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Luxing a ‘new’ word, but we’ve been doing it for 100 years

The amazing new Electrolux, in the 1920s. PHOTO: TE PAPA

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Luxing a ‘new’ word, but we’ve been doing it for 100 years

When language hits the headlines, I get as elated as Winston Peters whenever he finds himself in front of a mirror.

A little being done on housing but little being done

The Loan and Mercantile building. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

A little being done on housing but little being done

Ideas are fine but solutions to the homeless crisis in Dunedin remain elusive, Michael Gibson writes.

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Butter flies off the shelves

The New Zealand butter shop at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London. — Otago Witness, 6...

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Butter flies off the shelves

London: On the August bank holiday 45,000 people visited the New Zealand pavilion at Wembley, and 15,000 attended the cinema show.

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Gaza stand disappoints

New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly...

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Gaza stand disappoints

Many will be questioning whether the wait was worth it.

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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: safe talk, Gaza and the university

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Letters to the Editor: safe talk, Gaza and the university

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the importance of "safe talk training", Jacinda Ardern's comments on Gaza, and upholding student democracy.

Tangled web of DNA, the humble glass of milk

Food or fraud, a glass of milk. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Tangled web of DNA, the humble glass of milk

Is bovine milk a human health food or a health risk? The answer is as clear as, well, a glass of milk, Ian Breeze writes.

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New weapon could tip things Ukraine’s way

Officials in the town of Foros, Crimea, take pictures inside a school building damaged in what...

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New weapon could tip things Ukraine’s way

Last February, Donald Trump and his heir apparent JD Vance launched a televised frontal attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House, telling him that Ukraine had "no cards".

The real deal we need is not the much-touted Regional Deal

The new (left) and old Kawarau Falls Bridges. PHOTO: ODT FILES

The real deal we need is not the much-touted Regional Deal

Andrew Millar takes issue with the idea that what the Lakes district really needs a Regional Deal.

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Cancer needs more power — prof

University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Professor of Physics Sir Ernest (later Lord) Rutherford...

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Cancer needs more power — prof

Auckland, September 28: Sir Ernest Rutherford, when interviewed, said he was here only to see his people, particularly his mother.

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One person’s music is another’s noise

Trump looks on at a campaign rally. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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One person’s music is another’s noise

When you’re wrapped up in the emotional swirl surrounding your favourite music, it’s easy to forget not everyone else may be as keen on it as you.

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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: elections, seedlings and landfills

Queens Gardens, plus additions. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Letters to the Editor: elections, seedlings and landfills

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the upcoming local body elections, new plantings at Queens Gardens, and the landfill at Smooth Hill.

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