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Low Venus sneaks into Leo with a crescent Mercury

On Monday afternoon at 4.15 and 51 seconds, it will be precisely four years until the peak of arguably the most exciting astronomical event ever in Otago.

Aurora’s crowning glory

The "Mother's Day" aurora of 2024 was undoubtedly one of the best seen from these shores in decades.

Darling pieces of art

The Forrester will soon have space to move artists out of the shadows.

A super tuber’s sweet surprise

Yacon syrup with hot cakes. Photo: Hilary Rowley

A super tuber’s sweet surprise

A little known root vegetable from Peru has a lot going for it.

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The Dunedin-Shanghai sister-city relationship turns 30 this year. Why does one of the world’s largest municipalities have special affection for our small city? Bruce Munro travels to Shanghai, and talks to former Dunedin mayor Peter Chin.

Restoring stars to the heavens

Kare Tipa delivers a karakia at the Matariki hautapu. PHOTO: RICHIE MILLS

Restoring stars to the heavens

Matariki allows us to reflect on whānau and experiences at a time when we welcome the new year.

The cost of the new oil

AI is only going to be sustainable if we use it responsibly.

Crashing back down to earth

Crashing back down to earth

Falling over will teach you hard truths about life - and teeth, writes Eva Wiseman.

Mercury planet of extremes

One of the most captivating books in my antique astronomy collection is Telescopic Work for Starlight Evenings, penned by William F. Denning in 1891.

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Working for a living

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Working for a living

Kmart’s Dunedin reopening is not just cause for shoppers to rejoice. Workers there might be feeling pretty good too, Tom McKinlay reports.

Green infrastructure a blueprint for resilience

A rain garden in George St, Dunedin. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

Green infrastructure a blueprint for resilience

We can tick all sorts of boxes by greening our infrastructure.

Lots to celebrate in Ōtepoti

A queen, princesses and a robot. Automaton Brosco with the festival queen and princesses in 1961....

Lots to celebrate in Ōtepoti

Dunedin has always been festive, writes Ceri Austin-Hart.

When the Moon meets Matariki in the morning

The rising of Matariki, the star cluster known as Pleiades, usually happens near the end of June...

When the Moon meets Matariki in the morning

Yesterday morning, we got to mark the start of the Māori year, as pre-dawn ceremonies across the land celebrated the appearance of Matariki in the morning sky.

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