Opinion

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Letters to the Editor: voting, Lake Onslow and the Town Belt

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Letters to the Editor: voting, Lake Onslow and the Town Belt

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the risk of ignoring voter apathy, the Lake Onslow scheme, and mock outrage over the Town Belt trial.

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What now after last arms control treaty expires?

Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, who were then the US and Russian presidents, sign the new...

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What now after last arms control treaty expires?

Vladimir Putin is a reckless man who invades countries and has his opponents killed, but he understands that some things are too dangerous to meddle with.

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A glimpse behind the red velvet ropes

Royal Yacht 'Britannia', with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip aboard, arrives in Port...

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A glimpse behind the red velvet ropes

My first introduction to the Royal Yacht Britannia was gobbling down a slice of the delicious carrot cake served in the Royal Deck tearoom.

Fears RMA replacement will destroy New Zealand landscapes

Wanaka: already developed, under sensible rules. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Fears RMA replacement will destroy New Zealand landscapes

The Resource Management Act’s replacement will be a developer’s charter Julian Haworth writes.

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Kuia laments her people’s absence

Mataatua, the ornate whare whakairo on display at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition,...

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Kuia laments her people’s absence

She stood looking mournfully at the Maori House, with its beautiful carvings and its ancient timbers. She was an old Maori with a proud, erect figure and, as she gazed up at the handiwork of her...

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Malign ripples across the world

Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in a New York cell earlier this year. Photo: NY State Division of...

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Malign ripples across the world

On such a heavily populated planet, where this week the United Nations estimated 8.27 billion people now live, it is confounding

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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: universities, Araiteuru and heritage

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Letters to the Editor: universities, Araiteuru and heritage

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the role of universities, the cherished Te Araiteuru legend, and the fight against destroying our heritage.

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The secret diary of ... Waitangi

Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel

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The secret diary of ... Waitangi

By Steve Braunias

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Rebuild of Hillside announced

The railway workshops at Hillside, Dunedin, before they were "reorganised in accordance with the...

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Rebuild of Hillside announced

The final details for the reconstruction of the Hillside railway workshops have been arranged and within 12 months the work will be commenced.

In living memory

In living memory

St Kilda has its first full banking service in the borough’s 110-year history, the mayor, Mr I.J. Lawson, said at the opening of the Trusteebank Otago branch in St Kilda in 1986.

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Racing this time in two contentious high-stakes handicaps

The house of representatives. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Racing this time in two contentious high-stakes handicaps

Monday morning is early in the week for an existential crisis, but that was what Parliament’s primary production select committee had on its schedule.

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