In living memory
In living memory
Team effort was the key to fixing the slumping floor of the Taieri Mouth Store during an April 1986 weekend, and shown here is a team of locals working together to...
Opinion
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Little in Budget for struggling Kiwis
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Little in Budget for struggling Kiwis
If yesterday’s Budget seems to have passed you by, it’s no wonder. It does little or nothing for most people increasingly and desperately needing help.
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A defeat for Pirates
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A defeat for Pirates
The Rugby Union competition was continued on Saturday under favourable weather conditions.
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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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New naval commodore chosen
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New naval commodore chosen
The choice of a successor to Commodore A.F. Beal CMG as Commodore, 2nd Class, for duty as First Naval Member of the Royal New Zealand Naval Board and as Commodore in command of the Royal New...
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Politicians punching down is no joke: time to punch up
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Politicians punching down is no joke: time to punch up
Punching up is what comedians do to be not just funny, but just.
Honouring the service of others
Honouring the service of others
Paul Foster-Bell reviews the Kiwi way of bestowing honours.
Avoiding people has become a key part of our personal convenience
Avoiding people has become a key part of our personal convenience
Is self-service better than service, David Thomson writes.
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Transparency matters
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Transparency matters
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s shrugging off controversy over the mysterious disappearance of documents from his office is unconvincing.
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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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The wiener things in life: schnitzel, spuds
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The wiener things in life: schnitzel, spuds
Many years ago two friends and I went to Spain.
Coastguard vital asset
Coastguard vital asset
There are not too many better places in the world than Lake Wakatipu on a calm summer evening.
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The curious absence of Iran’s nukes
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The curious absence of Iran’s nukes
Tulsi Gabbard, the recently resigned/retired/fired United States director of national intelligence, told Congress just two months ago that US intelligence agencies had concluded Iran was not...
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Where the wilding pines grow
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Where the wilding pines grow
The broad and gorgeously sweeping Central Otago, Maniototo and Mackenzie Basin are austere landscapes emblematic of a time when the South Island’s southern half was less cluttered than today.
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Tragedy befalls whaler’s shipmates
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Tragedy befalls whaler’s shipmates
The Norwegians at present standing by the whale chasers undergoing repairs at Port Chalmers, were much concerned yesterday on receipt of news that several of their ex-shipmates had lost their lives...
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
Talking time with planet Earth’s doctor
Talking time with planet Earth’s doctor
As temperatures rise, time is fast running out for planet Earth, John Drummond writes.
Bigger might be better when it comes to local government
Bigger might be better when it comes to local government
Otago does not need the level of local governance it has, Trevor Goudie writes.
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Ducking whether to show your workings
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Ducking whether to show your workings
Veteran political journalists often bemoan this modern era of media training, where rather than giving authentic and honest answers to questions MPs and ministers instead issue a stream of waffle...
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo