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Distant noises of other voices
As Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon receives no shortage of advice.
Editorial
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Slow supermarket competition progress
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Slow supermarket competition progress
Reading reports of Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden’s concerns last week about the supermarket giants was like hearing the message there is an unexpected item in the bagging area at the self-checkout.
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Scraping the bottom of the barrel
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Scraping the bottom of the barrel
Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they often do.
There is a long way to go on fitting religion into this secular New Zealand
There is a long way to go on fitting religion into this secular New Zealand
Ron Adams asks how the relation between faith and reason plays out.
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Growth and the environment
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Growth and the environment
As if we needed reminding.
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The lessons waiting to be learned
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The lessons waiting to be learned
One of the cliches of tragedy is the hope that some good will come from it.
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Halfway down ‘Dickhead’ Road
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Halfway down ‘Dickhead’ Road
When was the last time you really, truly respected one of our politicians?
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Choosing secondary schools
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Choosing secondary schools
The remarkable Queen’s High School revival has brought with it a problem — not enough space.
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Stormy seas ahead for new skipper
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Stormy seas ahead for new skipper
Depending on your political alignment, the swearing in of David Seymour as deputy prime minister on Saturday was either a glorious achievement or the stuff of nightmares.
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Leak and ye shall find (out)
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Leak and ye shall find (out)
Being first with the news — that piece of knowledge about something new which others would be unlikely to know — is what motivates the most curious, intelligent and justice-seeking members of our society.
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Tough KiwiSaver changes
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Tough KiwiSaver changes
The milk was spilt in the retirement savings failure of 1975. How different and more prosperous might New Zealand have been if Labour’s compulsory scheme had endured?
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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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Penalty proof Maori MPs facing disproportionate scrutiny
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Penalty proof Maori MPs facing disproportionate scrutiny
When Judith Collins accused Te Pāti Māori MPs of a "lack of civility" for their haka in Parliament she drew 185 years of colonial racism down upon their heads.
US must restore academic freedom
US must restore academic freedom
Recent events at United States universities evoke vivid memories from my student past.
The search for truth and justice and the destination it might lead us to
The search for truth and justice and the destination it might lead us to
A television programme about an individual's relentless search for truth and justice raises broader questions, Tom Mepham writes.
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Child poverty not budging
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Child poverty not budging
The government is relying on growth in the economy to reduce stubbornly static child poverty numbers.
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A moth in the night
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A moth in the night
Of all the sounds of the night, few are as irritating as a moth bouncing and lumbering around a bedroom as it tries to find a chink of light in the darkness.
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Putting Nth Dunedin’s house in order
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Putting Nth Dunedin’s house in order
The grungy student flat in Dunedin has become a stereotype that will be hard to shake.
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Questions remain on hospital capacity
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Questions remain on hospital capacity
Almost four months after the announcement of the coalition government’s decision on the inpatient building for Dunedin hospital, the make-up of the beds has been released.
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Beware the Budget black-hole burger
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Beware the Budget black-hole burger
Scientists, researchers and those across the science sector can be forgiven for engaging in synchronised expressions of mock-surprise and a slow, collective eyeroll after Thursday’s Budget announcements.