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• Claws and effect

  Games industry veteran Jess Reiner-Reed of Insomniac Games has worked with PlayStation Studios for more than 15 years, working on huge franchises like Marvel’s Spider-Man and God of War. With Jess in New Zealand shortly ahead of Insomniac’s upcoming release (September 15) of Marvel’s Wolverine — on which she has been working as senior project director — The Weekend Mix’s Ben Allan asked her a few questions about her day job, superheroes and what you need to work in a tough industry.

• The politics of principle

  A new film examines New Zealand’s radical economic reforms from the perspective of the man who stood against them, Tom McKinlay reports.

• Building on history

  At Moeraki, the wharenui Uenuku ties whānau to the history of their tūpuna, stretching back to Hawaiki, Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman learn.

• Cook’s troubled legacy

  The work of understanding James Cook’s role in our history is under full sail again, as historian Tony Ballantyne publishes a new book. He tells Paul Gorman of the vast territory it charts.

• Riverton 1961

  Our Dad would rise in the winter dark, call out

• At the movies

  The Odyssey (M) ★★★★

• Cosmetic surgery’s new pipeline

  Facelifts have become so normalised, shifting from extreme body horror to self care, that a whole sub-industry has formed around their inevitability, Eva Wiseman writes.

• Dried beans evoke memories of home

  Growing up in Mexico, Monday was bean day. A big pot simmering gently on the stove, filling the house with a comforting smell that marked the beginning of the week. It’s a tradition I maintain, usually dried pinto or black beans from the cupboard. They’re my favourites to cook with. Many people are a little scared of cooking dried beans from scratch. The idea of soaking them overnight before then cooking for hours can feel like too much effort, so dried beans easily become one of the most forgotten ingredients in the pantry.

• Scruffy specimens seem entirely at home

  Dogs of the World

• Spider-Man dances with depression

  SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

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• 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....

• 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....

• A land of LIZARDS

  Sharp-eyes and passion are leading to the discovery of new skink and gecko species in Otago. And the race is on to save them, writes Anna Yeoman....