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Time for a takahē to top the tree

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Time for a takahē to top the tree

With the flood of grim environmental news — especially the quickening pace of climate change — it is worth pausing to celebrate two genuine conservation successes.

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Diving in the shallow end

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Diving in the shallow end

One of the oldest truisms about politics is that no matter how hard things might become for those who have been elected to office, it is much, much harder for their families.

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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: Stadium, dogs and gold

Forsyth Barr Stadium. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Letters to the Editor: Stadium, dogs and gold

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including Dunedin's stadium, dangerous dogs and the value of gold.

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The strains of political widowhood are not our business

Metiria Stanton Turei in the public gaze while a Green Party co-leader. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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The strains of political widowhood are not our business

‘‘Welcome to political widowhood’’ my husband and I heard when I was first elected as an MP way back in 2002.

‘Uh oh,’ said the fantail

Lake Manapouri, potential energy supply. — Otago Witness, 9.3.1926

‘Uh oh,’ said the fantail

Visitors who have recently travelled over the track from Lake Manapouri to Doubtful Sound report that the party of surveyors which is engaged there by the Public Works Department to ascertain...

Expose injustice, change hearts, transform mindsets and be a peacemaker

Expose injustice, change hearts, transform mindsets and be a peacemaker

Blessed indeed are the peacemakers, Paul Trebilco and Andrew Shepherd write.

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Alcohol harm downplayed

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Alcohol harm downplayed

The press release headline about the latest attempt to tinker with the country’s alcohol laws highlights the lack of consideration of alcohol harm in the reform.

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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: traffic, litter and stadium

Roadworks at the bottom of Glenross St. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Letters to the Editor: traffic, litter and stadium

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including traffic management, a plea to clean up litter and Dunedin's stadium.

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Symbolism waiting for someone to find it

Crystal ball gazing. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Symbolism waiting for someone to find it

Signs and symbols, signs and symbols, which of us doesn’t love a sign or symbol?

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Burning US scientific credibility

A jewel in America’s scientific crown, the National Center for Atmospheric Research. PHOTO:...

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Burning US scientific credibility

In 1953, Ray Bradbury, an American writer, published a book entitled simply Fahrenheit 451.

When and where real rugby season starts

Locals out in force as Owaka plays Crescent. PHOTO: TANIA BARR

When and where real rugby season starts

You can tell the rugby season is getting close when the training lights flick back on across small town NZ, boots come out of the garage, and clubrooms slowly wake up from their summer sleep.

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Having a grand old time

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Having a grand old time

A white-haired old lady sat in her invalid’s chair in the Grand Court at the Exhibition listening intently to the music of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders’ Band.

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Southland’s new harvest

An early impression of Datagrid's data centre, which would become the country's second highest...

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Southland’s new harvest

As autumn creeps in, the shadows lengthen and the morning dew settles more heavily, Southland’s harvest is in full swing.

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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: mental health, poverty and salmon

Questionable salmon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Letters to the Editor: mental health, poverty and salmon

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the cost of mental health care, the real complexity of poverty, and the ethics of killing fish to feed fish.

Middle East war: a crisis and opportunity for NZ?

Christopher Luxon signs a trade agreement in the UAE in January 2025. Photo: Facebook

Middle East war: a crisis and opportunity for NZ?

The Middle East conflict may open opportunities for New Zealand, Geoffrey Miller writes.

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Waiata, haka at expo

Pupils from Arowhenua Native School, at Temuka, perform at the New Zealand and South Seas...

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Waiata, haka at expo

A special attraction in the Education Court last evening at the Exhibition was an enjoyable Native concert given by the Maori children of the Arowhenua School, Temuka.

In a battle of conservative parties, tax may be an opportunity

Is an electoral sea change on the way? PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

In a battle of conservative parties, tax may be an opportunity

The crux of this year’s election is likely to be tax, Harry Love writes.

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