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How fish could save your hearing

By Jennifer Bowden in Nutrition

Issue 3738 31st Dec 2011

Eating omega-3 fatty acids and fish can reduce the rate of hearing loss.

2011 in images

in Commentary

Issue 3738 31st Dec 2011

A good article can make us understand, but a good photograph does something else entirely: it haunts us. Although the events of 2011 clearly demonstrate that the structures around us can easily be destroyed or washed away, the images stay with us. While there is always a danger of voyeurism, a single

Samoa's clock change

By Rebecca Macfie in Commentary

Issue 3738 31st Dec 2011

To get in sync with its trading partners, Samoa is putting its clocks forward a day – but US science writer James Gleick says it’s all an illusion anyway.

Summer garden guide

By Xanthe White in Gardens

Issue 3738 31st Dec 2011

Here’s a quick guide to getting the most out of your garden over summer.

Dogs in New Zealand

By Jane Clifton in Commentary

Issue 3738 31st Dec 2011

In these recessionary times, more people are welcoming man’s best friend into the family – but things don’t always go to plan.

Life in New Zealand: December 31 2011

in Life in New Zealand

Issue 3738 31st Dec 2011

Tikipunga High School was the scene of a major barbecue cook-off yesterday, with more than 600 sausages hitting the hot-plates before being wrapped in a bread slice and inhaled by hungry students.