Alt: Bilbo Baggins says "I'm old Gandalf. I know I don't look it, but I'm beginning to feel it in my heart."

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Once Upon a HarbourFiona Farrell and David ElliotAllen & Unwin 2026 I am reading and adoring the most gorgeous picture book by Fiona Farrell and David Elliot, Once Upon a Harbour. I am having a…

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The Oscar winning animated film is set to be dubbed in te reo Māori and released in December.

One of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us...

Feather If only every day was as simple as listening to birds, their small voicesplucking the grey-blue morning, emboldened on this first day of spring.We too might dare to hope that what has long …

On September 29, 2026, peacefully at the Otago Community Hospice; aged 50 years.  Much loved partner of 27 years of Andrew Court, loved Mum of Robbie, loved sister and sister-in-law of Marie and Paddy...

But for every lustful post killed by a legal threat, another 10 take its place.

We are deeply saddened by the death of former Otago University Press publisher Wendy Harrex, who led the Press for 20 years and played a defining role in shaping it into the publishing house it is tod...