Our last best chance
The Government today reveals its Emissions Reduction Plan - NZ's s first serious step to help avert global climate disaster. Bruce Munro asks whether it will be enough to transform our economy and society.
Growing for the long term
Growing for the long term
There is a growing anxiety over the price of food and our supermarket duopoly is at the centre of concern, writes Sean Connelly.
Someone in your corner
Someone in your corner
A feeling of friendship and companionship in the workplace makes a big difference.
King's gift to city lost or stolen
King's gift to city lost or stolen
A royal gift, century-old photographic clues, an international art detective and Dunedin's missing statue. Or is that two statues?
Lunar eclipse may be challenge to see
Monday’s lunar eclipse may be challenge to see
Anyone expecting to see a beautiful bright full moon clearing the southeastern horizon on Monday is in for a bit of a rare surprise.
Wedding of two cultures
Wedding of two cultures
Their great big Chinese wedding helped create new traditions in the South, writes Sean Brosnahan.
Awakening the tokenism
Awakening the tokenism
Kia ora and welcome to the latest newsletter from Te Tokenism, writes Liz Breslin.
All that glitters
All that glitters
Ian Griffin loves observing the night sky from the back bays of Otago Peninsula.
Black gold for the garden
Black gold for the garden
It feels counterintuitive, but some charred remains might be the best thing for our gardens, writes Hilary Rowley.
Waiting for the frost to fall
Waiting for the frost to fall
In Siberia they like it to be a regular feature, Tom McKinlay would settle for an appearance.
Mystery megafauna and its legacies
Mystery megafauna and its legacies
Missing pieces of our ecological puzzle make for mysteries, writes Alyth Grant.
A compunction to see a conjunction
A compunction to see a conjunction
For the past few weeks, four planets, all visible to the unaided eye, have been putting on a mesmerizing show for early rising stargazers. The daily change in their relative positions has been a...
Off its trolley: NZ's supermarket duopoly and rising food costs
Off its trolley: NZ's supermarket duopoly and rising food costs
Imagine a cash cow, standing on the tip of an iceberg, looking down at a choking canary in a miner’s helmet. That is New Zealand’s supermarkets atop the crumbling national and global food system.
Positively negative
Positively negative
Leaning into difficult feelings can help you find the way forward, according to a refreshing new wave of books, says Jamie Waters.
The lucky few who dodged WW1 bullets
The lucky few who dodged WW1 bullets
Thousands of Kiwis were shot and killed in WW1 but a very lucky few, including three Southerners, had the incredibly good fortune that something in their top pocket stopped the bullet that otherwise had their name on it. Mike Houlahan considers the stories of a favoured trio, and that of a fellow soldier not as blessed.
Care across the oceans
Care across the oceans
Martha Tahumu Spencer, of Kai Tahu, was awarded an MBE in 1919 for her services to the New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion during World War 1.
Coming home to a city that has never left me
Coming home to a city that has never left me
After five years away, Lisa Scott's returning to her home town Dunedin.
In awe at airglow
In awe at airglow
The moon reaches last quarter tonight and will be new on May 1. With moonrise just before midnight, and roughly an hour later with each passing day, the early part of the night will be the best...
Running on air
Running on air
Dunedin’s gold medal-winning athlete Yvette Williams was a true trailblazer who, until now, has not had her story fully told. Bruce Munro talks to gold medal gymnast and author Angela Walker about being given access to Williams’ personal diaries.
Tying up the threads
Tying up the threads
A town’s creativity is celebrated at the Forrester, writes Imogen Stockwell.
