Boost healthspan, not just lifespan
Boost healthspan, not just lifespan
Research helping mice reach a ripe old age is of little use to humans if it boosts longevity but not healthspans, writes Robin McKie.
Life & Style
Mana Wāhine: Ko wai tōu ingoa?
Ko wai tōu ingoa?
I’m sharing this piece with someone I know well.
Fine line between sanctuary and slaughter
Fine line between sanctuary and slaughter
A fence can do only so much in the face of relentless nature, writes Elton Smith.
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Shanghai Shanglow
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Shanghai Shanglow
A century ago, Shanghai was the thrumming hub of jazz in Asia. Bruce Munro recently spent time there searching for the 2024 incarnations of swing, bebop and all that jazz.
Selling tissues of lies
Selling tissues of lies
The break-up rehabilitation industry is in high demand but the truth is you can’t force someone to love you again, writes Eva Wiseman.
A treasure is a treasure for a’ that
A treasure is a treasure for a’ that
Robert Burns’ legend was large enough to encompass fiction, writes Sean Brosnahan.
The new etiquette
The new etiquette
Do we really need to tip? Are air kisses still a thing? Shoes on or off when visiting someone else's home?
The Apex of Earth’s way
The Apex of Earth’s way
The morning and evening commutes from and to home in Portobello gives Ian Griffin lots of time to ponder.
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Rocking the cradle
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Rocking the cradle
A crack band of musicians, writers and poets and motherhood are powering Holly Arrowsmith’s new album, she tells Tom McKinlay.
Challenging mountaineering game all about balance
Challenging mountaineering game all about balance
A deceptively simple control system underpins this alpinist adventure set on a single deadly massif, writes Lewis Gordon, of The Guardian.
Signing off on plastic
Signing off on plastic
A final opportunity to turn back the plastic tide is just months away.
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The view from Beijing
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The view from Beijing
Is China friend or foe?
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Round and about the boulders
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Round and about the boulders
Recently, a final-year university student said the best thing about studying at Otago is, initially, the partying, but with time becomes the beauty of the area.
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No place for humans
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No place for humans
The forbidding Heard Island captured in a new documentary is true to life, Philip Temple tells Paul Gorman.
Connected by water and stars
Connected by water and stars
Matariki has been the focus for Aotearoa and Te Waipounamu over the past few weeks.
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It’s time to be less welcoming
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It’s time to be less welcoming
New Zealanders are very polite.The English are supposed to be the gold standard for polite, but I know one and he isn’t. Mind you, he’s from Yorkshire.
Low Venus sneaks into Leo with a crescent Mercury
Low Venus sneaks into Leo with a crescent Mercury
On Monday afternoon at 4.15 and 51 seconds, it will be precisely four years until the peak of arguably the most exciting astronomical event ever in Otago.
Aurora’s crowning glory
Aurora’s crowning glory
The "Mother's Day" aurora of 2024 was undoubtedly one of the best seen from these shores in decades.
Darling pieces of art
Darling pieces of art
The Forrester will soon have space to move artists out of the shadows.
A super tuber’s sweet surprise
A super tuber’s sweet surprise
A little known root vegetable from Peru has a lot going for it.
