
For some people, including meteorologists and media, spring began on September 1. For others, including astronomers, it will arrive with the equinox this Friday, September 23.
Carrying on in the Navy
Carrying on in the Navy
With comedian Mark Hadlow at the helm of the New Zealand Navy’s 75th anniversary celebrations, we were always going to see the funny side of life at sea, writes Gillian Thomas.
More or less
More or less
The Government is trumpeting how much better off we all are financially. Turns out, lots of us are still struggling to make ends meet, writes Bruce Munro.
Soaking up the sunshine
Soaking up the sunshine
There’s a good chance your vitamin D levels are low just now, but there’s an easy way to fix that.
The best photos I’ve never taken
The best photos I’ve never taken
It’s funny how life through a lens messes with our perception, Liz Breslin writes.
Trading away the future
Trading away the future
There are encouraging signs in the effort to turn around carbon emissions, but other events indicate we are yet to put our priorities in order, Colin Campbell-Hunt writes.
Built facing east
Built facing east
It was a dash of Gothic-influenced exuberance on the high street, destined to burn brightly but not for long, David Murray writes.
All you need is love
All you need is love
We all need to hear loving statements from the people we care about, says parenting columnist Ian Munro.
Somme: never returned
Somme: never returned
John "Turtle" Reynolds was barely old enough to be at war at all. And then he was sent to the Somme, writes Sean Brosnahan.
Seven days in heaven
Seven days in heaven
Seven days in a hut with no electricity or running water surrounded by knee-high snow might sound like a trial to some but, as Alina Suchanski writes, it’s the life of a voluntary hut warden.
5 questions with: Graham Moore-Carter
5 questions with: Graham Moore-Carter
Graham Moore-Carter has been skipper of the Lake Wakatipu tourist steamship TSS Earnslaw for 40 years.