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Moving too fast on Move-on
The government’s determination to box on with the controversial Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill illustrates its arrogance and blinkered thinking on social issues.
Editorial
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Glib comment on housing revealing
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Glib comment on housing revealing
Despite being marketed by the government as making the social housing system fairer, the taste left in the mouth from Thursday’s announcement is sour.
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Ratios and rationales
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Ratios and rationales
As the adage goes, there are lies, damned lies and statistics.
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NCEA changes lack detail
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NCEA changes lack detail
Those who have questioned the worth of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement will be looking forward to its replacement.
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Editorial: Time to resign, Cr Ong
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Editorial: Time to resign, Cr Ong
Head-scratchers of the world unite.
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Back to the future with NZ First
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Back to the future with NZ First
On Sunday New Zealand First leader Winston Peters trekked to West Auckland — ‘‘the home of traditional hard-working Kiwi battlers’’ to announce two policies he hopes will resonate with that...
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Port Otago assets
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Port Otago assets
Where Port Otago will fit with any reorganisation of local government in the Otago region is already shaping up as a contentious issue.
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The great corporate climate escape
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The great corporate climate escape
That classic horror trope of “don’t look behind you” can be taken out of the B-film environment and dropped unobtrusively into our current reality.
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Our place in the world
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Our place in the world
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon gave the first of what will likely be a series of pre-Budget speeches earlier this week.
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Paediatric care delays concerning
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Paediatric care delays concerning
A parent knows there is something wrong with their child.
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The cash cow of conservation
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The cash cow of conservation
As the first frosts of late autumn begin to bite, New Zealand’s great outdoors is looking superb.
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If not fees free, then what?
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If not fees free, then what?
Dunedin is a university city, and town and gown have a close and vital relationship.
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New health plan lacks detail
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New health plan lacks detail
The government’s long-awaited clinical services plan for the Central Lakes area has been announced, but it may not give the assurance of the future many might have hoped for.
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Why not start today?
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Why not start today?
No matter how much politicians prevaricate, stick their heads in the sand and try to minimise the problem, climate change is not going away.
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Taking the test
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Taking the test
What is the capital of New Zealand?
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Big stick approach questionable
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Big stick approach questionable
The headline on the government’s press release politely says ‘‘Councils invited to fast-track local reform’’, but it is an invitation they will find hard to refuse.
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Taking toxicity out of the kitchen
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Taking toxicity out of the kitchen
Anyone working in a high-pressure environment knows how tough and exhausting it can be.
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Communication breakdown
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Communication breakdown
Relations between politicians and media have always been a tricky thing to manage.
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Health issues not solved
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Health issues not solved
As we count down to the Budget and then the general election campaign, health spending and policy is bound to attract much attention.
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Dammed if you do, damned if you don’t
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Dammed if you do, damned if you don’t
When it comes to building hydro-electric schemes on the West Coast, there’s always a sting in the tail.