Removing the grit
AI, Botox, weight-loss drugs ... are we in danger of losing the wrinkles that give life its grit? asks Eva Wiseman.
Ingredients for a cooking classic
Ingredients for a cooking classic
An early Dunedin recipe book told a story about the city’s inhabitants, Peter Read writes.
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Never again
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Never again
Dunedin man Emir Hodzic survived a genocide.
Waiting for Matariki to rise
Waiting for Matariki to rise
There’s a bend in the shared pathway out on Otago Peninsula just before you round the corner to Broad Bay.
Sooty fingerprints of sister species
Sooty fingerprints of sister species
In 1957, my brother Richard and I travelled on our 59cc NSU mopeds from our home in Wimbledon to central France to spend our summer digging in the cave of Arcy-sur-Cure.
Power to the plastic-free people
Power to the plastic-free people
It’s time to raise your own cup to Plastic Free July again.
Stories from the heartwood
Stories from the heartwood
A new collection of short writing doubles down on language, Tom McKinlay writes.
Doffing his cap to history
Doffing his cap to history
My oldest boy wanted to please his dad when he was young and one way to his dad’s heart was through rugby.
Drug cheats: the new weight loss
Drug cheats: the new weight loss
More and more men are choosing to use weight-loss drugs.
The calm after the trauma
The calm after the trauma
There’s more to bush lawyer than the scars.
Cave of Denis, bounty of archaeological discovery
Cave of Denis, bounty of archaeological discovery
The first issue of the journal Nature was published on November 4, 1869, costing fourpence.
Of auroras and candlelight
Of auroras and candlelight
King’s Birthday weekend saw the Griffin clan decamp to our new crib in Middlemarch.
Unique find of a unique specimen
Unique find of a unique specimen
Feathered drumsticks provide a rare insight, writes Kane Fleury.
History’s marching papers
History’s marching papers
As digital communication takes over, so letters are now few and far between.
Oh My God Centauri
Oh My God Centauri
Last weekend, after some intense strategic planning as part of my day job, I finally managed an entire night under the stars at my new observing site out in Middlemarch.
Reducing waste the key
Reducing waste the key
Dunedin’s new green bin collection is just the start of the conversation about organic waste, Seren Stevens writes.
Connecting the south by rail
Connecting the south by rail
It’s time to hitch our wagon to rail.
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Rooting out the nastiness
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Rooting out the nastiness
We spent this weekend up a ladder cutting the hedges at Pūrākaunui. They had grown huge, lumbering, pushing over the smaller trees in front of them, forcing them to bow in subjugation.
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A vocation to heal
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A vocation to heal
Training at the Otago Medical School has changed dramatically over the years, but the dedication to care remains a constant, Paul Gorman discovers.
Taking the high road
Taking the high road
Ever wished you could drive from the north of Dunedin directly to Kaikorai Valley? Peter Dowden explores the highway link proposed in the 1970s.
