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OpinionSeptember 20

The pipes, the pipes are calling

There are few sounds more instantly recognisable as the screech and drone of the bagpipes.
Jean Balchin
The pipes, the pipes are calling
The pipes, the pipes are calling
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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.
Editorial
Making a stand, or not
Making a stand, or not
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OpinionSeptember 20

Medical School admissions equal issues aplenty

What do you do when you don’t get enough people of a particular ethnicity into medical school so that it mirrors their proportion in society?
Anaru Eketone
Medical School admissions equal issues aplenty
Medical School admissions equal issues aplenty
OpinionSeptember 20

Defending Dolly, Daisy and the rest of the herd

Alan McCulloch (Opinion ODT 9.9.26), Dunedin calls for a tactical war on methane – ruminant methane from our sheep and cattle, in particular.
Owen Jennings
Defending Dolly, Daisy and the rest of the herd
Defending Dolly, Daisy and the rest of the herd
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OpinionSeptember 20

Cartoonist’s view: September 21

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
YeoCartoonist
Cartoonist’s view: September 21
Cartoonist’s view: September 21
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OpinionSeptember 18

Cartoonist’s view: September 19

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
YeoCartoonist
Cartoonist’s view: September 19
Cartoonist’s view: September 19
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OpinionSeptember 18

Mapping out the reasons for naming things

What's in a place name? After last week's cartographical discussion, Civis turns again to matters geographical.
Civis
Mapping out the reasons for naming things
Mapping out the reasons for naming things
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OpinionSeptember 18

The secret diary of . . . Paul Henry

News that I have debuted as number four on the Act New  Party list, making it almost certain I will enter Parliament next term on current polling, has brought fresh hope to Kiwis who want this beautiful country to be run by people with good old-fashioned common sense.
Steve Braunias
The secret diary of . . . Paul Henry
The secret diary of . . . Paul Henry
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OpinionSeptember 18

Taking one’s own sweet time before reaching an agreement

Tuesday was an important day in the House, and the reason you know it was an important day was because Labour Dunedin list MP Damien O’Connor was wearing a tie.
Mike Houlahan
Taking one’s own sweet time before reaching an agreement
Taking one’s own sweet time before reaching an agreement
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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.
Editorial
What a flaming mess
What a flaming mess
OpinionSeptember 17

Ancient wisdom and the modern world

These are challenging times for the Humanities. Before explaining what I mean, let me share something of my own story.
Faith & Reason
Ancient wisdom and the modern world
Ancient wisdom and the modern world
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OpinionSeptember 17

Tax and incomes policies are intertwined in supermarket reforms

So, in short: the Greens want to create a publicly-owned supermarket by confiscating property of supermarket chains. National wants to create a third supermarket chain by confiscating the property of a co-operative.
Metiria Stanton Turei
Tax and incomes policies are intertwined in supermarket reforms
Tax and incomes policies are intertwined in supermarket reforms
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EditorialSeptember 17

Summoning supermarket valour

Editorial
Summoning supermarket valour
Summoning supermarket valour
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OpinionSeptember 17

Cartoonist’s view: September 18

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Cartoonist’s view: September 18
Cartoonist’s view: September 18
OpinionSeptember 17

Beyond sustainability to regeneration: New Zealand’s path to ‘ESG’ tourism

Living here in New Zealand, one is constantly reminded that the crown jewel of our tourism industry is, without a doubt, our pristine natural environment.
Dr Park Choon-tae
Beyond sustainability to regeneration: New Zealand’s path to ‘ESG’ tourism
Beyond sustainability to regeneration: New Zealand’s path to ‘ESG’ tourism
OpinionSeptember 16

Why wealthy New Zealanders and foreigners keep buying in Queenstown

There is a question I get asked regularly: Why would someone pay several million dollars for a house in Queenstown when they could buy property elsewhere for considerably less?
Hamish Walker
Why wealthy New Zealanders and foreigners keep buying in Queenstown
Why wealthy New Zealanders and foreigners keep buying in Queenstown
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OpinionSeptember 16

Cartoonist’s view: September 17

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Cartoonist’s view: September 17
Cartoonist’s view: September 17
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EditorialSeptember 16

Damning reports need actions

Themes from damning post-scandal reports of public agencies are so familiar it is a wonder some time-saving wizard has not worked out a template for such documents.
Editorial
Damning reports need actions
Damning reports need actions
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OpinionSeptember 16

Not AI Doom

Somebody was bound to sound the alarm eventually. In this case it was a young British artificial intelligence researcher called Jacob Coxon, who quit his job at the AI company Anthropic to warn the world that “if we don’t slow down the current rate of progress, there is a strong chance that we could all die in the next two years.”
Gwynne Dyer
Not AI Doom
Not AI Doom
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EditorialSeptember 15

Next stop, not the South Island

AUCKLAND’S spanking new $5.5billion City Rail Link has been dominating the nation’s screens and the airwaves for the past few months.
Editorial
Next stop, not the South Island
Next stop, not the South Island
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OpinionSeptember 15

Cartoonist’s view: September 16

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
YeoCartoonist
Cartoonist’s view: September 16
Cartoonist’s view: September 16
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OpinionSeptember 14

Cartoonist’s view: September 15

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
YeoCartoonist
Cartoonist’s view: September 15
Cartoonist’s view: September 15
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EditorialSeptember 14

Being outspoken a win for all at Act NZ event with Paul Henry

WHEN Act New Zealand decided to adopt maverick broadcaster Paul Henry as a candidate it knew that it was — for better or worse — signing up a human headline-generator.
Editorial
Being outspoken a win for all at Act NZ event with Paul Henry
Being outspoken a win for all at Act NZ event with Paul Henry
OpinionSeptember 14

How the Bayeux tapestry came alive for the people who viewed it a thousand years ago

As a professional embroiderer and textile archaeologist specialising in the early medieval period (450-1100 CE), I was privileged to be asked to contribute to the British Museum’s catalogue for its much-anticipated exhibition of the Bayeux tapestry, which is on display from September 2026 till July 2027.
Alexandra Makin
How the Bayeux tapestry came alive for the people who viewed it a thousand years ago
How the Bayeux tapestry came alive for the people who viewed it a thousand years ago
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