Time to bid farewell to Mars and Matariki
Time to bid farewell to Mars and Matariki
Time's running out for stargazers to see Mars and Matariki, writes Ian Griffin.
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5 questions with: Brendan Christie
5 questions with: Brendan Christie
Brendan Christie is the chairman of Vogel St Party.
New year a real cracker
New year a real cracker
Xin Nien Quai Le!
Two worlds collide
Two worlds collide
Neil Finn joining Fleetwood Mac seems a bolt out of the blue - until you know the backstory. Bruce Munro talks to Mick Fleetwood about line-up changes, friendship with the Finns and 50 years of making music.
Taken - the Bung-eye story
Taken - the Bung-eye story
Wildlife photographer Paul Sorrell recounts a story that came of many visits to Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
Rua's big adventure
Rua's big adventure
The featured costume from Toitu's Material Culture gallery is Rua Wight's Women's Auxiliary Army Corps uniform. A hard-wearing, functional garment that still managed to look stylish.
The inevitable 'summer love'
The inevitable 'summer love'
Parenting columnist Ian Munro shares a few tips on "summer love" - when you discover that your little darling is now someone else's darling.
Seeing out New Year's resolutions
Seeing out New Year's resolutions
Welcome to February. It's hard to believe the first month of the year has already flown by, exclaims life coach Jan Aitken.
Be ready to view cosmic quartet
Be ready to view cosmic quartet
The sight of Jupiter, Venus, the crescent moon and Saturn will be worth getting up early for, writes Ian Griffin.
5 questions with: Noel Aitken
5 questions with: Noel Aitken
Noel Aitken, of Milton, is the new president of the Dunedin Orphans Club.
A touch of tropics
A touch of tropics
Sun-loving exotics from much warmer climes are putting down roots here in the South, observes Mark Clark.
Liz Breslin: Embracing wild
Embracing wild
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
Sun protection a must in NZ
Sun protection a must in NZ
Our children deserve great summer memories, not a legacy of skin cancer in later years, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
Prayers for the imperfect
Prayers for the imperfect
The hugely successful self-care advice books of Haemin Sunim have made the Buddhist monk a celebrity, writes Anna Moore, of The Observer.
Growing in the open
Growing in the open
It’s a plant linked to gangs and violence, in the tiny settlement of Ruatoria. But now, in a place with a high unemployment rate, the community's excited to offer NZ's first legal cannabis course.
What are the risks?
What are the risks?
What troubles are brewing for 2019? Five experts in various fields tell Bruce Munro what they believe are the biggest risks facing New Zealand this year.
A little bit more puff
A little bit more puff
Working up a little more puff might be the best thing you can do for yourself.
The long road back
The long road back
In January 2008, a freak car crash in the Dunedin suburb of St Kilda left one boy dead and another seriously injured. Survivor Harrison Kemp talks to Kim Dungey.
Build it and they will come
Build it and they will come
Is your "experience diet" making you unwell?, asks Jenny Donovan.
A tale of three transits
A tale of three transits
Time's arrow rarely allows us to revisit the past and reflect on our heritage in light of experience. However, thanks to a chance cosmic resonance between planets, that's precisely what's going to happen this year.