Polish migrants left their mark
In the years following the arrival of Europeans in Aotearoa, immigrants began to fill the southern islands from all corners of the globe. Among them were the Poles.
Doing less more deeply
Doing less more deeply
Spending more time on the things that really matter makes sense, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Moving with time’s currents
Moving with time’s currents
I used to tell the time by dandelion. Blow the filaments tactically while holding the kind of juicy, kind of slimy, kind of sturdy stem. One stubborn star would hang on making it later and later and later as I blew.
New worlds forged in a distant furnace
New worlds forged in a distant furnace
This week Ian Griffin would like to encourage you to join him on a hunt for a remarkable spiral galaxy.
Food to feed ourselves
Food to feed ourselves
We need to talk about the food we produce for ourselves, writes Sean Connelly.
Making waves
Making waves
Hope, fear and radio waves. On the eve of the 5G revolution, Bruce Munro gallops through a century of electromagnetic aspirations, conspiracies and often lamentable outcomes.
The days when produce was grown on Dunedin's doorstep
The days when produce was grown on Dunedin's doorstep
NZ produces enough food to feed 40 million but might not grow enough vegetables for its own population. Bruce Munro looks back on a time when 24 Chinese market gardens flourished on the fertile Taieri plains.
The best of the radical futures
The best of the radical futures
How much climate change is going to impact our communities, businesses and people? Sara Walton looks at some scenarios.
It’s quite alright here
It’s quite alright here
The annual student exodus has been less noticeable this year, because the of the plague, writes Talia Marshall.
Wind beneath my wings
Wind beneath my wings
After footage emerged of surfers stoning a foil board that washed up on Fort Point Beach, San Francisco, it’s apparent surfers don’t like change, writes Lisa Scott.
Together we can get the mahi done
Together we can get the mahi done
It’s time to step back from the overshoot, writes Scott Willis.
When to view tonight's lunar eclipse
When to view tonight's lunar eclipse
Tonight the earth passes almost directly between the sun and the moon, creating an event that astronomers call a lunar eclipse.
[Re]Use it, or lose it: buildings with a purpose
[Re]Use it, or lose it: buildings with a purpose
This year’s Otepoti Dunedin Heritage Festival, "Future of the Past" highlights the sustainable conservation and adaptive reuse of heritage buildings. Historian Jonathan Howard takes a look at some examples.
Investing in the future
Investing in the future
People are increasingly turning their minds to the implications finance has for a sustainable future.
Square of Pegasus easy to spot in northern sky
Square of Pegasus easy to spot in northern sky
This week I would like to encourage you to head out after sunset and explore some of the constellations on show in the northern sky. The moon was new yesterday morning which means its light will...
Love and other considerations
Love and other considerations
Dunedin film-maker Ollie Lucks bares all and shares pretty much everything in his new film, writes Tom McKinlay.
Hereweka climb offers place for contemplation
Hereweka climb offers place for contemplation
There’s history — geologic and more recent — in a walk up one of the city’s great landmarks.
Cooking up a backstory
Cooking up a backstory
If there’s a book in all of us, what sort of book might it be, asks H J Kilkelly.
Imagining anywhere
Imagining anywhere
As parents it’s essential that we give our youngsters time and space to develop that creative imagination free from our "inside the box" thinking, writes Ian Munro.
Ours are lives beyond hours
Ours are lives beyond hours
What we spend our time on needs to matter, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
