Public servants defended
At the conclusion of a lecture last evening on “The Organisation of the Public Service”, Mr Peter Barr had something to say with regard to the popular conception of the service being generally...
Opinion
Focus needed on tertiary losses
Focus needed on tertiary losses
It is easy to get carried away with the potential for New Zealanders to improve the domestic economy while the country’s borders are closed.
Vital that we once again save the train
Vital that we once again save the train
Former Taieri Gorge Railway Ltd chairman John Farry reflects on the history of the tourist enterprise and believes it is time to campaign to save the train.
Blow me down, they were right
Blow me down, they were right
Dear Uncle Norm. . .
A sporting shame
A sporting shame
There is so much beauty in a sport like gymnastics that it can be quite jarring when the lid is lifted on a toxic environment that, far from nurturing and nourishing its athletes, drives them to...
Parting barbs urge change for media
Parting barbs urge change for media, elections
Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran has gone from Parliament and, as anticipated, she did not go quietly.
Leave health response to experts
Leave health response to experts
The ongoing public health response to the global pandemic must not become fodder for the election campaign. It is far too important for that.
New fish factory for Port Chalmers
New fish factory for Port Chalmers
Another venture is being launched to provide cheap fish on payable lines. It is being made by the Deep Sea Fresh Fish Company (Ltd), of Dunedin.
Share your thoughts with us as we examine both sides of cannabis debate
Share your thoughts with us as we examine both sides of cannabis debate
Every election has the potential to bring about big changes, but New Zealanders heading to the polls this year are voting for more than just the next government.
How do we make the wisest choice?
How do we make the wisest choice?
New Zealanders must carry out their due diligence before voting in this year’s referendum on euthanasia, writes Peter Sara.
Again, two horses in voting race
Again, two horses in voting race
We must live in one of the most open and functional democracies in the world — why else would people want to ditch a system that should make councils more representative?
Smelter should be an election issue
Smelter should be an election issue
The future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter should be an election issue, put there by coincidental timing and a party that polls suggest may struggle to get back into Parliament.
Victoria should extend lockdown to entire state
Victoria should extend lockdown to entire state
The restrictions in place for metropolitan Melbourne now are in some ways stricter than those that were in force during New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown. A curfew is in place and most people have to...
When the bubble bursts
When the bubble bursts
It seemed optimistic, to many, to be enthusing about a "transtasman bubble" so soon after New Zealand emerged from the difficult but (relatively) brief period of Covid-19 lockdown.
A new life for Mendel’s peas thanks to plant protein market
A new life for Mendel’s peas thanks to plant protein market
Gregor Mendel built his career around the humble pea.
Local doers must be enabled
Local doers must be enabled
New Zealand’s first national climate change risk assessment makes for worrying reading about what may be a slowly unfolding national crisis.
Who’s blamed? The poor, of course
Who’s blamed? The poor, of course
Rather than admit to its own failings during the Covid-19 outbreak, the British Government is vilifying those least able to defend themselves, writes Kenan Malik.
Soldiers unhappy with memorial
Soldiers unhappy with memorial
Apparently some of the soldiers who went from the West Harbour district are not pleased because their regimental and reinforcement numbers are not being inscribed along with their names...
Forcing tech giants to the table
Forcing tech giants to the table
Australia plans to make Facebook and Google pay for news. Rob Nicholls explains how it will work.
Narrow focus not way to get city road network optimised
Narrow focus not way to get city road network optimised
Dunedin needs a roading network that makes the best out of what the city offers, writes Dunedin heritage developer Stephen Macknight.