Fantastic geckos and where to find them
Over the past summer, I was fortunate enough to search for the cryptic jewelled gecko within Orokonui Ecosanctuary for translocation to the ecosanctuary’s new gecko enclosure.
Overcoming teen barriers
Overcoming teen barriers
Oh, the frustration of trying to get Teen to listen to something we want them to do! And that’s apart from first getting past the device and over-riding the earbuds, writes parenting columnist Ian...
Mars real treat in open cluster constellation
Mars real treat in open cluster constellation
The sun reaches its northernmost point in its annual journey around the sky at 3.32pm on June 21. This marks the exact moment of the southern hemisphere winter solstice.
Still off track
Still off track
For those at the eye of the storm, the latest chapter in the effort to address climate change risks more compromise and failure, writes Tom McKinlay.
Prepared more to your tastes
Prepared more to your tastes
A personal approach might help us eat better, Katherine Livingstone writes.
5 questions with: Grant Bayldon
5 questions with: Grant Bayldon
Grant Bayldon is national director of World Vision New Zealand.
Learning to forgive yourself
Learning to forgive yourself
The smorgasbord of memories that your brain tosses at you when you wake in the middle of the night never ceases to amazes me, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Choose a school wisely
Choose a school wisely
Ian Munro shares some thoughts on how to pick the right school for your child.
Plenty to see as the winter nights draw in
Plenty to see as the winter nights draw in
With little more than a week to go until the winter solstice, the nights are really drawing in, writes Ian Griffin.
Reimagining our food
Reimagining our food
We can still remodel the food system to provide us what we really need, writes Sean Connelly.
Just you wait: Consumers on the warpath
Just you wait
Woe betide ye corporations, consumer power is on the rise. When it comes to cheques they might have lost the battle but consumers look likely to win the war, experts and advocates tell Bruce Munro.
Coeliac disorder turns life upside down
Coeliac disorder turns life upside down
Discovering you have coeliac disease is life changing, but for Shelley Charlton it turned her world upside-down.
The height of walker delight
The height of walker delight
Lucky Kurow has the new Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail going right through it. The town’s gained an easy-access, flatland walking track along riverbank, past vineyard and farmland, writes Clare Fraser.
The importance of friendship
The importance of friendship
It’s good to have a few close friends. It’s good for our mental health among other things. And so it is with our youngsters.
When an argument is a croc
When an argument is a croc
I was away from school the day they taught us about logical fallacies, writes Liz Breslin.
A shepherd to the herdsman
A shepherd to the herdsman
With new moon occurring on June 10, the early part of the night will be dark, making it the perfect time to stargaze.
Planning for the many futures to come
Planning for the many futures to come
He rangi ta Matawhaiti, he rangi ta Matawhanui - The person with a narrow vision sees a narrow horizon, the person with a wide vision sees a wide horizon.
Thought-provoking, contemplative pathway
Thought-provoking, contemplative pathway
what was or could be today (again) 2019 is a recent video installation by artist Shannon Te Ao (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Wairangi, Te Papaka-o-Maui).
Fire and ice
Fire and ice
The Brass Monkey Rally is having its final fling. Bruce Munro talks to those who, for four decades, have made it the biggest annual winter motorcycle pilgrimage in New Zealand.
Stepping into our future
Stepping into our future
The Govt has announced the end of a decade of immigration-fuelled growth that rewarded some and hurt others. The increase was unsustainable, but what comes next needs careful consideration and two key initiatives, Prof Paul Spoonley says.
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