The elephant in the room
The elephant in the room
Dunedin is going to have 4000 toy elephants to signify the 4000 tonnes of textile waste sent to the Green Island landfill every year, writes Gina Dempster.
Life & Style
Carrying a lighter load
Carrying a lighter load
While we are decluttering our living spaces, perhaps we should clear out some more personal ones too, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Going gently into that good night
Going gently into that good night
At some level, everyone wants to know. What's it like to die? Kim Knight asks palliative care specialist Rob MacLeod.
Out and about
Out and about
We're heading to the colder time of the year, but there's still no reason why youngsters shouldn't spend a good part of each day outside, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
Taxidermist's work recognised
Taxidermist's work recognised
In 1916, Dunedin made international headlines when the SY Aurora, one of Ernest Shackleton's two Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (ITAE) ships, docked at Port Chalmers for repairs.
Digging up the past
Digging up the past
No-one thinks coal is good for the environment. So, why is a coal-heavy, national mining forum about to be held in Dunedin? Bruce Munro takes a look.
A few of my favourites
A few of my favourites
After reading the summary for the UN report on animal extinction, I got as sad and upset as the time I read the summary for the UN report on climate change, writes columnist Kate Oktay.
We must join fight for future
We must join fight for future
We must give our children a sustainable environment, favourable to human existence, says parenting columnist Ian Munro.
5 questions with: Dave Cull
5 questions with: Dave Cull
Dave Cull is the mayor of Dunedin.
From boys to men
From boys to men
Clementine Ford's visit to Dunedin went without incident. That's if you don't count body blows to the patriarchy as incidents, Tom McKinlay writes.
The signs they are a-changin'
The signs they are a-changin'
You can get used to anything, so they say. Just when you've got used to the newer, larger, shinier one-way-bridge sign, it gets replaced with more roadworks, writes Liz Breslin.
When it is chronic
When it is chronic
How is the health system coping with increasing chronic illness, asks Pauline Norris. And how could it better meet the needs of people with multitude conditions?
Achernar at a low ebb
Achernar at a low ebb
For Ian Griffin, one of the joys of stargazing is observing the earth's rotation via the constantly changing positions of the stars.
Our own gothic fantasy setting
Our own gothic fantasy setting
Sadly for Game of Thrones fans, we don't have many medieval castles, churches and cathedrals in NZ as a background for any gothic fantasies, but we do have dark, brooding structures with pointed "spires", "turrets" and "battlements".
Second to None
Second to None
A few weeks ago the art and music community received some sad news: None Gallery had been sold.
Telling stories that ring true
Telling stories that ring true
Delaney Davidson has found a fellow traveller, writes Adam Burns.
Fit for life
Fit for life
We’ve never had more reasons to get fit. Studies show physical activity is surprisingly beneficial to every aspect of our wellbeing, writes Bruce Munro.
'Wildfires' raging at 50 Dundas
'Wildfires' raging at 50 Dundas
Rising country singer Jenny Mitchell is backing up a new album with a tour, starting tomorrow, Tony Nielsen reports.
Full moon in Scorpius
Full moon in Scorpius
Sunday's great for capturing a rising full moon, writes Ian Griffin.
A safe place to be
A safe place to be
Local housing initiatives are aligning with action to address climate change, writes Scott Willis.
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