The small cloud of Magellan
The moon is new on Friday night just before 10 o'clock, which means that we are entering prime time for stargazing. For the third time in three months, I will be spending this ''dark of the moon''...
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The gaps in the screen
The gaps in the screen
Our breast screening system has limits that those using it might be best to know, Elspeth McLean reports.
An agent of change
An agent of change
What Hordur Torfason learnt as a young man fighting personal discrimination, he applied to the whole of Iceland in the wake of the GFC, and now offers to anyone looking to foment change, writes Bruce Munro.
Dealing with life's curve balls
Dealing with life's curve balls
Two weekends ago, I attended the first conference in New Zealand on "Compassion in Healthcare", writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Putting phones in their place
Putting phones in their place
Many of us rely on our phones for everything from rousing us in the morning to staving off boredom. But there are always ways to break the habit, writes Alex Hearn.
How gender stereotypes led to brain science
How gender stereotypes led to brain science
Research so far has failed to challenge deep prejudice, says Gina Rippon.
Unchained brains
Unchained brains
Neuroscientist Gina Rippon says asking whether your brain is male or female is the wrong question, Genevieve Fox writes.
5 questions with: Sir Tipene O'Regan
5 questions with: Sir Tipene O'Regan
Kai Tahu kaumatua Sir Tipene O'Regan is one of a panel of Festival of Colour speakers addressing New Zealand's freshwater crisis on Tuesday.
The scars and the healing
The scars and the healing
Dunedin teacher Natalie Yeoman's breast cancer, missed on two routine breast screens, was incurable by the time she was diagnosed. But that's not all that went wrong
The power of apology
The power of apology
Natalie Yeoman is mystified by the failure of a senior Southern District Health Board radiologist to apologise to her.
Comment: Wellbeing of all put at risk
Wellbeing of all put at risk
Parents who take the Russian roulette approach to vaccination are extremely selfish. It's not just the wellbeing of their own youngsters at risk, it's also the wellbeing of the community, says Ian Munro.
Musical legacy in wood
Musical legacy in wood
Sidney Ignatius Joseph Wolf was said to be the most talented musician in Dunedin in the early years of the 20th century.
Kate Oktay: A dressing-down
A dressing-down
A friend offered me tickets to the iD-whatever-it-was the other week. Why would she do that? She has seen me dressing, writes columnist Kate Oktay.
Queen of the castle
Queen of the castle
Dot and Neil Smith's castle boasts towers, a moat and even a dungeon.
Beautiful predawn gathering
Beautiful predawn gathering
Ian Griffin's a huge fan of young and old moons.
The solution to plastic pollution
The solution to plastic pollution
New Zealand needs to add its voice to the call for an international treaty on plastic pollution, Trisia Farrelly writes.
When travel is a bawl
When travel is a bawl
You don't need more than a warm smile to fly with babies, writes Eva Wiseman.
Touching on holding off
Touching on holding off
In our sexualised society the emphasis is pretty much always on pleasure rather than consequences and relationships, writes Ian Munro.
5 questions with: Emily Duncan
5 questions with: Emily Duncan
Emily Duncan is an award-winning playwright whose latest work Le Sujet Parle, an immersive theatrical exploration of what lies behind, is part of the Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Liz Breslin: How to be a better friend
How to be a better friend
People have been writing about friends and friendship since people have been writing, says Liz Breslin.