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Penalty proof Maori MPs facing disproportionate scrutiny

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Penalty proof Maori MPs facing disproportionate scrutiny

When Judith Collins accused Te Pāti Māori MPs of a "lack of civility" for their haka in Parliament she drew 185 years of colonial racism down upon their heads.

US must restore academic freedom

A recent demonstration in support of academic freedom at Columbia University, New York. PHOTO:...

US must restore academic freedom

Recent events at United States universities evoke vivid memories from my student past.

The search for truth and justice and the destination it might lead us to

A memorial stone in the remembrance garden for the 270 people who died in the Lockerbie air...

The search for truth and justice and the destination it might lead us to

A television programme about an individual's relentless search for truth and justice raises broader questions, Tom Mepham writes.

A large cylinder, containing about 17 tons of wire rope for the Roslyn cable car service, drawn by two traction engines, held up traffic for some time yesterday whilst being taken from the Victoria...

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Child poverty not budging

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Child poverty not budging

The government is relying on growth in the economy to reduce stubbornly static child poverty numbers.

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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: Campaign spend, pay equity, rabbits and rail

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Letters to the Editor: Campaign spend, pay equity, rabbits and rail

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including campaign spending, pay equity, rabbits and KiwiRail.

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From myth to music, the Goatman lives on

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From myth to music, the Goatman lives on

Young people in Lyttelton are forever forming bands.

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Fall for the mystique of monarchy

King Charles meets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa, Canada, earlier this week....

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Fall for the mystique of monarchy

This week, King Charles III and Queen Camilla made a two-day visit to Canada to open the 45th parliament of his Canadian domain.

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Pacifist leader scorned

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known by the honorific title Mahatma, demonstrates spinning with a...

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Pacifist leader scorned

Mr Gandhi’s prestige suffered a serious check when the Mahratta Provincial Congress decided that it had no faith in his panacea of spinning as the sole medium of salvation for India.

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Working together, not working apart

The Princes St Reserve. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Working together, not working apart

"E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū." The tūī squawks, the kākā chatters, the kererū coos. It takes all kinds of people.", a whakatauki found in Aroha, Dr Hinemoa Elder.

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A moth in the night

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A moth in the night

Of all the sounds of the night, few are as irritating as a moth bouncing and lumbering around a bedroom as it tries to find a chink of light in the darkness.

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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: taxes, mobility and Gaza

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Letters to the Editor: taxes, mobility and Gaza

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the purpose of tax, non-permit holders misusing mobility parks, and condemning the invasion of Gaza.

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Policy, not fashion, puts callousness on display

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: X

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Policy, not fashion, puts callousness on display

Finance Minister Nicola Willis was irked by the interest in her Budget day outfit.

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Tuapeka memorial unveiled

Tuapeka District fallen soldiers’ memorial at Lawrence. — Otago Witness, 23.6.1925

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Tuapeka memorial unveiled

There was a large gathering at the Peace Garden in Peel street, Lawrence, at 4.30pm yesterday afternoon.

Beyond the pool: rethinking disability aid

But who has to wait? Photo: Getty Images

Beyond the pool: rethinking disability aid

Is New Zealand’s approach to supporting the disabled actually solving anything, Graham Redding asks.

Under-served to undeniable: here are NZ’s greatest untapped assets

At the 2025 NZ Hi-Tech Awards are 2023 First Foundation Scholars Corbin Paterson, Liam Aumareva...

Under-served to undeniable: here are NZ’s greatest untapped assets

Recently I emceed a panel discussion about the work the NZ Hi-Tech Trust is doing with the First Foundation — providing scholarships to underprivileged kids.

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