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    Tackling a big topic one page at a time

    Historian Ryan Bodman is doing a one-time session at the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival on his social history epic Rugby League in New Zealand — A People’s History. 

    Holding firm for Gaza in Ōtepoti

     Rinad Tamimi speaks during a Gaza rally in the Octagon earlier this year. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Holding firm for Gaza in Ōtepoti

    As the first steps appear to be underway to end the war in Gaza, those in Dunedin supporting a just peace are clear what needs to happen. Tom McKinlay reports.

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    Class Act of 2015 - Where are they now?

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    Class Act of 2015 - Where are they now?

    The ODT checks in with the class of 2015 to see what they are doing 10 years on. 

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    Career works in harmony

    Ihlara McIndoe misses her family, the beach and Whittaker’s chocolate but is loving life in the...

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    Career works in harmony

    A ‘‘downgrading of creativity’’ is bad for anyone who believes art of any kind is important for society, former Class Act recipient Ihlara McIndoe tells Kim Dungey.

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    Class Act: The big disconnect

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    Class Act: The big disconnect

     As the Otago Daily Times Class Act awards approach, the class of 2015 talks about the importance of human connection in the age of AI. Kim Dungey reports.

    Marketing a whiff of shame

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    Marketing a whiff of shame

    Fragrance peddlers are using low tactics, writes Eva Wiseman.

    Tide turns on chiton debate

    An eroded Sypharochiton pelliserpentis typical in the intertidal. Photo: Mike Dickson

    Tide turns on chiton debate

    To care for our living treasures, we first need to know what they are.

    Pisces’ quiet connections

    Pisces’ quiet connections

    On Monday evening, when twilight softens and the first stars begin to appear, the moon will wander into the constellation Pisces, the Fishes.

    Neighbours’ fight for site runs deep

    The Preah Vihear Khmer temple site in Cambodia as seen from the air. Photo: supplied

    Neighbours’ fight for site runs deep

    We are a territorial species, and wars are usually fought over land.

    Authentic adventure

    The view of the Sigatoka River from Tavuni Hill Fort in Fiji. Photo: Getty Images

    Authentic adventure

    I went on an interesting adventure up the longest river in Fiji, the Sigatoka, hoping it would be a way to have a more authentic experience.

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    A little literature

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    A little literature

    Ruth Arnison’s tiny Lilliput Libraries have become very, very big indeed.

    Breakthrough research identifies ‘Dragon Man’

    The skull of "Dragon Man", Denisovan human remains found near Harbin, China, and revealed in 2018...

    Breakthrough research identifies ‘Dragon Man’

    I recently wrote about the discovery of a new human species following the recovery of DNA from a fragment of bone from Denisova Cave in Siberia.

    Analemma proof science works

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    Analemma proof science works

    The equinox slipped past us this week.

    The art of being Miriam

    Margolyes is a regular guest on The Graham Norton Show — here with Sarah Snook, Greta Lee and Boy...

    The art of being Miriam

    As she publishes a new book, British-Australian actress Miriam Margolyes tells Eva Wiseman about the perils and pleasures of being herself.

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    A too tight an embrace

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    A too tight an embrace

    Custody disputes are dreadful times. The heightened emotions make people act crazy, writes Lisa Scott.

    ‘A city of light’— and ice cream

    The Grand Dome by night: New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925-26....

    ‘A city of light’— and ice cream

    The New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition lit up the Dunedin night, writes Peter Read.

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    A heady brew

    Jason Moore has built his Dunedin roastery on beans that tell a story. Photos: Gerard O'Brien

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    A heady brew

    A decade after starting his own specialty coffee business in Dunedin, Jason Moore remains at the forefront of the scene, navigating rising costs, technological advances and shifting tastes.

    Partial eclipse a taste of the show to come

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    Partial eclipse a taste of the show to come

    Early on Monday, September 22, Dunedin will wake to a sunrise that isn’t quite right.

    Americas’ ancients march back in time

    Scientist sampling for ancient DNA at Chiquihuite Cave in Mexico. Photo: supplied

    Americas’ ancients march back in time

    Who were in fact, the first humans to reach the Americas, when did they get there and what did they find?

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    Sizing up the situation: how to downsize

    Mosgiel pensioner Jill Crichton. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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    Sizing up the situation: how to downsize

    Downsizing your home might seem like an obvious move once you retire or the children have left home, but it’s not always as straightforward as it seems, Kim Dungey reports.
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