5 questions with: Grant Bayldon
Grant Bayldon is national director of World Vision New Zealand.
Encountering yesterday’s peeps
Encountering yesterday’s peeps
Don’t know about you, but I’m a bit sick of old white guys at the moment (sorry Santa, but I’ll always cherish that Soda Stream), writes Lisa Scott.
Moving the freedom boundaries
Moving the freedom boundaries
Parenting columnist Ian Munro shares some thoughts on preparing children for high school.
Taking a shortcut
Taking a shortcut
Bruce Munro has compiled Dunedin’s top 10 shortcuts: a guide to the best clever, hidden, forgotten or, in some cases, barely existent paths, steps and tracks in Dunedin.
A long way from the sun
A long way from the sun
The Earth reached the high point of its orbit - our greatest distance from the sun this year - at the weekend. Astronomers call this moment aphelion, writes Ian Griffin.
Getting over it, moving on
Getting over it, moving on
Darryl Baser, a regular on the Dunedin music scene, has released his second album, appropriately titled #Secondselfie. It contains his signature combination of wit and melancholy, as well as collaborations with local artists.
5 questions with: Brian Turner
5 questions with: Brian Turner
Brian Turner, ONZM, is a poet who lives in Oturehua.
Catering for caring
Catering for caring
We can all care for the ways in which our food is produced.
Dealing with the sports-shy
Dealing with the sports-shy
Many youngsters are lapping up the return to freedom and, in particular, the return of sport. But there’ll be some who won’t seem the slightest bit interested, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
We need to talk about racism
We need to talk about racism
Hello, I’m a nice regular white person from a white town and I’m not a racist, but I’m getting a bit worried about all these racists on the news. What should I do? writes columnist Liz Breslin.
A life good enough
A life good enough
Ever said "I’m trying to get my work-life balance sorted"?
The Titans back from obscurity
The Titans back from obscurity
Local music histories are marked with stories of lost bands, forgotten songs and musicians that nearly made it.
A good week for early risers
A good week for early risers
If you do anything this week, get up early and enjoy the sight of Venus and Matariki in the pre-dawn sky, writes Ian Griffin.
Matters arising
Matters arising
Black Lives Matter has profoundly affected many in New Zealand. The solution emerging for this country is something called decolonisation, writes Tom McKinlay.
Action now for a flurry later
Action now for a flurry later
Prospects for the ski season are looking good. Longer term, the future is still in our hands.
A garden designed to cure
A garden designed to cure
Twenty-five kilometres north of Dunedin is a quirky little reserve that, if it was in town, might be better known.
Right calls
Right calls
Last week, I came across a great idea for introducing the decision-making process. A teacher friend has been taking his Year 9 class through the process using our Government’s response to the...
Just horsing around
Just horsing around
Childhood memories are a patchwork; random snatches of scenes mostly hidden, but suddenly surfacing when jolted to consciousness by the smell of sunscreen, or the feeling of flannelette sheet...
An idea worth bottling
An idea worth bottling
Those bottles in the recycling bin could be the currency that supports a network of community hubs, writes Gina Dempster.
Take it from me, this is a racist country
Take it from me, this is a racist country
At the end of a fortnight during which the cause of black lives went around the globe, Hadley Tamati writes about his experience of Aotearoa.
