Antarctica’s sole native insect
Antarctica’s sole native insect
Antarctica’s climate is so extreme, a small black wingless true fly is its only native insect.
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Special meadows need protection
Special meadows need protection
A marine reserve off Pukekura/Taiaroa Head would protect some remarkable collaborations.
Networked trees’ cosmic connection
Networked trees’ cosmic connection
Trees are monitoring the heavens and sharing what they know, Monica Gagliano and Prudence Gibson write.
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A surgeon at the front
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A surgeon at the front
Waimate doctor Herbert Clifford Barclay thought he was heading to England to study. Instead he found himself, scalpel in hand, on World War 1’s Eastern Front, Kim Dungey writes.
The price of citizenship
The price of citizenship
Anzac Day has become a day of remembrance for all those who served and died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Many of us are fortunate to share whakapapa with these people, writes Karyn Paringatai.
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Building community the key
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Building community the key
To the untrained eye, she’s just playing games.
The killing of kindness
The killing of kindness
President Donald Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion.
Finding our first settlers
Finding our first settlers
On one of my cruises as a guest speaker, my wife and I found ourselves on a bus heading for the Kemp House at the Kerikeri Mission station in the Bay of Islands.
Private audience with the cosmos something of a gift
Private audience with the cosmos something of a gift
At nearly 60, the body is no longer the reliable companion it once was.
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Farming at the world’s edge
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Farming at the world’s edge
ODT illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery recently travelled to the subantarctic islands aboard the Navy ship Canterbury as part of a multi-agency conservation effort. On Campbell Island he searched for and found a link to a bygone era.
Ancestral courage, resilience conveyed
Ancestral courage, resilience conveyed
A work in a new Forrester Gallery exhibition speaks to the voices we’ve often not heard, writes Anna McLean.
Meteors, moon and planets reward early risers
Meteors, moon and planets reward early risers
Autumn is a wonderful time to stargaze in Otago.
Cleaning without the chemicals
Cleaning without the chemicals
We can begin to clean up the environment one cupboard at a time.
Last meal reveals diet
Last meal reveals diet
In 1983, my Thai colleagues in Bangkok told me about a newly discovered prehistoric site just an hour’s drive away.
A mind-boggling festival of talent
A mind-boggling festival of talent
If you’re after a festival as big as Texas, Stephen Davis might have just the thing.
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It’s just marketing
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Selling Dunedin: When it’s just marketing
The latest attempts to market Dunedin have fallen a bit flat. At least with locals. Paul Gorman turns to the experts to see if we are getting it wrong.
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Backing the reo
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Backing the reo
Dunedin based group He Waka Kōtuia had no hesitation when asked to back Marlon Williams in his latest project, they tell Tom McKinlay.
Tasting nature’s diversity
Tasting nature’s diversity
The variety we need in our lives is there for the taking.
Them thar hills
Them thar hills
There have been several reports recently of plans to set up the Chinese settlement at Lawrence for visitors to view and appreciate this chapter in the history of the Otago goldfields.
Magic mirror has new meaning
Magic mirror has new meaning
Snow White has sparked outrage across the board, but why is no-one worried about its messaging on beauty? asks Eva Wiseman.
