Ellis appeal should continue
News of the death of Peter Ellis earlier this month at 61 from bladder cancer will have provoked more than one sort of sadness in his supporters.
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Councillors and codes of conduct
Councillors and codes of conduct
It was scarcely believable. Napier City Council staff scrutinising councillors' social media.
Time for buses to belt up?
Time for buses to belt up?
The potential benefit of wearing seat belts on buses is again a topic of debate following the horror crash near Rotorua last week.
Putting the fun back into sport
Putting the fun back into sport
When did junior sport become about fear and not fun?
Mugabe: Death of a tyrant
Mugabe: Death of a tyrant
We should not beat about the African bush. Robert Mugabe, who died late last week, was a brutal tyrant with buckets of blood on his hands. He was responsible for Zimbabwe's ruin.
The challenge of suicide
The challenge of suicide
The Government's new national suicide prevention strategy and a suicide prevention office are being keenly anticipated.
The neurosurgery mess
The neurosurgery mess
Thousands who enthusiastically rallied nine years ago to support the campaign instigated by the Otago Daily Times to retain neurosurgery in Dunedin will be dismayed at how things have turned out.
KiwiBuild: tinkering not transforming
KiwiBuild: tinkering not transforming
And another one bites the dust. The Capital Gains Tax, half-baked anyway because a proper tax would have had to include the politically unpalatable family home, failed to rise. This week, Labour,...
MPs and leapfrogging salaries
MPs and leapfrogging salaries
The latest manoeuvring in the saga of members of Parliament pay is again going to conclude in pay rises above those of most other New Zealanders. Once more, MPs will be criticised, and the efforts...
What 'man up' really means
What 'man up' really means
There have been plenty of courageous All Blacks over the years.
Turning the cancer plan into action
Turning the cancer plan into action
The long-awaited Cancer Action Plan, announced on Sunday by Health Minister David Clark and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, represents a reasonable response to failings in the present system and to...
The unwanted rise of measles
The unwanted rise of measles
In the midst of dramatic increases in measles cases in this country, the frustration of some public health advocates is palpable. They know this is an illness which could be wiped out through...
An MP who really cares
An MP who really cares
Clare Curran entered Parliament having already learned through personal experience that politics is brutal and cruel.
High time OUSA took charge
High time OUSA took charge
They are far from dopes - so why are the bright young things at the Otago University Students Association giving a skerrick of consideration to selling cannabis?
A matter of privacy
A matter of privacy
Privacy breaches which have hit the headlines in recent weeks suggest vigilance about protection of personal information can be poor in places where we might least expect it.
Invercargill flying
Invercargill flying
Is this Invercargill's time to soar?
Supping with the devil
Supping with the devil
A tobacco researcher's credibility is going up in smoke. Prof Marewa Glover is a specialist in "smoking cessation'', and her views run counter to the opinions of others in this field.
'Reading wars' are futile
'Reading wars' are futile
It would be disappointing if controversy flares over teaching methods following the news that early reading books used in New Zealand schools are being updated.
Huffing and puffing on petrol prices
Huffing and puffing on petrol prices
The Commerce Commission has avoided the emotive language used by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern when she said consumers were being "fleeced" on petrol prices. But the commission, in its draft report...
Streaming into the future
Streaming into the future
Of the many sets of statistics produced after the (pleasingly) one-sided Bledisloe Cup rugby test last weekend, one jumped out to anyone with even a casual interest in the future of television...