Housing unaffordability no measure of success
Reports many are struggling to buy into Dunedin’s hotter-than-hot housing market are all too easily dismissed as outliers by those used to living in a city long considered an affordable...
Opinion
Mining rights not fit basis for irrigation
Mining rights not fit basis for irrigation
Transition from century-old mining privileges needs a firm policy base, writes Niall Watson. Otago rivers deserve that.
We need to find smarter water storage solutions
We need to find smarter water storage solutions
A new dam at the head the Manuherikia Valley is an elegant solution to water flow and supply issues in Central Otago, NZ First MP Mark Patterson writes.
Donnybrook on a train
Donnybrook on a train
Oamaru: The recent United Friendly Societies picnic train from Oamaru to Timaru carried 2000 persons, including many women and children.
DNA data mining has concerning potential
DNA data mining has concerning potential
Cousin took a DNA test? Courts could use it to argue you are more likely to commit crimes, write Allan McCay and Christopher Lean.
Trump knows nothing of witch hunts
Trump knows nothing of witch hunts
US President Donald Trump’s refrain that he is victim of a witch hunt falls short when considered in their historical context, writes Philip C. Almond.
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
What is it about some words that makes them more difficult to say than others? After all, a word is only a few consonants strung together around a vowel or two.
Adventurous motorists at Paradise
Adventurous motorists at Paradise
The residents of Paradise were to-day startled by the unusual sound of a motor car (telegraphed a correspondent yesterday).
Celebrities’ bushfire help roles complex
Celebrities’ bushfire help roles complex
Celebrity concern about the Australian bushfires could do more harm than good — to help, they need to put boots on the ground, write Gabrielle Walters, Judith Mair and Monica Chien for The...
The art of standing out from the crowd
The art of standing out from the crowd
The corporate brand makeover is an important part of every marketer and brand expert’s arsenal. But what makes a company splurge on a new name, logo or website? Brent Melville finds out what’s in a...
Water gives, and it takes away
Water gives, and it takes away
Water is the basis of life.
Harbouring our connection with nature a winner
Harbouring our connection with nature a winner
It is time for Dunedin residents to put their thinking caps on about the city's waterfront development, writes heritage developer Stephen Macknight.
Contracts can sort out unmatched expectation issues
Contracts can sort out unmatched expectation issues
I’d like you to think about the last contract you entered into.
UK Govt’s two-faced stance on torture
UK Govt’s two-faced stance on torture
Boris Johnson should not seek protection for UK military personnel accused of war crimes, argues Nick Cohen.
Australia must carefully plan bushfire recovery
Australia must carefully plan bushfire recovery
Bushfires are increasing in intensity and duration, and Australia must be smart with its rebuilding policy, write Mark Maund, Kim Maund and Thayaparan Gajendran.
Water wars could become more than theoretical
Water wars could become more than theoretical
When Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed got the Nobel Peace Prize last year for ending his country’s 20-year military confrontation with neighbouring Eritrea, Donald Trump got quite cross.
Winning ticket waits for owner
Winning ticket waits for owner
Who wants to be a millionaire?
New bowel cancer tests some way off
New bowel cancer tests some way off
It is not unusual to read articles or view television items about the exciting next big thing in cancer treatment or diagnosis.
Struggle going on for soul of India
Struggle going on for soul of India
Something is rotting in Delhi, argues Mathew Zacharias, a retired anaesthetist from Mosgiel, visiting India.
Britain lacks means to be truly independent of EU
Britain lacks means to be truly independent of EU
Brexit is a Tory invention and pro-Europeans must still fight the prospect of EU exile, writes Will Hutton.