Off Duty

Pharmacy technician and manager Alison Hayden enjoys biking, hiking and a morning cuppa. She shares her story with Paulette Crowley

Madeleine Fountain looks at the popularity of social-media app Instagram and why you might want to start following the action, or maybe start up an account

Neil J. Gostling takes a look at stories of the Loch Ness monster and why the quest for such creatures is a source of fascination

Archaeologists are beginning to appreciate the creativity of Neanderthal art, writes archaeology professor Paul Pettitt

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer writes about her recent trip to Egypt and the importance of holidays for avoiding burnout

Gail Iles takes a retrospective look at missions to the Moon, where it remains tricky in current times to land an uncrewed craft on the surface

Randolph Grace, a professor of psychology at the University of Canterbury questions why arithmetic is universally true

The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1957 helped cement New Zealand as an independent player in Antarctica, writes assistant professor of history Daniella McCahey

What happened on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey 108 years ago has shocked and shaped Aotearoa New Zealand ever since

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer writes about her recent trip to Egypt and the importance of holidays for avoiding burnout