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Pets with benefits

Older people who have a canine companion are 50 per cent less likely to have a disability than non-dog-owning people of a similar age, according to a study of more than 11,000 people aged 65 to 84 years. People who own a dog and exercise regularly are even less likely to develop a disability. Adjusting for a range of demographic factors didn’t change the outcome: dog ownership was linked to a lower level of disability as people aged. Cat ownership, on the other hand, was not associated with any difference in disability risk.

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Mind the gap

Mark Barber documents the construction of two multibillion-dollar railway tunnels.

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A solid investment

They say money doesn’t grow on trees. But it does grow in forests.

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A healthy balance

Many KiwiSaver members now expect their money to be invested responsibly. MAS has the credentials to ensure that’s the case, and its unique model means it can take responsibility a step further through the efforts of its charitable foundation.

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The back of beyond

The Baton Valley, at the top of the South Island, was named after a young runaway sailor, Batteyn Norton, and it remains a place where life is isolated, physical, self-sufficient, and largely dictated by the weather. It hasn’t been much of a destination since an anticlimactic gold rush in the late 1800s—but the opening of a new cycle trail passing through the valley has put it on the tourism map. Now, its residents are wondering how to retain the identity of their home in the face of change.

In the field

Underneath the city

Skateboarding photographer turned commercial shooter Mark Barber didn’t expect to find himself on a mining induction course for a job, but he’s relishing the glimpses of Auckland under construction as he documents the City Rail Link.

Documentary - Wonders of the Ocean

Islands of Life

Pacific Islands range from coral atolls and smoking volcanoes to pieces of a lost continent. Discover the wildest stories of adaptation and survival on these Islands of Life.

Documentary - Megastructures

Megastructures: Beijing Water Cube

When Beijing hosts the 2008 Olympics, the eyes of the world will be riveted on the National Swimming Centre - aka the Water Cube. We go behind the scenes to discover more about a building destined to become one of this century's leading architectural feats.

Documentary

China’s Lost Pyramids

Take a journey to the Valley of Kings and relive an extraordinary time in China’s history, when the first imperial dynasties spared no cost to build pyramid tombs of stupendous size, filled with astonishing riches in preparation for an afterlife beyond imagination.

Documentary

Secrets of the Ghost Army

Uncover the secrets of one of the world’s most ancient mysteries - China’s army of Terracotta Warriors, destined to be seen by no-one but the spirit of China’s First Emperor.

Documentary - China Revealed

China Revealed: Harbin Ice Festival

China Revealed is a 3D expedition into a still undiscovered land. Lost in the vastness of China are sublime landscapes and cultural sites that the Western world has never seen. Now, for the first time ever these secret places are captured in a journey of discovery that you’ll never forget.

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