Dunedin's hotel clock is ticking
Another international music heavyweight is coming to Dunedin and another stadium sell-out is on the cards. Accommodation sell-outs in and around the city are on the cards too.
Opinion
Lake Logan reclamation
Lake Logan reclamation
Arabs in the employ of the British intelligence department in Palestine. - Otago Witness, 9.10.1918
Cards, cats, carts and cheeky children
Cards, cats, carts and cheeky children
Helpful cats and night-cart stories feature today. But before we get into that, I had a note from Lala Frazer, of Broad Bay, with some more details of the early 1950s postcards of Otago which we...
Will coalition still be on top after the 2020 poll?
Will coalition still be on top after the 2020 poll?
Colin James looks back on the Government’s first year in office.
Journalist's disappearance has far-reaching consequences
Journalist's disappearance has far-reaching consequences
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance could change Middle East politics, writes Maysam Behravesh.
Plastic problem needs a collective response
Plastic problem needs a collective response
A war has been declared on plastic, and shopping bags and drinking straws are first against the wall. Dunedin city councillor Aaron Hawkins wonders whether this is really the hill we should all...
Shield stirs southern passions
Shield stirs southern passions
Immortal Otago coach Vic Cavanagh would probably feel like an alien visitor were he to get the opportunity to travel forward through time to get a glimpse at modern rugby.
Preparing for peace
Preparing for peace
Members of the Farmers’ Union and Gore High School boys at a demonstration on stud Shorthorn cattle. Mr A. Reid, manager of Knapdale Estate, holds the bull and Mr R. J. Anderson, Kauana, demonstrator, is at right.
Home, sweet home — until the next software upgrade
Home, sweet home — until the next software upgrade
I was examining my pork sausage, writes John Lapsley.
Long-ago-days not that long ago, as exhibition recollections prove
Long-ago-days not that long ago, as exhibition recollections prove
When I first mentioned a couple of months ago the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition held in Dunedin on the new Logan Park in 1925-26, I never dreamed there would be so many...
Cycling and the growing rage
Cycling and the growing rage
The vitriol about Dunedin’s cyclists and towards them is extraordinary.
German response to US
German response to US
Festivities at Jaffa, on the occasion of the birthday of HRH King George V: a military band playing in front of Government House.
Spirituality finds a place in the US' political landscape
Spirituality finds a place in the US' political landscape
Spirituality has emerged as a force on America's political left - and long may it prosper, says Ian Harris.
Fiscal caution to be welcomed
Fiscal caution to be welcomed
The bumper $5.5billion Government surplus announced this week exceeded expectations. The economy, at least for now, is powering along, although much of Labour's spending is still to be implemented.
Night cart, outside loo days recalled
Night cart, outside loo days recalled
What better way to end the week than sharing your happy memories of the night cart and outside toilets.
'Get used to it': Petrol prices will rise higher
'Get used to it': Petrol prices will rise higher
Editorial: The question is already being asked: ''Would you pay $3 for a litre of petrol?'' Anybody who defiantly says ''no'', who is planning on not standing for such an outrage, is facing a losing battle.
All places alike to the cat who walks by herself
All places alike to the cat who walks by herself
Dunedin motorists have been up in arms about road cones for several months now. Christchurch folk, of course, have had to live with tens of thousands of the things threaded along earthquake-munted...
False rape accusations not the real problem
False rape accusations not the real problem
In the wake of the Kavanaugh-Ford debacle, there have been many ill-thought and frankly disturbing statements being thrown around about the apparent frequency of false rape allegations and the...
Pitfalls in greenhouse gas measures
Pitfalls in greenhouse gas measures
A sensible, integrated approach is needed to beat greenhouse gases by 2050, writes Selva Selvarajah.
Is the DCC paying too much interest?
Is the DCC paying too much interest?
Richard LaHood raises some unanswered questions about Dunedin City Council debt.