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The Dunedin-Shanghai sister-city relationship turns 30 this year. Why does one of the world’s largest municipalities have special affection for our small city? Bruce Munro travels to Shanghai, and talks to former Dunedin mayor Peter Chin.

Restoring stars to the heavens

Kare Tipa delivers a karakia at the Matariki hautapu. PHOTO: RICHIE MILLS

Restoring stars to the heavens

Matariki allows us to reflect on whānau and experiences at a time when we welcome the new year.

The cost of the new oil

AI is only going to be sustainable if we use it responsibly.

Crashing back down to earth

Crashing back down to earth

Falling over will teach you hard truths about life - and teeth, writes Eva Wiseman.

Mercury planet of extremes

One of the most captivating books in my antique astronomy collection is Telescopic Work for Starlight Evenings, penned by William F. Denning in 1891.

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Working for a living

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Working for a living

Kmart’s Dunedin reopening is not just cause for shoppers to rejoice. Workers there might be feeling pretty good too, Tom McKinlay reports.

Green infrastructure a blueprint for resilience

A rain garden in George St, Dunedin. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

Green infrastructure a blueprint for resilience

We can tick all sorts of boxes by greening our infrastructure.

Lots to celebrate in Ōtepoti

A queen, princesses and a robot. Automaton Brosco with the festival queen and princesses in 1961....

Lots to celebrate in Ōtepoti

Dunedin has always been festive, writes Ceri Austin-Hart.

When the Moon meets Matariki in the morning

The rising of Matariki, the star cluster known as Pleiades, usually happens near the end of June...

When the Moon meets Matariki in the morning

Yesterday morning, we got to mark the start of the Māori year, as pre-dawn ceremonies across the land celebrated the appearance of Matariki in the morning sky.

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Making memories on ice

Skaters on the ice. Photos: Lisa Scott/Stavely Ice Rink

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Making memories on ice

There isn’t much strange and wonderful left in this world but if you do one thing this winter, then the Staveley Ice Rink should be that thing.

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A nutty case of geopolitics

From left: film maker Rowan Wernham. Pistachio orchards stretch to the horizon across California...

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A nutty case of geopolitics

Dunedin film-maker Rowan Wernham’s documentary has all the elements of a Hollywood blockbuster, Tom McKinlay reports.

Endangered skinks need our protection

An Otago skink, Oligosoma otagense. Photo: supplied

Endangered skinks need our protection

We are a land of more lizards than you might think.

Look for Matariki, a captivating celestial wonder

On Friday we celebrate New Zealand’s third national Matariki holiday.

The look of love

As I try to raise and guide three teenagers, I have come to realise that I fall back on what I know and how I was raised.

Revolution in a box

A Kodak Beau Brownie No. 2A, USA that was donated to the Museum in 1987. F87.36 gift of Lorraine...

Revolution in a box

For the past 25 years, Otago’s amateur photographers have been submitting images to an annual competition run by Tūhura Otago Museum.

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New dawn down under

A crowd gathers at Momona Airport as the Beatles arrive in Dunedin. Below from left: A police...

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New dawn down under

The Beatles didn’t just tour New Zealand, they changed it, Andy Neill, one of the authors of a new book, tells Tom McKinlay.

Setting us up for a grim harvest

Our number one agricultural export by value is an ingredient for highly processed food. Photo:...

Setting us up for a grim harvest

The can just disappeared down the road again.

Comet’s ‘coma’ a sight to behold

During the past six weeks, a stunning comet has been providing a remarkable display in the western sky after sunset.

A feeling of belonging

Karoline Bjune is a direct descendant of one of the Norwegian whalers who set up base on Rakiura-Stewart Island 100 years ago. Living in Tønsberg, she talks to Bruce Munro about visiting Paterson’s Inlet whalers’ base.