Ending the plastic deluge
Microplastics have found their way into our oceans, our food and even our brains. But the man behind landmark research into "the small stuff", Prof Richard Thompson, tells ...
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Where the grass is greener
Where the grass is greener
Our undersea meadows are worth preserving.
Dive into dog registrations offers a glimpse into family history
Dive into dog registrations offers a glimpse into family history
In my work at the Waitaki Museum & Archive and Forrester Gallery, I never tire of the research process. I enjoy how the threads, hopefully, come together as you start delving into something....
Scammed before pudding
Scammed before pudding
They were from the bank, so thoroughly trustworthy, writes Eva Wiseman.
Cold shoulder tells story of people’s past
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
A wild night’s precious sights
Last weekend, I found myself in Middlemarch, attempting the impossible: warming up a shed. It’s the warm room of my roll-off roof observatory, though "warm" is perhaps an optimistic description. I...
A week’s worth of treats
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.
Five fixes for a fabulous festival
Five fixes for a fabulous festival
Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival is back with another almost overwhelming lineup. But worry not, Weekend Mix film reviewer Amasio Jutel has five ways to make the most...
Through a different lens
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.
Review: It’s show time once again
Review: 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
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
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
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.
Beauty and strength forged from home
Beauty and strength forged from home
What does being from Otago mean to you?
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Puketapu puts it in perspective
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Puketapu puts it in perspective
Hmmm... being human. Sometimes it’s a right pain, isn’t it?
Women left their mark on prehistoric society
Women left their mark on prehistoric society
Prehistoric women were socially very prominent and this is seen in how they were honoured in death, writes Charles Higham.
A deception in the heavens
A deception in the heavens
Skywatching is often about seeing new things, but just as often, it’s about humility, Ian Griffin writes.
Nature’s perfect formula
Nature’s perfect formula
Women have everything they need to care for their baby, and the planet.
Aloud and in full colour
Aloud and in full colour
It might sound like Carol Hirschfeld but it’s Shayne Carter’s story, film-maker Margaret Gordon tells Tom McKinlay.
Music off the leash
Music off the leash
There’s no time to hit pause, Purple Dog’s frontwoman tells Seren Stevens.
