Te tirohanga o te kāhu
Te tirohanga o te kāhu
Tūpuna Māori lived in a world where ngā manu (birds) were kin, messengers, and spiritual guides.
Capturing the architectural evolution
Capturing the architectural evolution
Colin Wheeler’s work gave time a permanence, Anna McLean writes.
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Testing times for science
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Testing times for science
Is science’s contribution to a brighter future dying the death of a thousand reorganisations?
Sweating the small stuff
Sweating the small stuff
When the heat is on, we’re not the only ones frying.
A fleeting visit
A fleeting visit
Out at Middlemarch, the night has a way of settling in properly.
Our very own killer quality
Our very own killer quality
Cancer’s great chronicler and adversary, Siddhartha Mukherjee, tells survivor Chris Power why it will always be part of who we are.
Ancient springs become hot new attraction
Ancient springs become hot new attraction
Iceland’s hot springs prove there’s life in the old geyser, writes Chiara Rimella.
Not the light of reason
Not the light of reason
In the UK, people are embracing the nihilism of sunbeds, writes Eva Wiseman.
Toitū te whenua - A precious cargo
Toitū te whenua - A precious cargo
A record of the heroic deeds of early voyagers lives on in the Otago landscape, David Higgins tells Luke Chapman and Tom McKinlay.
Art colours in the story
Art colours in the story
It was 10 years ago, on a balmy warm evening in Greece, that I yarned with Mike Petraglia during a gathering to celebrate our son Tom and Katerina’s wedding.
Fashionably late to my own party
Fashionably late to my own party
Space weather, I’ve learned, behaves very much like normal weather.
A feast for the senses
A feast for the senses
If you’re looking for an island with stunning scenery and a proud history, it’s Corsica, of course, writes Genevieve Fox.
After the show is over
After the show is over - the history that lived on
Heritage in Focus looks at the 1889-90 NZ and South Seas Exhibition, and what happened to some of buildings and materials after the event ended.
Contemplating another age
Contemplating another age
It is not always the knight that bests the dragon, Anya Samarasinghe writes.
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Best laid plans
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Best laid plans
Dunedin’s past is littered with grand schemes that never actually happened.
Warmed by the moon’s smile
Warmed by the moon’s smile
The moon has been keeping me company again this week, lifting itself into the evening sky with a calm, unhurried assurance.
Your attention pleas
Your attention pleas
Attention activists are fighting back against the pervasive influence of technology, writes Megan Nolan.
We all have skin in this game
We all have skin in this game
We’re not yet ready to look beyond the surface, writes Eva Wiseman.
Wonders of warrior’s grave revealed
Wonders of warrior’s grave revealed
King Nestor features prominently in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, as his drama of the Trojan wars unfolded.
Sandflies enjoying soggy summer
Sandflies enjoying soggy summer
Overcast, humid weather favours sandflies, which are starting to be reported.
