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OpinionOctober 7

How to handle what the pros call a spat

“I would not like to call this an incident. Let’s say it’s a diplomatic misunderstanding,” Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha said.
Gwynne Dyer
How to handle what the pros call a spat
How to handle what the pros call a spat
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EditorialOctober 7

AI and official information

The Office of the Ombudsman releasing guidance this week on official information and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is another example of the impact of this technology.
Editorial
AI and official information
AI and official information
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OpinionOctober 7

Anticipation as October dawns on campus

We have reached that strange period of the semester, when lectures begin to dwindle, but studying must pick up.
Eleanor Wong
Anticipation as October dawns on campus
Anticipation as October dawns on campus
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OpinionOctober 7

Cartoonist’s view: October 8

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
YeoCartoonist
Cartoonist’s view: October 8
Cartoonist’s view: October 8
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OpinionOctober 6

Please, no health promises under pressure

It would be good if this election campaign, leaders could resist making up health policy on the hoof.
Elspeth McLean
Please, no health promises under pressure
Please, no health promises under pressure
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OpinionOctober 6

Cartoonist’s view: October 7

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
YeoCartoonist
Cartoonist’s view: October 7
Cartoonist’s view: October 7
OpinionOctober 6

Low productivity is NZ’s economic elephant in the room

Last week’s Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update from the Treasury has given political parties their clearest picture yet of the economy they could inherit after November’s election.
Dennis Wesselbaum
Low productivity is NZ’s economic elephant in the room
Low productivity is NZ’s economic elephant in the room
OpinionOctober 6

Gearing up for a proper foreign policy debate

New Zealand finally has a foreign policy debate worthy of the name.
Dr Nicholas Khoo
Gearing up for a proper foreign policy debate
Gearing up for a proper foreign policy debate
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OpinionOctober 5

Cartoonist’s view: October 6

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
YeoCartoonist
Cartoonist’s view: October 6
Cartoonist’s view: October 6
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OpinionOctober 5

Anti-war novel ‘Slaughterhouse‑Five’ remains a target of censorship

Bruce Severy, a full-bearded, idealistic 26-year-old, moved from Southern California in 1973 to the small town of Drake, North Dakota, where he had accepted a job teaching English at the public high school.
Susan Farrell
Anti-war novel ‘Slaughterhouse‑Five’ remains a target of censorship
Anti-war novel ‘Slaughterhouse‑Five’ remains a target of censorship
OpinionOctober 5

Energy storage for a green grid

The need to invest into energy efficiency and low emissions technologies is uncontentious.
Dr Dougal McQueen
Energy storage for a green grid
Energy storage for a green grid
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EditorialOctober 5

Is an eye really worth an eye?

Of the many things which divide opinion, possibly the most fraught is the death penalty.
Editorial
Is an eye really worth an eye?
Is an eye really worth an eye?
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OpinionOctober 5

At election time prepare to be deceived by appearances

Last week I met a woman who is playing a crucial role in this year’s election.
Jim Sullivan
At election time prepare to be deceived by appearances
At election time prepare to be deceived by appearances
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OpinionOctober 4

Melancholic in a different way

For the last month there has been a foreboding presence in Leith; a dark angel, some 27 feet tall, created almost entirely out of knives. At Newkirkgate shopping centre, at the foot of Leith Walk, surrounded by the ordinary churn of buses, shoppers and traffic, this towering figure has stood for 27 days, reminding passersby of those who have been lost to knife violence.
Jean Balchin
Melancholic in a different way
Melancholic in a different way
OpinionOctober 4

The challenge ahead for Andy Burnham if he wants a codified UK constitution

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s call for a codified UK constitution has revived debate about how the UK is governed.
Sharon McAvoy
The challenge ahead for Andy Burnham if he wants a codified UK constitution
The challenge ahead for Andy Burnham if he wants a codified UK constitution
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EditorialOctober 4

Health harm details lacking

On the face of it, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora’s first national report on serious harm events in our public hospitals may have looked like a triumph for transparency.
Editorial
Health harm details lacking
Health harm details lacking
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OpinionOctober 4

You know you can't bomb your ghost nukes bro

“Devastating Iran’s nuclear facilities was . . . very hard to do,” Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly last month.
Gwynne Dyer
You know you can't bomb your ghost nukes bro
You know you can't bomb your ghost nukes bro
OpinionOctober 2

A feminist icon who fought for equality to the end

Known almost as much for her trademark mid-parted hair and large aviator sunglasses as for her acute intelligence, courage and wit, feminist icon Gloria Steinem will long be known for setting feminist torches alight globally over her six-decade career as a journalist and activist.
Sharon Crozier-De Rosa
A feminist icon who fought for equality to the end
A feminist icon who fought for equality to the end
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OpinionOctober 2

Mixing genders and mashing up English

Although attitudes continually shift, trends sometimes reverse.
Civis
Mixing genders and mashing up English
Mixing genders and mashing up English
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EditorialOctober 2

Climate chickens home to roost

Editorial
Climate chickens home to roost
Climate chickens home to roost
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OpinionOctober 2

The secret diary of . . . the campaign: Week 1

Steve Braunais
The secret diary of . . . the campaign: Week 1
The secret diary of . . . the campaign: Week 1
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OpinionOctober 2

Cartoonist’s view: October 3

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Cartoonist’s view: October 3
Cartoonist’s view: October 3
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OpinionOctober 2

In the immortal words of Mrs Merton, let’s have a heated debate

Way back in 1983, during a 5th form Classical Studies at Tawa College, my teacher Jan Gould was explaining some of the gruesome ways in which the Romans killed Christian martyrs.
Mike Houlahan
In the immortal words of Mrs Merton, let’s have a heated debate
In the immortal words of Mrs Merton, let’s have a heated debate
OpinionOctober 1

Are Seymour and Swarbrick really the best we can do?

Is this really the best we can do?
Ian Taylor
Are Seymour and Swarbrick really the best we can do?
Are Seymour and Swarbrick really the best we can do?
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