Get your kicks on Route 66
In a series covering some of the most popular world trips, Lonely Planet travel writers take us on a journey along the United States' Route 66.
Oh, the horror
Oh, the horror
Horror movies provide important insights about ourselves, director Alexandre O. Philippe tells Amasio Jutel.
Sowing the seeds of a healthier economy
Sowing the seeds of a healthier economy
Cultivating a taste for the local would leave us all better off.
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Street fighter
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Street fighter: Benson-Pope's years in our corner
For almost 40 years, David Benson-Pope has been an advocate for his Labour-leaning city. He tells Paul Gorman about the work he’s most proud of and concerns for the new politics of council.
Monument a link to Scottish past
Monument a link to Scottish past
There’s a complicated history of loyalty and loss mixed up in a Dunedin graveyard monument, Will McKee writes.
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Message to reuse, not rebuild
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Message to reuse, not rebuild
People around the world need to "stop knocking down and rebuilding buildings all the time" architect Ian Moore tells Kim Dungey.
Te mana o te kaikaranga
Te mana o te kaikaranga
The kaikaranga is a pou of te ao Māori, calling still despite everything.
Long exposure reveals beauty
Long exposure reveals beauty
The Tarantula Nebula is a gaudy show-off, even by cosmic standards. A city of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 170,000 light-years from Earth, its clouds of gas writhe and billow like smoke...
Henge your bets on site similarity in pre-history
Henge your bets on site similarity in pre-history
Stonehenge is one of the most mysterious of monuments. It has puzzled visitors for centuries and has a prominent place in folklore. To this day, it attracts thousands to celebrate the summer solstice.
It’s not what it seems
It’s not what it seems
Social media would have you believe a cortisol cocktail can reduce stress and boost energy. Theresa Larkin examines the evidence.
Eat like an Italian ... but exercise too
Eat like an Italian ... but exercise too
Research shows adhering to a Mediterranean diet filled with fruit and vegetables, whole grains and olive oil can help reduce diabetes risk, but international researchers have found it’s more...
One pan is all it takes
One pan is all it takes
Lentils and crispy shallots can take a kedgeree to somewhere new, writes Kelly Gibney.
Casting for laughs
Casting for laughs
Will the movies learn to laugh again? asks Samantha Masunaga.
Mystery of bamboo flowering, dieback
Mystery of bamboo flowering, dieback
If you are wandering through Dunedin Botanic Garden’s Clive Lister Garden over the next couple of months, you may notice the bamboo that forms the backbone of this area is disappearing. Why is this happening?
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Tip your hat to great foodies
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Tip your hat to great foodies
Otago restaurants continue to shine on a national level, taking out some of the top awards at the Cuisine Good Food Awards announced recently.
Boys prepare for the catwalk in school fundraiser
Boys prepare for the catwalk in school fundraiser
Students from a boys’ secondary school in Dunedin are perfecting their catwalks to raise money for their arts programmes.
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Making it worthwhile
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Making it worthwhile
From shy South Dunedin school boy to deputy prime minister, Grant Robertson’s journey from Dunedin to Wellington and back again has been remarkable. He talks to ODT political editor Mike Houlahan.
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Ghosts in the chorus
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Ghosts in the chorus
Grief is a journey - you never know when there will be a sudden bump in the road, when a memory will come rushing in the cracks between now and then.
Finding beauty in all seasons
Finding beauty in all seasons
Ruth Grundy, of Ōmārama, shares her garden with readers.
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New home captures forerunner’s ‘lovely feel’
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New home captures forerunner’s ‘lovely feel’
A Wānaka house honours the past while ensuring a comfortable future for its occupants. Kim Dungey reports.
