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Putting the skids under buses
All aboard! Next stop, short-termism.
Editorial
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Personal attacks by minister also attacks on democracy
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Personal attacks by minister also attacks on democracy
Our select committee process is the most important democratic institution in our Parliament. It is the way the public has a say in making laws.
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Iran — much ado about nothing
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Iran — much ado about nothing
I do not get a lot of face-time with Donald Trump, but his rant on Wednesday in front of the chopper that was to take him to the airport and on to the Nato summit in Brussels was the first time I...
The future belongs to communities in which everyone works together
The future belongs to communities in which everyone works together
Water is core to protecting the environment, Lloyd McCall writes.
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Arriving on a jet plane
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Arriving on a jet plane
Of the dozen or more planes which landed at Dunedin Airport on Tuesday, one Jetstar flight was just that little bit more special than the other arrivals.
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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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Social workers salute colleague
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Social workers salute colleague
Rev S.F.N. Waymouth, the newly-appointed vicar of St Mark’s Church, Balclutha, will take up his duties on July 1.
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New hospital waiting room
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New hospital waiting room
Now it is mid-year we are looking forward to seeing the promised action on the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site.
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Just what is ‘Kiwi’ behaviour?
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Just what is ‘Kiwi’ behaviour?
Kiwi of the feathered and flightless variety are well-known for their daytime shyness.
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Trump gambles on war and peace
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Trump gambles on war and peace
The United States’ bombing of nuclear facilities in Iran has abruptly made the world less safe.
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Redefining localism
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Redefining localism
Anyone who voted for the coalition partners for their enthusiasm about localism will be scratching their heads.
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Counting on the census
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Counting on the census
One of the great pillars on which modern New Zealand society is based has been scrapped by the government in a move which has shocked many.
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In sickness and in health
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In sickness and in health
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon caused a flurry of disquiet last Monday when he appeared to suggest that the statutory minimum for sick leave could revert to five days a year from the present 10.
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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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Road kit to be kept by county
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Road kit to be kept by county
The Chairman of the District Highways Board No 16 wrote asking if the Waikouaiti County Council would take over the road construction plant now being purchased by the board, to be used on the work...
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Not-so-special agents exercising agency in troubled times
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Not-so-special agents exercising agency in troubled times
What have we been looking at over the course of the past week?
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It’s a rerun, not to be seen again
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It’s a rerun, not to be seen again
"They lied," said Donald Trump in 2016, running for the Republican presidential nomination against the neo-cons in his own party who had started the "forever wars" in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Emerging theological emergency for churches, with global ramifications
Emerging theological emergency for churches, with global ramifications
The faithful cannot be silent in the face of distortion Graham Redding writes.
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New suicide prevention plan
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New suicide prevention plan
Anyone who has known the shock and pain of the aftermath of self-inflicted death, family-close or friendship-wide, will be hoping the new suicide prevention strategy announced this week will make a...
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Until the next disaster comes
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Until the next disaster comes
One thing you can guarantee is you won’t be expecting it when it happens.