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.
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Holding firm for Gaza in Ōtepoti
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
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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
Marketing a whiff of shame
Fragrance peddlers are using low tactics, writes Eva Wiseman.
Tide turns on chiton debate
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
Neighbours’ fight for site runs deep
We are a territorial species, and wars are usually fought over land.
Authentic adventure
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’
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
Analemma proof science works
The equinox slipped past us this week.
The art of being Miriam
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
‘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
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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
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
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
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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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Class Act of 2015 - Where are they now?
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Career works in harmony
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Class Act: The big disconnect
