Grasping time and chance
Grasping time and chance
We’re already in March, and the start of autumn. The nights are getting longer, the mornings a little chillier and the leaves on the trees are already beginning to change, writes life coach Jan...
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An entire colonnade
An entire colonnade
"They called you ‘Famous Hawea Writer Liz Breslin’," said my girlfriend. Who did? Am I? After I got off the phone I got under the duvet and stayed there a while.
Continue with consequences
Continue with consequences
When it comes to getting teenagers to do things around the house, they have to know the consequences if the chores aren't done, writes Ian Munro.
Planets bomb the Sea Goat’s celestial pool
Planets bomb the Sea Goat’s celestial pool
As we approach the autumn equinox, the nights are lengthening. The sun is rising later each morning and setting earlier each evening. This makes astronomers very happy as there’s more time to...
From both sides now
From both sides now
Reversible garments have come into and gone out of fashion over many years. There’s a certain novelty appeal, combined with a sense of ingenious efficiency.
Working on teamwork
Working on teamwork
Several weeks ago, I discussed taking a shared or teamwork approach to routine household chores. Here are some suggestions for making it work, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
A loop view of the lagoon
A loop view of the lagoon
The Seasider train’s two-hour stop in Waitati is the perfect amount of time for this one-plus-hour loop around the Orokonui Lagoon. The first half is mostly flat and the excellent standard of track...
Going halves
Going halves
More than 17,000 Dunedin households could subdivide or add dwellings to their properties if likely changes to city planning regulations go ahead. But how do you, as a householder, go about doing that?Will it even help relieve our acute housing crisis?
Falling and love again
Falling and love again
It’s only natural that when you get together with someone there is a certain merging of your interests and hobbies, writes Lisa Scott.
Exploring strange new worlds
Exploring strange new worlds
Two decades ago, I had (what I then considered to be) my dream job.
Choosing less to appreciate more
Choosing less to appreciate more
How many articles of clothing do you really need to get through a week?
A mother who counts the months
A mother who counts the months
It’s been another week where people I love have lost people they love and are feeling lost themselves, writes Liz Breslin.
Focus on the present to help perfect your future
Focus on the present to help perfect your future
Perfecting the present is centred around being in the present, of not being so caught up in the past or so focused on striving towards the future that we forget to live now.
Reassessing relationships
Reassessing relationships
Having a teenager can be like going through those "terrible 2s" and the tantrums again, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
The Russian scheme luring Kiwi investors
The Russian scheme luring Kiwi investors
Promoters are in Otago selling investments in a Russian-based, multilevel marketing company the Financial Markets Authority is investigating, Bruce Munro reports.
Appreciate adolescence
Appreciate adolescence
Parenting columnist Ian Munro sums up adolescence.
Regenerative and human-centred
Regenerative and human-centred
Even the cafe at Orokonui Ecosanctuary is doing its bit, writes Jeanne Hutchison.
Yellow, tough and beautiful
Yellow, tough and beautiful
Now that the school year is well under way, hands up those who know the Maori word for the colour yellow. Your hand should be up too, because you know it, even if you think you don’t.
Nau mai: Pearl Matahiki’s years of caring
Nau mai: Pearl Matahiki’s years of caring
Pearl Matahiki is reflecting on 20 years as head and heart of Otago University’s support for Maori students. On the eve of retiring, she talks to Bruce Munro about students she's known, celebrating success in an alien environment and important changes to come.
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