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New health plan lacks detail

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New health plan lacks detail

The government’s long-awaited clinical services plan for the Central Lakes area has been announced, but it may not give the assurance of the future many might have hoped for.

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The comedy and tragedy of old time MP Henry Manders

Ballarat St in Queenstown, where MP Henry Manders was horsewhipped in 1875. PHOTO: TE PAPA

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The comedy and tragedy of old time MP Henry Manders

Let us, thankfully, ignore our boring MPs and tell of a far more entertaining MP from the past — Henry Manders.

Child nutrition not just mums’ issue

Food insecurity is driven by broader structural pressures, most notably inadequate household...

Child nutrition not just mums’ issue

Food insecurity should not be framed as an individual parental issue, Ioanna Katiforis and Dr Claire Smith write.

Cafes offer more than just a quick cup of coffee

Dunedin loves its cafes. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

Cafes offer more than just a quick cup of coffee

Cafes are a valuable social institution, Joss Miller writes.

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Byrd flies around pole

Lieutenant-Commander Richard E. Byrd, the United States airman, who reached the North Pole by...

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Byrd flies around pole

May 10: Commander Byrd, with the Stars and Stripes flying at the prow of his aeroplane, thrice encircled the Pole before returning.

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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: economics, the stadium and Earnscleugh

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Letters to the Editor: economics, the stadium and Earnscleugh

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a touch of economic reality, an alternative stadium accommodation, and the refurbishment of Earnscleugh.

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Three very poor countries in a doomed region

Republic of Mali President Assimi Goita and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last year....

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Three very poor countries in a doomed region

These countries are absolute losers by every metric.

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UK mobilises special police

The General Strike in Britain: Special constables receiving their batons. — Otago Witness, Issue...

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UK mobilises special police

London, May 9: The Trades Union Congress declares that Mr Baldwin’s reference to the general strike danger to the country is likely to lead to considerable misunderstanding.

A unitary ‘Coastal Otago’ should replace city, Waitaki

A unitary ‘Coastal Otago’ should replace city, Waitaki

Dunedin city councillors Russell Lund, Andrew Simms and Lee Vandervis make the case for amalgamating the DCC and Waitaki District Council.

Rituals matter as community members gather to say farewell

A send-off, but of what kind? PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Rituals matter as community members gather to say farewell

Funerals mean many things to every mourner, Graham Redding writes.

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Pitchforks and torches at the ready, but a phoenix may rise

Sean Plunket on The Platform. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Pitchforks and torches at the ready, but a phoenix may rise

This week the government announced that it was going to disestablish the Broadcasting Standards Authority: thanks, in part to Act New Zealand Southland list MP Todd Stephenson, it will not have to...

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Letters to the Editor: Cr Ong, road works and Christianity

Kaikorai Valley Rd. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Letters to the Editor: Cr Ong, road works and Christianity

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the ins and outs of Cr Ong, some communications advice for the DCC, and the politics of Christianity.

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Why not start today?

Climate change is not going away. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Why not start today?

No matter how much politicians prevaricate, stick their heads in the sand and try to minimise the problem, climate change is not going away.

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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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The secret diary of... David Seymour

David Seymour and his friends from the media. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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The secret diary of... David Seymour

ACT NZ leader David Seymour has scorned a new survey conducted by AUT's Journalism, Media and Democracy research centre which shows that trust in news has increased significantly.

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Whoops, what kind of job title is a CSS?

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Whoops, what kind of job title is a CSS?

Perhaps Civis lives under a rock.

In living memory

Dids and Flossie Williams and their ‘‘banana bus’’ were well-known to Middlemarch folk and the children who travelled from the Rock and Pillar area to school each day.

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