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OpinionSeptember 6

Having no options and the good old days

Making predictions in print is rarely a good idea, and saying ``I told you so’’ is always rude, but rules are made to be broken.
Gwynne Dyer
Having no options and the good old days
Having no options and the good old days
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OpinionSeptember 6

A statue with a lot to say

Edinburgh is a rather touristy city at the best of times, but during August it is veritably crawling with visitors.
Jean Balchin
A statue with a lot to say
A statue with a lot to say
OpinionSeptember 6

Fiddling around with the concept of student loan fairness

The government is having a little fiddle with student loans: a minimal easing of the rate of repayment (12% down to 10%) for those who stay home and, with all the moral indignation that Nicola Willis can muster, a heavy hand on those who “take their skills offshore after receiving a heavily subsidised tertiary education” (ODT 31.8.26).
Fiddling around with the concept of student loan fairness
Fiddling around with the concept of student loan fairness
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OpinionSeptember 6

Cartoonist’s view

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Cartoonist’s view
Cartoonist’s view
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EditorialSeptember 6

Cervical screening rigour needed

The petty politicking over the welcome decision to make participation in our cervical screening programme free makes both National and Labour look silly.
Editorial
Cervical screening rigour needed
Cervical screening rigour needed
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OpinionSeptember 4

Don’t panic about people who are panicking

Beware public and official hysteria. It has struck many times before and will do so again.
Civis
Don’t panic about people who are panicking
Don’t panic about people who are panicking
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OpinionSeptember 4

Cartoonist’s view

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
YeoCartoonist
Cartoonist’s view
Cartoonist’s view
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OpinionSeptember 4

Your tax dollars (but no new tax dollars) hard at work

It was not quite the age old philosophical question ``if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it did it make a sound?’’ but Todd Stephenson’s contribution to Wednesday’s General Debate came awfully close.
Mike Houlahan
Your tax dollars (but no new tax dollars) hard at work
Your tax dollars (but no new tax dollars) hard at work
OpinionSeptember 4

Bringing history into people’s homes

Bringing history into people’s homes
Bringing history into people’s homes
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OpinionSeptember 4

The secret diary of the third All Blacks v Springboks test

The Opportunities Party is going into this weekend's third test between the All Blacks and the Springboks with a very clear and precise plan based on encouraging the ABs to play straight down the middle of the field.
Steve Braunais
The secret diary of the third All Blacks v Springboks test
The secret diary of the third All Blacks v Springboks test
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EditorialSeptember 4

Why are we waiting?

During the last election campaign National promised a return to health targets, proclaiming them to be a crucial tool to improving the system.
Editorial
Why are we waiting?
Why are we waiting?
OpinionSeptember 4

Ibrahim’s distinctive fusion the soundtrack of apartheid struggle

South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim was once described as ``our Mozart’’ by Nelson Mandela.
Ibrahim’s distinctive fusion the soundtrack of apartheid struggle
Ibrahim’s distinctive fusion the soundtrack of apartheid struggle
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EditorialSeptember 3

The property rollercoaster

There is, not unnaturally, a friendly parochial rivalry between the neighbouring provinces of Otago and Southland.
Editorial
The property rollercoaster
The property rollercoaster
OpinionSeptember 3

We need to recognise that life itself is a gift

We often hear the saying, “You’re only as young as you feel.”
We need to recognise that life itself is a gift
We need to recognise that life itself is a gift
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OpinionSeptember 3

Kotahitanga unity against white supremacy

Metiria Stanton Turei
Kotahitanga unity against white supremacy
Kotahitanga unity against white supremacy
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OpinionSeptember 3

Cartoonist’s view: September 4

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Cartoonist’s view: September 4
Cartoonist’s view: September 4
OpinionSeptember 3

Just what, and who, is Air NZ for?

I was surprised to hear the Prime Minister’s unusually blunt assessment of Air New Zealand’s latest financial result: “It’s clearly a very poor performance,” he said.
Ian Taylor
Just what, and who, is Air NZ for?
Just what, and who, is Air NZ for?
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OpinionSeptember 2

And now, because you didn’t ask for it, lasagne senza lasagne

Joe Bennett
And now, because you didn’t ask for it, lasagne senza lasagne
And now, because you didn’t ask for it, lasagne senza lasagne
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OpinionSeptember 2

Cartoonist’s view: September 3

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
YeoCartoonist
Cartoonist’s view: September 3
Cartoonist’s view: September 3
OpinionSeptember 2

Queenstown’s infrastructure at a tipping point

It took me over two hours the other afternoon to do something that should have taken around 30 minutes.
Hamish Walker
Queenstown’s infrastructure at a tipping point
Queenstown’s infrastructure at a tipping point
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EditorialSeptember 2

Road funding fun and games

In an election year it is not surprising the major players are falling over each other to seem the most concerned about anything affecting costs to taxpayers.
Editorial
Road funding fun and games
Road funding fun and games
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OpinionSeptember 2

Filtering out the universe

Last Sunday (30 August) a Falcon Heavy rocket delivered the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope onto a direct transit trajectory to its permanent home at the Lagrange Two Point (L2) 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.
Gwynne Dyer
Filtering out the universe
Filtering out the universe
OpinionSeptember 1

A Dunedin sprinter’s actual Commonwealth Games glory

In Joss Miller’s article ``Gearing up for Glasgow at the Caledonian Ground’’ (Opinion ODT 25.8.26) he stated that Dunedin could claim some reflected glory in Zoe Hobbs’ gold medal performance at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Warren Jowett
A Dunedin sprinter’s actual Commonwealth Games glory
A Dunedin sprinter’s actual Commonwealth Games glory
OpinionSeptember 1

Preparing Dunedin for heavy rain

When heavy rain began lashing Dunedin on July 5, a team of council staff, contractors, volunteers and emergency services were already busy.
Preparing Dunedin for heavy rain
Preparing Dunedin for heavy rain
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DunedinSeptember 6

Otago teens among the highest in NZ for sport-related concussion injuries

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WānakaSeptember 6

Rail Riot wows thousands in Wānaka

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DunedinSeptember 6

Scrapping affirmative action pathways would be to the detriment of society and healthcare: Professor

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DunedinSeptember 6

Council votes against Ong’s proposal for partnership with Indian city

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DunedinSeptember 6

Fortune of council-owned former theatre unclear