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• LAYERS ON THE LAND

  The layers of archaeological evidence at Moeraki lie together with the layered histories told and retold by mana whenua, Gerard O’Regan tells Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman.

• THE GREAT ESCAPE

  The remarkable story of a German ship’s desperate flight from Dunedin in the early days of World War 2, has now been revealed.

• Taking flamenco’s flair to the world

  Internationally acclaimed as the greatest living exponent of flamenco guitar, Paco Pena will perform in Dunedin this weekend. He tells Rebecca Fox about the Spanish tradition that has shaped his life.

• Guardians of the pā

  The stories of Kātiki Point and the names associated with it are being given new life, TomMcKinlay and Luke Chapman learn.

• As told by The Clean

  Journalist and poet Richard Langston had loved Dunedin band The Clean for decades and knew there should be a book. But having realised it would be him writing it, he had to work out how, he tells Matthew Littlewood. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation about the product of his labours, The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul.

• The Dian are cast

  When I tell colleagues I am involved in a research project at Shangri-La, they think I am teasing.

• Aussie hitcher makes itself right at home

  Recently, I was brought for identification a jar of live black house ants that had built up to large numbers inside a private car. Of Australian origin, the black house ant is frequently intercepted in cars imported from Japan.

• Shaking up the script

  Director couple Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold are on a mission to counter box office franchise churn with eccentric, low-budget projects. Cue a mystical musical about an 18th-century religious leader. They explain it to Olivia Ovenden.

• Sirens sounding daily

  The situation faced by the Turners is repeated daily in one way or another up and down the country.

• At the movies

  Send Help (R16) ★★★★

Featured documents

• Three Waters is the largest local government reform in decades. But in many minds, the rollout has been muddled and mired in controversy. To ‘‘unmuddy’’ Three Waters, three people near to the action speak off-the-record, giving Bruce Munro their take on the reason for the reforms, whether they are a good idea and what they would do differently.

  Three Waters is the largest local government reform in decades. But in many minds, the rollout has been muddled and mired in controversy. To ‘‘unmuddy’’ Three Waters, three people near to the action speak off-the-record, giving Bruce Munro their take on the reason for the reforms, whether they are...

• Chapterandverse

  It is one of the very biggest stories in New Zealand rock’n’roll history, and Mike Houlahan was there to record it. As it writes its final chapter, he recalls its twists and turns....

• GENOCIDE NEXT DOOR

  Jonathan Glazer’s audacious new film about the family life of Auschwitz’s commandant was 10 years in the making. He tells Sean O’Hagan how it was made — and the importance of finding light in the darkness....

• Making the list

  Just six novels remain in contention for the world’s most prestigious literary award — The Booker Prize — which will be awarded next week. The Otago Daily Times’ fiction faction cast their eye over this year’s finalists....

• Granddad’s part in Hitler’s downfall

  A Hollywood movie about a desperate attempt to fool Hitler features Rear-Admiral John Godfrey, head of the British Naval Intelligence Division. Some details in the film are not accurate, Rachel Gibb, of Dunedin, tells Bruce Munro. Gibb should know — Admiral Godfrey was not only the abrasive...

• A first step towards controlled change

  We now have a plan of action to guide our climate change response. But is it any good? Members of the University of Otago’s He Kaupapa Hononga climate change research network run the ruler over it....

• THE RIVER’S TURN

  In Central Otago, a river’s health is being weighed against the demands of irrigation. Mary Williams investigates the complex, dry, catchment of the Manuherikia river — and the struggle to restore it....

• Granddad’s part in Hitler’s downfall

  A Hollywood movie about a desperate attempt to fool Hitler features Rear-Admiral John Godfrey, head of the British Naval Intelligence Division. Some details in the film are not accurate, Rachel Gibb, of Dunedin, tells Bruce Munro. Gibb should know — Admiral Godfrey was not only the abrasive...

• Preparing for anything

  The big global climate crisis we’re doing our best to ignore, has plans for each of our communities, Paul Gorman writes....

• FIRE AND ICE

  Today, the Brass Monkey Rally is having its final fling. Bruce Munro talks to those who, for four decades, have made it the biggest annual winter motorcycle pilgrimage in New Zealand....