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Climate change action starts with small steps

Hannah Blumhardt and Liam Prince, of The Rubbish Trip, with some of their favourite rubbish )from...

Climate change action starts with small steps

The first steps towards lower-carbon lifestyles are available to us all, writes Kate Oktay.

Science on the high seas

Oceans are important. Two exhibitions at Otago Museum explain why.

5 questions with: Memo Musa

Memo Musa, of Whanganui, is chief executive of the the New Zealand Nurses Organisation.

Liz Breslin: Wings on my heels

Wings on my heels

I have, of late, remembered that I have a superpower that I have under-utilised for the last decade or so, writes columnist Liz Breslin.

House rules smooth way

Having a young adult at home requires yet another adaptation of our parenting approach, says Ian Munro.

Pass the lippy

Twinning of mascara, lipstick and eyeshadow is moving into the mainstream, spawning new ranges to meet demand.

Every second breath you take

Changes in the ocean could take your breath away.

Venus and Jupiter in conjunction

In this handout provided by NASA, the planet Mercury is seen in silhouette, center, as it...

Venus and Jupiter in conjunction

I hope many of you got to view the transit of Mercury across the sun, which took place last Tuesday morning.

The common touch

Lay health workers play an important role in many countries around the world, writes Pauline Norris.

George St facelift set to fly or flop?

Will the $28 million George St upgrade kill the heart of the city or breathe more life in to it?

Challenges of communicating

To be human is to communicate - either verbally, with body language, using the written word or pictures, with music or with touch, writes Jan Aitken.

Supportive strategy best

Bedwetting is one of those issues on which most parents seem to have an opinion, but no easy answers.

The politics of scepticism

Harvard Professor Naomi Oreskes talks science and scepticism with Zoe Corbyn and explains why climate deniers have run out of excuses.

Triple treat for stargazers

If the sky is clear tonight, it'll be well worth heading out just after sunset to enjoy the splendid sight of a 99%-illuminated moon clearing the northeastern horizon, Ian Griffin writes.

Hare’s to a natural celebration

Hare’s to a natural celebration

Needle-felting artist Irene Smith, of Wanaka, is proving natural fibres can be used for more than just clothing.

Sticky Filth is back tonight for a gig at The Cook with local legends Conniption. It's long overdue, its last South Island gig was more than 20 years ago. Bassist and vocalist Craig Radford reckons...

Guiding lights

Sculpture in C.S. Lewis Square, Belfast.

Guiding lights

A good guide makes the sights come alive, writes Julie Orr-Wilson.

Hodgkins' travel an inspiration

Yudi Y Moro, c. 1936, by Frances Hodgkins. Photo: Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Purchased 1970 with...

Hodgkins' travel an inspiration

Last month, the Dunedin Public Art Gallery opened "Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys", an exhibition curated by Mary Kisler and toured by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki.