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Winter a great time to chill out

Winter a great time to chill out

It’s that time of year when I want to indulge in a mix of eating half my bodyweight in comfort food every day and sleeping for at least 18 out of every 24 hours, writes life coach Jan Aitken.

Cutting corners an evocative subject

Arthur’s Walk runs up from Portobello Rd. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Cutting corners an evocative subject

Last week’s shortcuts story prompted a lot of feedback. Some people reminisced about their youthful shortcutting across Dunedin, while others shared new discoveries from lockdown walks.

Saturn, Jupiter putting on quite the show

A composite of a wide field view showing Jupiter and Saturn in the sky with close-ups taken...

Saturn, Jupiter putting on quite the show

This week, as the sun sets in the northwestern sky, Jupiter rises in the southeast. You can't miss the biggest planet in the solar system. It looks like an incredibly bright yellow-white "star".

Former Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs, has been ousted as chairwoman of an Otago Regional Council divided and damned over its management of water. How did it come to this? Bruce Munro investigates.

5 questions with: Grant Bayldon

5 questions with: Grant Bayldon

Grant Bayldon is national director of World Vision New Zealand.

Encountering yesterday’s peeps

Encountering yesterday’s peeps

Don’t know about you, but I’m a bit sick of old white guys at the moment (sorry Santa, but I’ll always cherish that Soda Stream), writes Lisa Scott.

Moving the freedom boundaries

Moving the freedom boundaries

Parenting columnist Ian Munro shares some thoughts on preparing children for high school.

Taking a shortcut

Bruce Munro has compiled Dunedin’s top 10 shortcuts: a guide to the best clever, hidden, forgotten or, in some cases, barely existent paths, steps and tracks in Dunedin.

A long way from the sun

Perihelion (left) on January 5 this year and aphelion on June 28 last year. The sun appears 3%...

A long way from the sun

The Earth reached the high point of its orbit - our greatest distance from the sun this year - at the weekend. Astronomers call this moment aphelion, writes Ian Griffin.

Getting over it, moving on

Dunedin musician Darryl Baser. PHOTO: PAUL S ALLEN

Getting over it, moving on

Darryl Baser, a regular on the Dunedin music scene, has released his second album, appropriately titled #Secondselfie. It contains his signature combination of wit and melancholy, as well as collaborations with local artists.

5 questions with: Brian Turner

5 questions with: Brian Turner

Brian Turner, ONZM, is a poet who lives in Oturehua.

Catering for caring

Henry Hatherly and his mum, Susie Hatherly, of Dunedin, enjoy being able to shop locally for...

Catering for caring

We can all care for the ways in which our food is produced.

Dealing with the sports-shy

Many youngsters are lapping up the return to freedom and, in particular, the return of sport. But there’ll be some who won’t seem the slightest bit interested, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.

We need to talk about racism

A Black Lives Matter protester in Los Angeles. PHOTO: TNS

We need to talk about racism

Hello, I’m a nice regular white person from a white town and I’m not a racist, but I’m getting a bit worried about all these racists on the news. What should I do? writes columnist Liz Breslin.

A life good enough

Life is often messy and busy and seldom perfect. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

A life good enough

Ever said "I’m trying to get my work-life balance sorted"?

The Titans back from obscurity

The Titans PHOTO: ARCHIVES COLLECTION MS-4760/002. HOCKEN COLLECTIONS UARE TAOKA O HAKENA,...

The Titans back from obscurity

Local music histories are marked with stories of lost bands, forgotten songs and musicians that nearly made it.

A good week for early risers

Venus flashes into view from behind Mt Dobson. PHOTO: IAN GRIFFIN

A good week for early risers

If you do anything this week, get up early and enjoy the sight of Venus and Matariki in the pre-dawn sky, writes Ian Griffin.

Matters arising

Black Lives Matter has profoundly affected many in New Zealand. The solution emerging for this country is something called decolonisation, writes Tom McKinlay.