Easter's choice for us all
One of the blessings of living in New Zealand is that we get the "freedom of choice" that may not be available in other countries.
Opinion
A council under the pump
A council under the pump
The contents of last week's leaked report into the Otago Regional Council's handling of water consents would have come as a bombshell to some and no surprise to others.
Climbing in Tutoko Mountains
Climbing in Tutoko Mountains
Mr Samuel Turner, who has been an Alpine climber for the past 23 years, and who recently climbed Mount Cook without guide or companion, has returned from a preliminary visit to Mount Tutoko, in the...
Eat your vegetables, one phytochemical at a time
Eat your vegetables, one phytochemical at a time
As any parent of teenagers will agree, we are the ones who are the joke. We're scoffed at, eyes rolled at and mocked. It is a tough job, especially when you are the one trying to introduce the...
Time for turning back on using coal
Time for turning back on using coal
The world is turning its back on coal and New Zealand needs to follow, writes Rosemary Penwarden.
Action needed to honour those wrongly named
Action needed to honour those wrongly named
With Anzac Day approaching, Gerald Cunningham calls for officials to right the wrongs of some Central Otago war memorials.
No celebration dinner
No celebration dinner
A deputation consisting of Messrs S. Solomon, K.C., and Chas. Speight, representing the Peace Celebrations Committee, waited on the committee of the Returned Soldiers' Association last night...
Oil and gas versus climate change
Oil and gas versus climate change
Last week's announcement major oil and gas exploration is planned for the Great Southern Basin would have been received very differently by different people.
Flu causes cancellations
Flu causes cancellations
Sydney: The Medical Consultative Council has advised the Government to withdraw the regulation compelling the use of inhalation chambers, as evidence of its value in preventing infection is lacking...
Greatness takes many forms
Greatness takes many forms
Just a horse, running around a track.
A historic opportunity
A historic opportunity
New Zealand must get it right when it comes to legislating social media, writes Sanjana Hattotuwa
OMV blots NZ's copybook
OMV blots NZ's copybook
Has New Zealand forfeited its right to be called a climate leader? Amanda Larsson reports.
Embracing the new reality: ask before you touch others
Embracing the new reality: ask before you touch others
Hugs are free, but they're not for everybody, writes Gina Barreca.
When it all goes horribly wrong
When it all goes horribly wrong
Are they male, female or non-binary?
100 years ago: From our archives
100 years ago: From our archives
City improvements mooted and Otago Hunt meet at Highcliff
This culture must change
This culture must change
Rape culture. There could be fewer phrases more uncomfortable, more worrying, more sickening. Contemplation of such a culture is something most would prefer not to do.
Sending wrong message
Sending wrong message
Arrowtown resident Glen Wallace and Gore man Brayden Hardy have every reason to feel disgruntled with the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
The need to express our identity
The need to express our identity
If they are us, asks Ian Harris in the wake of the Christchurch mosque massacres, who, now are we?
ORC working for smooth renewal of water permits
ORC working for smooth renewal of water permits
Otago Regional Council chief executive Sarah Gardner responds to criticism over the council's handling of the renewal of water permits.
Badly behaved tourists threaten whole industry
Badly behaved tourists threaten whole industry
Tourists behaving badly are a threat to global tourism, and the industry is partly to blame, writes Freya Higgins-Desbiolles.