Affront at Highland dance judging
To the editor: Sir, With reference to the Caledonian sports on November 26, I should like to state that after the first four little girls had danced the Highland fling the judge disappeared for...
Opinion
Protesters damage their own cause
Protesters damage their own cause
Demonstrators often make their points by causing disruption. That is a way to win attention. Fair enough — usually.
PhD stipend must keep up with living costs
PhD stipend must keep up with living costs
The PhD student stipend has failed to keep pace with the minimum wage and something needs to change, write Ashley Macmillan and Jessica Calverley.
Shining a light on Pharmac
Shining a light on Pharmac
It is encouraging to read the country’s drug buying agency Pharmac is already moving to improve its decision- making to make it faster, simpler and more understandable.
Southern Say: Act hopes party bus will solidify support
Southern Say: Act hopes party bus will solidify support
Act New Zealand brings its campaign bus to town this week, although whether it will transport the public is an as yet unanswered question.
Three colours, two New Zealands
Three colours, two New Zealands
Ready, set, go. The much-vaunted traffic-light alert system, more properly called the Covid-19 Protection Framework (Traffic Lights), has been switched on.
Hobbs’ vacancy poorly handled
Hobbs’ vacancy poorly handled
Questions remain about whether the Otago Regional Council’s decision not to replace Marian Hobbs was a well-considered one.
Our undiscovered past has the power to dazzle us afresh
Our undiscovered past has the power to dazzle us afresh
How can we better serve others this Christmas, asks Gabriel Chan.
Sir Ian Taylor: The warning we should have heeded
Sir Ian Taylor: The warning we should have heeded in May 2020
Sir Ian Taylor poses questions to the Government over elements of its Covid-19 response.
Beware the scourge of inflation
Beware the scourge of inflation
Price rises - the last official annual rate is 4.9% - are worrying.
Time to rethink what ‘counts’ as reading
Time to rethink what ‘counts’ as reading
Recently, I have rediscovered the joys of listening to a good audiobook as I traipse across the Oxfordshire countryside.
Doing your task with due process difficult
Doing your task with due process difficult
There is a long way to go yet, but I am convinced we could not do a worse job than our Parliament last week.
National cleared for take-off
National cleared for take-off
Buckle up. With less than two years until the next general election, the National Party is in for a wild ride — one party faithful hope will see it rise steeply in the polls — under its new leader...
Collaboration solves big problems
Collaboration solves big problems
Teamwork is the key to scientific advances, writes Gil Barbezat.
Brave new orange and red world
Brave new orange and red world
New Zealand enters a fresh Covid era on Friday as the Government parks its “levels” and moves into the traffic light “protection” system.
The tried and true method of maintaining our social network
The tried and true method of maintaining our social network
Peter Matheson reflects on the disappearance of Christmas cards and other little rituals.
Move needed on HDC appeals
Move needed on HDC appeals
The issue is a complex one. If change is proposed, it needs careful consideration and public and stakeholder consultation to ensure all options are looked at and any unintended consequences are...
Winton fire has fatal outcome
Winton fire has fatal outcome
A disastrous fire occurred at Winton on Monday night, resulting in the destruction of several business places, extensive damage to others, and indirectly in loss of life (says the Southland Times).
Well-deserved happiness
Well-deserved happiness
Dear Uncle Norm...
Reopening the final frontier
Reopening the final frontier
It has been a long time coming but finally it appears as if New Zealand is going to rejoin the rest of the world.