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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
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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
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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
‘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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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?
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
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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
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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Letters to the Editor: homeless, data centre and stadium
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Letters to the Editor: homeless, data centre and stadium
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including support for homeless, Southland's AI datacentre and Dunedin's stadium.