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EditorialSeptember 27

Health privacy ongoing concern

Recent health privacy breaches raise questions about whether New Zealand is yet taking this issue seriously enough.
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Health privacy ongoing concern
Health privacy ongoing concern
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EditorialSeptember 25

Bordering on the absurd

Deadlines, so the saying goes, are to ensure you, not someone else, have time up your sleeve. The government appears to have taken that axiom very much to heart over its self-hyped reform programme of the country’s local bodies.
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Bordering on the absurd
Bordering on the absurd
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EditorialSeptember 24

A hard road ahead for all

The troublesome issue of mental health provision in the South developed another wrinkle this week with the announcement that Health New Zealand intends to close ward 10a at Wakari Hospital.
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A hard road ahead for all
A hard road ahead for all
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EditorialSeptember 23

OIA row not over yet

The hullabaloo over a Ministry of Education official appearing to encourage circumventing the requirements of the Official Information Act may not dissipate as quickly as the government might have hoped.
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OIA row not over yet
OIA row not over yet
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EditorialSeptember 22

It’s good to talk

Winston Peters is widely known for his ability to generate a headline at the drop of a hat.
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It’s good to talk
It’s good to talk
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EditorialSeptember 21

A screen test for pre-schoolers

There are many big issues which any government must confront: defence, foreign affairs, trade and investment, emergency management.
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A screen test for pre-schoolers
A screen test for pre-schoolers
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EditorialSeptember 20

Making a stand, or not

A small piece of the imbroglio surrounding singer Ed Sheeran’s United States tour found its way to Dunedin last week.
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Making a stand, or not
Making a stand, or not
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EditorialSeptember 18

What a flaming mess

It is always somewhat galling when you find out the hero is not so heroic after all, that they have feet of clay, or just happened to be in the right place at the right time, or aren’t as squeaky clean as thought.
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What a flaming mess
What a flaming mess
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EditorialSeptember 17

Summoning supermarket valour

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Summoning supermarket valour
Summoning supermarket valour