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The curious absence of Iran’s nukes

The Natanz nuclear facility in Iran. PHOTO: VIA REUTERS

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The curious absence of Iran’s nukes

Tulsi Gabbard, the recently resigned/retired/fired United States director of national intelligence, told Congress just two months ago that US intelligence agencies had concluded Iran was not...

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Where the wilding pines grow

The broad and gorgeously sweeping Central Otago, Maniototo and Mackenzie Basin are austere landscapes emblematic of a time when the South Island’s southern half was less cluttered than today.

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Tragedy befalls whaler’s shipmates

Sir James Clark Ross, the mother ship, stuck fast in ice during the recent whaling trip. — Otago...

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Tragedy befalls whaler’s shipmates

The Norwegians at present standing by the whale chasers undergoing repairs at Port Chalmers, were much concerned yesterday on receipt of news that several of their ex-shipmates had lost their lives...

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo

Talking time with planet Earth’s doctor

A warming planet, running out of time. PHOTO: NASA

Talking time with planet Earth’s doctor

As temperatures rise, time is fast running out for planet Earth, John Drummond writes.

Bigger might be better when it comes to local government

Bigger might be better when it comes to local government

Otago does not need the level of local governance it has, Trevor Goudie writes.

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Ducking whether to show your workings

Labour MP Barbara Edmonds. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Ducking whether to show your workings

Veteran political journalists often bemoan this modern era of media training, where rather than giving authentic and honest answers to questions MPs and ministers instead issue a stream of waffle...

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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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Short rides in motorised trains

A new type of motor railcar built on a Ford Model T chassis for use on the Switzers (later...

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Short rides in motorised trains

With the increased cost of labour, coal, and general running expenses, the Railway Department has for some time past been experimenting unobtrusively, with view to discovering what type of rail car...

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After 150 years, let us praise the survivors from 1876

James Herlihy, 1876 Patearoa farming pioneer. PAINTING: SUPPLIED

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After 150 years, let us praise the survivors from 1876

In a country yet to celebrate its bicentennial reaching 150 years is not a bad effort and this year plenty of institutions are marking their 150th birthday.

New debt level clear fiscal danger

The Dunedin City Council at work. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

New debt level clear fiscal danger

The Local Government Funding Authority is now the final line of defence against the Dunedin City Council’s debt levels, Rob Hamlin writes.

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Moving too fast on Move-on

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Moving too fast on Move-on

The government’s determination to box on with the controversial Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill illustrates its arrogance and blinkered thinking on social issues.

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Home-made ministers

Jubilee of the Presbyterian Theological Hall, Dunedin. Some past and present students and...

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Home-made ministers

More than 50 years ago the Presbyterian Church of Otago und Southland felt urgently the need of undertaking the training of its own men for the ministry, and took steps to make itself independent...

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Cartoonist's view — Yeo

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Cartoonist's view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo

Minister Willis, now about your AI plans

Sir Ian Taylor writes to Finance Minister Nicola Willis about AI. PHOTOS: ODT FILES

Minister Willis, now about your AI plans

Sir Ian Taylor writes to Finance Minister Nicola Willis about her plans for the public service.

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Is phone-driven demographic collapse a good idea?

Is the cellphone causing demographic collapse? PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Is phone-driven demographic collapse a good idea?

Smartphones seem to be directly linked to a worldwide crash in the birth rate.

Is New Zealand’s commitment to multilateralism waning?

Winston Peters greeted by protesters waving Palestinian flags when visiting Dunedin last year....

Is New Zealand’s commitment to multilateralism waning?

Logan Bryant considers the direction New Zealand’s foreign policy is heading.

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Glib comment on housing revealing

Nicola Willis. PHOTO: REUTERS/LUCY CRAYMER

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Glib comment on housing revealing

Despite being marketed by the government as making the social housing system fairer, the taste left in the mouth from Thursday’s announcement is sour.

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