Is one’s good fortune a matter of chance, fate, providence or reward?
Is one’s good fortune a matter of chance, fate, providence or reward?
Living well does not mean controlling fortune Graham Redding writes.
Opinion
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Flying the flag for feathered friends
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Flying the flag for feathered friends
So much awful stuff fills the airwaves wherever you look these days that any glint of light relief or shimmer of something other than death and destruction is guaranteed to capture the public’s...
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Letters to the Editor: Albany St, Mosgiel and supermarkets
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Letters to the Editor: Albany St, Mosgiel and supermarkets
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the controversial Albany St cycleway, the high cost of groceries, and a planting project in Mosgiel.
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Hunting, not gathering, by the Heathcote
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Hunting, not gathering, by the Heathcote
Mike's retirement is classical.
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Italian-Prussian union
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Italian-Prussian union
Rome, September 23: Princess Mafalda was to-day married to Prince Philip of Hesse in the presence of the Royal Family in medieval and almost pastoral settings.
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Too late for a Palestinian state?
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Too late for a Palestinian state?
Ten more countries are recognising Palestine as a sovereign state in the course of this week.
Islam in NZ shows power of pluralism
Islam in NZ shows power of pluralism
New Zealand’s Muslims are a strategic social asset, Abdullah Drury writes.
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Albany St flip-flop unedifying
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Albany St flip-flop unedifying
The only consensus around the contentious Albany St Connection project is that the Dunedin City Council decision-making around it has been a mess.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Letters to the Editor: the hoiho, Gaza and Charlie Kirk
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Letters to the Editor: the hoiho, Gaza and Charlie Kirk
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including raising awareness of the hoiho, the lack of moral courage around Gaza, and the Charlie Kirk tragedy.
Alcohol laws are loosening: guess who is smiling?
Alcohol laws are loosening: guess who is smiling?
Only one party stand to win from alcohol law reforms, Sarah Sneyd writes.
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Lucky escapes, heroism at crash
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Lucky escapes, heroism at crash
Napier, September 23: The news of the disastrous accident to the Palmerston North-Napier mail train yesterday afternoon created the utmost consternation, both in Napier and in Hastings.
Being on Spotify: still wondering why
Being on Spotify: still wondering why
Local musicians are pulling their music from a platform that increasingly devalues the relationship between artist and audience, Michael Holland writes.
Eye-opening gainful employment at Glamis unforgettable
Eye-opening gainful employment at Glamis unforgettable
Lyndsey Garden writes an epitaph for a grand old lady, Glamis Hospital.
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Arboreal vigilantism unwelcome
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Arboreal vigilantism unwelcome
The word vigilante conjures up all sorts of images of rebellion and non-conformity, but seldom is it a term applicable to the genteel pastime of gardening.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Personal touch in polling beats out pamphlets and posters
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Personal touch in polling beats out pamphlets and posters
My moaning about having to make voting decisions when I’ve never even met the candidates has borne fruit.
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Letters to the Editor: candidates' views, war, health
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Letters to the Editor: candidates' views, war, health
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers include candidates' comments on flooding, vision for Dunedin, and Smooth Hill alternatives; as well as readers' views on war and health.
Of five hats and five dilemmas
Of five hats and five dilemmas
How has politics changed and what is being done about it? Ron Adams writes. Many would agree with ex-Dunedin city councillor and MP David Benson-Pope’s insider view that...