Otago linking up with Israel-linked company
A new partner for the University of Otago is a major concern, Olivier Jutel, David Jenkins, Richard Jackson and Fairleigh Gilmour write.
Opinion
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The new game in town
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The new game in town
Welcome to the first ever game of the NZ20 cricket league.
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Cartoonist's view - Yeo
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Cartoonist's view - Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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There is evil on the internet and we all need to be wary
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There is evil on the internet and we all need to be wary
I am not much into computers although I have a laptop which I treat as a fancy typewriter able to send messages.
Getting the booze balance right
Getting the booze balance right
New Zealanders should have a serious conversation about alcohol Nicole McKee writes.
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Grooming the Sphinx
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Grooming the Sphinx
The Sphinx is being cleaned and repaved by M. Baraize. He (the Egyptian Sphinx was not a she, but a very masculine person indeed) is now for the first time since Ptolemaic days being disencumbered...
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Letters to the Editor: alcohol, AI and Manage My Health
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Letters to the Editor: alcohol, AI and Manage My Health
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the Sale & Supply of Alcohol Bill, Invercargill's AI data centre, and the unmanageable Manage My Health app.
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China’s new language law solving a non-problem
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China’s new language law solving a non-problem
In Quebec the English-speaking minority used to call them ‘‘tongue-troopers’’: the government functionaries who come around to check that the French on signs in shops is in a typeface twice as big...
Student mag fundamental to uni community
Student mag fundamental to uni community
I like to think of myself as a writer, or at the very least, an aspiring one. As a child I entertained myself on long car trips by penning vicious limericks about my siblings, honing in on their...
New Zealand in this changing world — a trusted partner
New Zealand in this changing world — a trusted partner
The world is changing but New Zealand’s reputation for trustworthiness must remain constant Graye Shattky writes.
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Baffling back-out
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Baffling back-out
There has been little fanfare about New Zealand’s decision to formally reject amendments to international health regulations (IHR) drawn up after the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Big game fishing
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Big game fishing
Mr Zane Grey's visit to New Zealand has attracted attention to catching the swordfish, a pastime that seems to be as fascinating as chasing the deer and following the roe. The well-armed swordfish...
More long-term certainty important for construction industry
More long-term certainty important for construction industry
Construction has always been part of Dunedin’s story.
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Critters, fresh water and the endless growth agenda
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Critters, fresh water and the endless growth agenda
Parliament was in recess this week but the last few days have been anything but a break for members of the environment select committee.
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Out in the country
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Out in the country
For many in cities and towns the thought of escaping the traffic, the noise and the crowds and moving to the country is appealing.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Letters to the Editor: parking, alcohol and war
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Letters to the Editor: parking, alcohol and war
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the need for a parking review, milking money from alcohol consumption, and the pros and cons of the Iran war.
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All revved up
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All revved up
A gorgeous day, a perfect vista of sea, sky, and hill, a magnificent speedway of Nature’s own construction, the smell of petrol and burnt castor oil.
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The secret diary of ... the fuel crisis
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The secret diary of ... the fuel crisis
By Steve Braunias
In living memory
In living memory
The wet weather did not dampen the spirits of the competitors in the first University College inter-floor tug-of-war, held in March 1986.