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Letters to the Editor: books, elections and chickpeas
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the cost of destroying rare books, some thoughts on council elections, and the high cost of chickpeas.
Opinion
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Counting on the census
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Counting on the census
One of the great pillars on which modern New Zealand society is based has been scrapped by the government in a move which has shocked many.
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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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MPs scrutinise the cream cheese latte, among other things
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MPs scrutinise the cream cheese latte, among other things
Another Scrutiny Week is done and dusted, although some ministers and ministries came under more scrutiny than others.
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Speeding towards a sign of the travel times
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Speeding towards a sign of the travel times
Are you on the left or right-hand side of the road on the contentious speed limit changes of 2022?
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The secret diary of . . . Christopher Luxon in China
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The secret diary of . . . Christopher Luxon in China
"Where are your slippers?" Amanda said. "You'll need your slippers."
Within living memory . . .
Within living memory . . .
Taking a break from riding the bikes they received for their birthday in June 1985 are Mosgiel triplets Andrew, Simon and Timothy Madill.
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Amundsen and crew return
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Amundsen and crew return
We are slowly getting to know the full facts of the returned airmen’s three weeks of adventure.
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In sickness and in health
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In sickness and in health
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon caused a flurry of disquiet last Monday when he appeared to suggest that the statutory minimum for sick leave could revert to five days a year from the present 10.
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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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Road kit to be kept by county
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Road kit to be kept by county
The Chairman of the District Highways Board No 16 wrote asking if the Waikouaiti County Council would take over the road construction plant now being purchased by the board, to be used on the work...
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Not-so-special agents exercising agency in troubled times
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Not-so-special agents exercising agency in troubled times
What have we been looking at over the course of the past week?
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It’s a rerun, not to be seen again
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It’s a rerun, not to be seen again
"They lied," said Donald Trump in 2016, running for the Republican presidential nomination against the neo-cons in his own party who had started the "forever wars" in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Emerging theological emergency for churches, with global ramifications
Emerging theological emergency for churches, with global ramifications
The faithful cannot be silent in the face of distortion Graham Redding writes.
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New suicide prevention plan
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New suicide prevention plan
Anyone who has known the shock and pain of the aftermath of self-inflicted death, family-close or friendship-wide, will be hoping the new suicide prevention strategy announced this week will make a...
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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: property, cycling and Zen
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Letters to the Editor: property, cycling and Zen
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including overseas purchases for properties over $5m, cyclists on Albany St, and Zen and the art of climate management.
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Avoid the bus to hellfire and damnation
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Avoid the bus to hellfire and damnation
St Olav Gate in Oslo, and a sleek red bus draws up beside me.
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Med school project launched
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Med school project launched
The ceremony of the laying of the foundation stones of the new Otago Medical School in King street took place yesterday afternoon.
Forestry not behind sheep decline
Forestry not behind sheep decline
We need to see the sheep for the trees, Richard Holloway writes.