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Photo: ODT files Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including issues with international flights, solutions to living with ME, and more mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows.

Photo: ODT files Here's a little test.

Eleanor Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola attend the The Godfather 50th Anniversary Celebration at Paramount Theatre in 2022 in Los Angeles. Photo: Film Magic ELEANOR COPPOLA  Film-maker   Eleanor Coppola’s life was film.

Writer David Seidler arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2011, February 27, 2011 at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, California. Photo: Getty Images The best writers write what they know, and Oscar-winning script writer David Seidler’s career triumph was a perfect example.

Vince Power attends a private view of "Days Like This" by artists Elizabeth Power and Lucy Smallbone at 99 Projects on July 7, 2022 in London, England. Photo: Getty Images Wheeler-dealer Vince Power transitioned from running a chain of second-hand stores to being one of the most influential people in the British music industry.

Jack Alabaster and wife Shirley celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary in Alexandra in 2018. They are in front of a peach tree grafted from one which had borne fruit on their anniversary every year since they were married. Photo: Pam Jones JACK ALABASTER  Cricketer   Jack Alabaster was one of the finest leg-spin bowlers New Zealand has ever produced.

Dunedin bounced back from its shock loss to Harbour last week to thump Taieri 40-0 at Kettle Park today.

Dunedin bounced back from its shock loss to Harbour last week to thump Taieri 40-0 at Kettle Park today.

Police have confirmed that one person has died following a single motorcycle crash on Jones Rd, Rolleston, this morning.

Police have confirmed that one person has died following a single motorcycle crash on Jones Rd, Rolleston, this morning.

Protesters outside the conference in Wellington. Photo: RNZ At least 500 hundred people, many carrying rainbow flags and placards, have gathered for a pro-trans solidarity rally in central Wellington.

Paul and Nancy Pelosi attend the pre-Grammy gala in Beverly Hills, California, in February. Photo: Reuters The man who broke into former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home in 2022 and assaulted her husband with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Join us for live score updates of the eighth round of Dunedin premier rugby, kick off at 2.45pm.

Francisco van der Hoff. Photo: Solidaridad Network via X Social justice pioneer Francisco van der Hoff had watched coffee farmers of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, where the Dutch-born Catholic missionary had worked for years, battle for years to get a fair price for their beans.

Photo: Getty Images Learning to respond to an admiring comment is a skill in itself, writes Eva Wiseman.

Photo: Ian Griffin I write a lot about auroras.

Photos: Hilary Rowley If only you could find a use for all those vegetable scraps. 

Rituals, such as tying your shoelaces a certain way before a big game, can help with pressure, but the key is to not let them become too overpowering. Photo: Getty Images Everyday rituals can help us cope with pressure, unlock our emotions and define our identities — but can also become unhelpful and divisive, writes Killian Fox.

Challenge yourselves to cook a meal from near-expiring items in the fridge, writes the team from Love Food Hate Waste.

Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), left, and the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) in "The Devil’s Chord" where they visit Abbey Road and the Beatles. Photos: Disney+/TNS Some of its biggest fans are back in charge of Doctor Who, writes Tracy Brown.