Invercargill's new multi-million-dollar museum continues to take shape under the hands of skilled construction workers. PHOTO: TONI McDONALD Construction at Te Unua Museum of Southland has continued to progress well, with some crucial milestones achieved.
Michael Phelps on the Olympic podium, again, in 2004. PHOTO: REUTERS Sarah Auld considers athletes, achievement, faith and self-worth.
Wānaka Airport photographed by a skydiver. PHOTO: SUPPLIED WĀNAKA AIRPORT USERS GROUP A vital planning document which affects plans for Wānaka Airport has not been disclosed, and needs to be, Ben Mitchell writes.
The briefly widely popular Jacinda Ardern. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON When I was a kid I hated being told what to do. I don’t think I was alone in that.
Naomi Sopoaga has made an impressive start to her second season with the Otago Spirit. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Naomi Sopoaga might have been born and raised in Wellington, but there is more blue and gold in her blood than one might know. The Otago Spirit back tells Kayla Hodge about how she is carving her own path — from playing basketball in France to flourishing in her second rugby season — all while standing on the shoulders of those who paved the way.
Hayley Jensen. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Former Otago and White Ferns all-rounder Hayley Jensen is not quite done with cricket yet.
Southland Boys’ captain Jimmy Taylor in action during the South Island First XV final against Christchurch Boys’ in Invercargill. PHOTO: DEBBIE FAHEY Jimmy reckons the Taylors could take the Withys in a backyard game of rugby.
PHOTO: ODT FILES A Dunedin school bus driver caught drunk behind the wheel on the job has been stood down.
Former Sydneysiders Matt Edwards and Anabel Tweedale, pictured with Lola, have opened boutique hotel Dunedin House in Rattray St. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH It has all the trappings of reality show Escape to the Country — except this particular couple escaped their country.
As we strive to survive in ’25, one of the hardest costs for households to bear is the cost of food.
Dunedin Hospital consultant eye surgeon Dr Francesc March holds retinal images of eyes with macular degeneration. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH A growing number of people are at risk of irreversible vision loss from retina problems and eye diseases over the next decade, unless the government "ups its game" and strengthen’s health sector resources.
Ian Moore studied engineering in New Zealand before becoming an architect: ‘‘A lot of architects love to build things from scratch — a new building that’s all theirs — but I prefer to add a layer to something that already exists,’’ he says. PHOTOS: IAN MOORE ARCHITECTS People around the world need to "stop knocking down and rebuilding buildings all the time" architect Ian Moore tells Kim Dungey.
Winterstellar exhibitor Kavan Chay poses with his image from the first exhibition in 2020 and his image from 2024’s exhibition. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A popular exhibition showcasing astrophotography in some of New Zealand’s best dark-skies locations officially opened at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery last week.
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