Is New Zealand’s commitment to multilateralism waning?
Is New Zealand’s commitment to multilateralism waning?
Logan Bryant considers the direction New Zealand’s foreign policy is heading.
Opinion
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Glib comment on housing revealing
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Glib comment on housing revealing
Despite being marketed by the government as making the social housing system fairer, the taste left in the mouth from Thursday’s announcement is sour.
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100 Years Ago: a slideshow
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100 Years Ago: a slideshow
Pictures from around the region from the Otago Witness, May 25, 1926.
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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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My giddy aunt, that’s solarising
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My giddy aunt, that’s solarising
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”
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The art of being surprised about something you already know well
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The art of being surprised about something you already know well
As befits an MMP Parliament, the House’s business committee likes to ensure that all speaking slots are allotted on a proportional basis.
In living memory
In living memory
In May 1986, students at Otago University were busy with paint and scrubbing brushes tidying up their flats for a competition to find the best frontage.
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Ratios and rationales
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Ratios and rationales
As the adage goes, there are lies, damned lies and statistics.
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Age-old romance comes to an end
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Age-old romance comes to an end
In a tiny, old-fashioned garden in Frederick Street stands a little cosy house.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
Parihaka and peace increasingly relevant when considered in today’s age of war
Parihaka and peace increasingly relevant when considered in today’s age of war
The message of Parihaka remains strong, Julian Doorey writes.
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Cutting the state’s cloth to fit the state’s alleged means
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Cutting the state’s cloth to fit the state’s alleged means
So Nicola Willis and her colleagues are going to cut 9000 jobs from the core public service?
Size doesn’t matter in local govt
Size doesn’t matter in local govt
Changes to local government need to actually improve things, John Cooney writes.
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Lighting change gathering speed
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Lighting change gathering speed
The work of equipping railway carriages with electric light in place of gas is to be accelerated, so that it will be completed at least a year earlier than was originally planned.
Trip to Windsor Castle emergence of a national treasure in the making
Trip to Windsor Castle emergence of a national treasure in the making
A recent meeting of monarchs was significant, Paul Foster-Bell writes.
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Letters to the Editor: hospice, uni fees, by-election
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Letters to the Editor: hospice, uni fees, by-election
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including hospice funding, university fees and Dunedin by-election.
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Rushing headlong toward another birthday
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Rushing headlong toward another birthday
Lean in close and you’ll hear how hard I’m banging the keys.
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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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Reflections on an amazing journey
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Reflections on an amazing journey
The recent open day and graduations at Otago have evoked a significant amount of reminiscing and pondering.
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The difficult task of invading Taiwan
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The difficult task of invading Taiwan
On Donald Trump’s flight home from his visit to China, all the journalists wanted to know was whether he had talked to President Xi Jinping about Taiwan.