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Te reo Maori is ‘normal’; stop treating it like it is not

Not ‘‘abnormal’’ language. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Te reo Maori is ‘normal’; stop treating it like it is not

If you can say the word "car", you can say the word "karakia". If you can say the word "for" you can say the word "koro".

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Putin plays with ‘peace’

U.S. President Trump And Russian President Putin. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Putin plays with ‘peace’

The bizarre President Trump pantomime on Ukraine persists.

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

Villages are a home, not a trap

Brooklands Village, Mosgiel. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

Villages are a home, not a trap

Retirement villages are not a Ponzi scheme, Michelle Palmer writes.

If murder it was, killing of reporter must be independently investigated

A vigil in New York for Al Jazeera reporters killed recently in Gaza City. PHOTO: REUTERS

If murder it was, killing of reporter must be independently investigated

Israel must allow independent investigations of the killing of journalists, Peter Greste writes.

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Striking the wrong tone

Newly qualified public health specialist Maeve Hume-Nixon says she's struggled to get a job in...

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Striking the wrong tone

Nobody likes strikes.

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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: sea lions, health and Trump

Dunedin Hospital emergency department. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Letters to the Editor: sea lions, health and Trump

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including what comes around for the killers of sea lions, funding our public health system, and a simple solution to Trump.

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The tutorial torment of the late Mr Smith

Men now make up 43% of the trainee intake for secondary teaching and 20% in primary teaching, but...

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The tutorial torment of the late Mr Smith

Increasingly I think of Mr Smith.

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US fleet missed by many

US Navy destroyer tender USS Melville departs from the Dunedin wharf farewelled by thousands of...

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US fleet missed by many

Under grey skies, but in fine weather and mild for the season of the year, the visit of a section of the United States fleet to Dunedin drew to a close yesterday afternoon.

Piles of piles, and of problems

Earthworks are ongoing at the hospital inpatients site. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Piles of piles, and of problems

Just how difficult is it really to build a hospital, Dejan Mandich asks.

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Learning at a young age that every single vote really matters

OUSA presidents who became MPs — Grant Robertson. Photos: ODT files

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Learning at a young age that every single vote really matters

At every level, the power of a vote lies not just in the outcome, but in showing up.

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Sailing off into the sunset

The Cook Strait ferry Aratere grounded near Picton in June 2024. Photo: Renee Horncast

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Sailing off into the sunset

It is not exactly your usual image of a cruise ship steaming away into a garish tropical sunset, never to return.

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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: homelessness, elections and mobility parking

The Oval tent village. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Letters to the Editor: homelessness, elections and mobility parking

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including what it takes to become homeless, Dunedin's "million-dollar" seesaw, and barriers to finding carparks.

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Why are some threatened by the use of te reo?

The cover of the book At the Marae. IMAGE: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

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Why are some threatened by the use of te reo?

I am 70. A Pākehā woman. I am not likely to become a fluent Māori speaker.

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22 namesakes in rugby squad

A rugby fifteen all bearing the family name Soper, from Mataura Valley: (back row) David, James,...

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22 namesakes in rugby squad

New light has been thrown on the hereditary transmission of acquired characteristics by a remarkable football match which was to have been played at Balfour on August 8.

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The (mis)management of Donald Trump

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at their Alaskan summit. PHOTO: REUTERS

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The (mis)management of Donald Trump

It is like one of those slapstick comedies from the early days of silent films: the Keystone Cops movies, perhaps, or Buster Keaton’s various efforts.

My flighty ADHD is not actually a case of mind over matter

My flighty ADHD is not actually a case of mind over matter

My whole life I’ve believed that getting things done is simply a mind-over-matter thing — if you possess enough willpower you can force yourself through anything.

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Shadows over netball’s place in the sun

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Shadows over netball’s place in the sun

Netball has long had a special place for New Zealanders.

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