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The Big Show
It was a blockbuster show with a cast of thousands and crowds of millions. Paul Gorman looks back 100 years to the New Zealand International South Seas Exhibition.
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Regeneration reaches new heights
Regeneration reaches new heights
Tracking change at Orokonui Ecosanctuary goes in leaps and strides, writes Madison Kelly.
Bones could well be St John the Baptist’s
Bones could well be St John the Baptist’s
The island of Sveti Ivan lies just 350km north of Istanbul, formerly Constantinople. The name in Bulgarian means St John, and there, in 2010, Kazimir Popkonstantinov directed excavations in the...
The sun shines still on the very least of creation
The sun shines still on the very least of creation
On clear August evenings in Otago, after the Sun has slipped below the horizon and the day’s colour is draining from the sky, you might notice something unusual in the west.
New window on Lennon and Ono’s world
New window on Lennon and Ono’s world
A new documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono transports you back to the ’70s, Seren Stevens writes.
The solace of strangers
The solace of strangers
Relationships and healing were central for the director and star of a new film, they tell Weekend Mix film reviewer Amasio Jutel.
Five fixes for a fabulous festival
Five fixes for a fabulous festival
Weekend Mix film reviewer Amasio Jutel has five ways to make the most of using the festival’s popular five-film multipass.
Ending the plastic deluge
Ending the plastic deluge
Richard Thompson did not plan on becoming the world’s foremost expert on microplastics.
Where the grass is greener
Where the grass is greener
Our undersea meadows are worth preserving.
Dive into dog registrations offers glimpse into family history
Dive into dog registrations offers glimpse into family history
Chloe Searle followed a lead all the way to the dog.
Scammed before pudding
Scammed before pudding
They were from the bank, so thoroughly trustworthy, writes Eva Wiseman.
Cold shoulder tells story of people’s past
Cold shoulder tells story of people’s past
One of my most memorable cruises as a guest speaker took us to Kerch, where today Putin’s infamous bridge links Russia to the Ukraine.
A wild night’s precious sights
A wild night’s precious sights
Last weekend, I found myself in Middlemarch, attempting the impossible: warming up a shed.
A week’s worth of treats
A week’s worth of treats
I’ve come to realise, somewhere around the cusp of 40 years old, and after years of trying not to, that I can’t go a day without a treat. And honestly? I am so OK with that.
Through a different lens
Through a different lens
You can take a journalist off the television, but he’ll just find other ways to share the stories, Rob Harley tells Tom McKinlay.
Review: It’s show time once again
Review: It’s show time once again
The great thing with gaming sequels, unlike films, is that you can essentially deliver an identical product, add a few bits and pieces, and still sell millions of copies.
Popping with authenticity
Popping with authenticity
When South Koreans start to obsess over a movie or TV series, they abbreviate its name, a distinction given to Netflix’s latest hit KPop Demon Hunters. The American-made film is now...
The fascist position on yoga
The fascist position on yoga
For more than a century, elements of the far right have been attracted by yoga’s rigours, the author of a new book tells Miles Ellingham.
A gathered history of occupation
A gathered history of occupation
In this extract from a new edition of archaeologist Atholl Anderson’s book The Welcome of Strangers, A History of Southern Māori, he details the vast extent of māhika kai.
Beauty and strength forged from home
Beauty and strength forged from home
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