Are the Royals still relevant?
Royal tours no longer attract the same hordes which greeted the youthful Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip when they toured New Zealand in the summer of 1953-54.
Opinion
'Sorries' won't bring our money back
'Sorries' won't bring our money back
More than 170 investors have lost an estimated $12 million-$14 million after the collapse of Dunedin financial adviser Barry Kloogh’s companies. One investor offers a response, after reading Kloogh’s first media interview in the ODT.
'Hard work, thought, effort' in change management process
'Hard work, thought, effort' in change management process
Prof Tony Ballantyne responds to claims this week reform at the University of Otago has created a toxic culture.
Smouldering costs hint at burning future
Smouldering costs hint at burning future
The Deep Stream fire was more than an inconvenience to Dunedin residents asked to conserve water: it was a dreadful reminder of what our region can expect as our climate changes.
Discrimination at Oxford Union
Discrimination at Oxford Union
Winter is gathering here in Oxford, the streets are icy, and it seems that all hell has broken loose in the Oxford Union.
Essentially British population
Essentially British population
The population of New Zealand can be taken as almost entirely British in race, and in sentiment wholly British.
Money and the stories we tell ourselves
Money and the stories we tell ourselves
Money is an entirely human creation. It is a very powerful concept that largely exists in our minds. But it has a huge impact on our existence.
Rural water use - beyond irrigation
Rural water use - beyond irrigation
Improved water storage is the key to addressing New Zealand’s fire risk, writes Gerrard Eckhoff.
Tramways extensions planned
Tramways extensions planned
The Tramways Committee of the City Council, at its meeting yesterday, considered the question of extending the tramway service in different parts of the city. It was decided, subject to the...
Editorial: Placement rort undermines integrity
Editorial: Placement rort undermines integrity
University of Otago medical students who lied about completing their overseas elective work placements are lucky to be insulated from the full effect of undermining a system that relies on...
Four years after spate of attacks, France is still split
Four years after spate of attacks, France is still split
Uncertainty, inequality, fragility. Andrew Hussey explores why France is a country at war with itself.
It's important to know what you don't know
It's important to know what you don't know
The nice thing about being over 60 is you know enough to know you don’t know everything, however much you’ve learned, writes Gina Barreca.
Let there be less light
Let there be less light
On December 24, 1968, astronaut William Anders aboard the Apollo 8 reconnaissance mission took what has been called arguably the greatest environmental photograph of the Earth.
Ship strikes trouble
Ship strikes trouble
The Union Steam Ship's collier, Karori, with her decks awash at Birch Street wharf Dunedin. - Otago Witness, 25.11.1919.
'Very sick' Otago Uni risks becoming chronic
Opinion: Toxic atmosphere at Otago Uni risks becoming 'chronic'
The atmosphere at the University of Otago has been described by some as toxic. Kevin Clements and Peter Matheson believe radical reform is needed to reverse the effects of change management.
Generating debate for ages, so what will come after Z?
Generating debate for ages, so what will come after Z?
When Chloe Swarbrick casually flicked her "OK Boomer" insult across the aisle to National MP Todd Muller, she hadn't a clue she'd just turned it into the International Meme of the Year.
Education review offers opportunities
Education review offers opportunities
A family is sitting at the kitchen table, the children eating breakfast as their parents ruminate over a classified advertisement published in the morning's Otago Daily Times.
100 years ago: from our archives
100 years ago: from our archives
Historic collection, anti-militarist sect at Mihiwaka and a record whitebait season
100 years ago: from our archives
100 years ago: from our archives
Coal gathering discouraged, no let-up in spending and Trans-Tasman flights practicable
Oranga Tamariki questions remain
Oranga Tamariki questions remain
It was an unfortunate juxtaposition.