Opinion

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Every voter has a price — it’s just a matter of how high

An age-old promise from the Labour Party. PHOTO: ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY

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Every voter has a price — it’s just a matter of how high

They have started early this time so our politicians must be more desperate than ever to hang on to or grab the baubles of office.

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Most beautiful race

Auckland's Avalon (right) rounds the last mark to win the fourth Sanders Cup race from Canterbury...

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Most beautiful race

Avalon, the Auckland champion 14-footer, registered her second victory in the 1926 Sanders Cup contest by winning the fourth race after a close and exciting contest with Betty, the Canterbury...

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Murkiness continues

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Murkiness continues

It is disappointing more attention has not been paid to news New Zealand’s score on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index has fallen for the fourth year.

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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: Simms, Queens Dr and Brunner

Burial of some of those killed in the Brunner Mine disaster. Photo: ODT files

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Letters to the Editor: Simms, Queens Dr and Brunner

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including Andrew Simms and the Mad Butcher saga, a cleaner Queens Dr, and remembering the Brunner Mine disaster.

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Matter of time before Cuban revolution wastes away

Desperate times in Cuba, where a fuel blockade means rubbish trucks cannot collect waste. PHOTO:...

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Matter of time before Cuban revolution wastes away

Fidel Castro and his communist band of brothers have had a good long run in power (67 years), but they have run out of road.

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Getting carried away by the roar of the ice

An actual expert: Bruce Mouat, of Britain, gestures during Great Britain’s Winter Olympic curling...

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Getting carried away by the roar of the ice

I can't say I’ve ever deliberately slipped on ice before, though I’ve had my fair share of accidental tumbles in my time.

Gold is a store of value, so why not store it in the ground?

Gold is a store of value, so why not store it in the ground?

We would be better off leaving the gold in Bendigo in the ground Sergio Biggemann writes.

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Superior to windward

Canterbury entry Betty hauls wind during the Sanders Cup competition on Otago Harbour. — Otago...

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Superior to windward

Betty, the new Canterbury 14-footer, registered an easy victory in the third race for the Sanders Cup, sailed yesterday morning over a windward and leeward course on the Upper Harbour.

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Invercargill MP poised to legislate herself out of existence

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Invercargill MP poised to legislate herself out of existence

Something many people do not know about the building which includes Parliament’s debating chamber is that there is another similar chamber just behind it.

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No-one is above the law

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor leaving Aylsham Police Station in Norfolk on the day he was arrested...

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No-one is above the law

The Royal Family was always felt to be untouchable, even if that was not actually the case.

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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: mining, animals and Trump

Dunedin Hospital. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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Letters to the Editor: mining, animals and Trump

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the impact of the Bendigo mine, animal welfare at Southern Field Days, and are we safer under Trump?

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The secret diary of ... Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

I wonder what’s for dinner tonight? Photo: Reuters

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The secret diary of ... Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

By Steve Braunias

In living memory

In living memory

Ah young lady, late again!

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US athletes attract crowd

Visiting United States athlete Lloyd Hahn wins the 440 yards (quarter mile; about 400m) handicap...

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US athletes attract crowd

It is seldom that champion athletes from overseas come this way, and so it was not surprising that a crowd of well over 3000 should be present at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.

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How to be the hero of an appalling, sordid tale

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How to be the hero of an appalling, sordid tale

Civis wonders how on earth support for President Donald Trump remains solid in the United States.

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Above reproach

Attorney-General Judith Collins. Photo: RNZ

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Above reproach

There is no doubt that soon-to-retire Cabinet minister Judith Collins is highly qualified for the role on the Law Commission, which she will soon take up.

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