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The Big Show: Remembering Dunedin's 1925 exhibition

It was a blockbuster show with a cast of thousands and crowds of millions. Paul Gorman looks back 100 years to the NZ International South Seas Exhibition.

Orange roughy must be taken off the menu

Orange roughy must be taken off the menu

Modern methods of oceanic fishing, with fishing fleets hauling kilometre-long nets, have caused the decline of numerous marine species, including orange roughy, writes Anthony Harris.

The sun shines still on the very least of creation

The sun shines still on the very least of creation

On clear August evenings in Otago, after the Sun has slipped below the horizon and the day’s colour is draining from the sky, you might notice something unusual in the west.

Bones could well be St John the Baptist’s

This small marble box contained six human bones that might be those of John the Baptist. IMAGE:...

Bones could well be St John the Baptist’s

The island of Sveti Ivan lies just 350km north of Istanbul, formerly Constantinople.

New window on Lennon and Ono’s world

John Lennon and Yoko Ono in a scene from the documentary.

New window on Lennon and Ono’s world

A new documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono transports you back to the ’70s, Seren Stevens writes.

Making space for love

Princess Saira must save her badass bounty-hunter ex, Kiki, from the Maliens.

Making space for love

There are plenty of kinks in a new space opera, most of them by design, Amasio Jutel writes.

The solace of strangers

Dacre Montgomery and Vicky Krieps in Samuel Van Grinsven’s new film Went Up the Hill. PHOTOS: NZIFF

The solace of strangers

Relationships and healing were central for the director and star of a new film, they tell Weekend Mix film reviewer Amasio Jutel.

Five fixes for a fabulous festival

Weekend Mix film reviewer Amasio Jutel has five ways to make the most of using the festival’s popular five-film multipass.

Ending the plastic deluge

Ending the plastic deluge

Richard Thompson did not plan on becoming the world’s foremost expert on microplastics.

Where the grass is greener

Snails at Otago Escargots are of the “petite gris” variety - also known in New Zealand as the...

Where the grass is greener

Our undersea meadows are worth preserving.

Dive into dog registrations offers glimpse into family history

"Twinkle B" and "Jack B", John Burn’s Pomeranians. PHOTO: WAITAKI MUSEUM & ARCHIVE AND...

Dive into dog registrations offers glimpse into family history

Chloe Searle followed a lead all the way to the dog.

Scammed before pudding

Police warn if a high-end item's price online appears too good to be true - it probably is. Photo...

Scammed before pudding

They were from the bank, so thoroughly trustworthy, writes Eva Wiseman.

Cold shoulder tells story of people’s past

A reconstruction of the burial of Princess Ukok. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Cold shoulder tells story of people’s past

One of my most memorable cruises as a guest speaker took us to Kerch, where today Putin’s infamous bridge links Russia to the Ukraine.

A wild night’s precious sights

Last weekend, I found myself in Middlemarch, attempting the impossible: warming up a shed.

A week’s worth of treats

Raspberry and pistachio date cookies. PHOTO: PENELOPE MAGUIRE

A week’s worth of treats

I’ve come to realise, somewhere around the cusp of 40 years old, and after years of trying not to, that I can’t go a day without a treat. And honestly? I am so OK with that.

Through a different lens

Rob Harley at the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.

Through a different lens

You can take a journalist off the television, but he’ll just find other ways to share the stories, Rob Harley tells Tom McKinlay.

It’s show time once again

All of the US university sport scene’s pageantry — and deep stats nerdiness — is on show in...

It’s show time once again

The great thing with gaming sequels, unlike films, is that you can essentially deliver an identical product, add a few bits and pieces, and still sell millions of copies.

Popping with authenticity

A scene from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters. PHOTO: NETFLIX/TNS

Popping with authenticity

When South Koreans start to obsess over a movie or TV series, they abbreviate its name, a distinction given to Netflix’s latest hit KPop Demon Hunters. The American-made film is now...

The fascist position on yoga

Nazi Heinrich Himmler touted Wewelsburg Castle near Paderborn as a centre for "yoga exercises,...

The fascist position on yoga

For more than a century, elements of the far right have been attracted by yoga’s rigours, the author of a new book tells Miles Ellingham.

A gathered history of occupation

The Lee Island (Te Ana-au) rock shelter site as envisaged in use by the artist Chris Gaskin. The...

A gathered history of occupation

In this extract from a new edition of archaeologist Atholl Anderson’s book The Welcome of Strangers, A History of Southern Māori, he details the vast extent of māhika kai.

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