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Unease over Israel/Iran conflict
Shortly after news broke of Israel’s aerial attacks on Iran, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made the cautious understatement they were an "unwelcome development" for the Middle East.
Editorial
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Will it rain on Trump’s parade?
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Will it rain on Trump’s parade?
These are troubling times.
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Corroding corruption in NZ
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Corroding corruption in NZ
Wake up, naive New Zealand.
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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 Regulatory Standards Bill is an attack on all of us
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The Regulatory Standards Bill is an attack on all of us
It is that time again. We have another big parliamentary Bill to submit on, the Regulatory Standards Bill.
University at fork in road on neutrality
University at fork in road on neutrality
Neutrality must be a core part of the University of Otago's culture, Jonathan Ayling writes.
So, when the music’s over, turn out the lights, turn out the lights
So, when the music’s over, turn out the lights, turn out the lights
What song is David Seymour dancing to, Sir Ian Taylor asks.
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Dangerous idiocy at crashes
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Dangerous idiocy at crashes
The dangerous behaviour of drivers at accident scenes highlighted by Fire and Emergency NZ this week beggars belief.
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Visitors shouldn’t interfere
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Visitors shouldn’t interfere
It is the curious case of the Royal Australian Navy and New Zealand’s internet, with more than a passing nod to Isaac Newton’s third law of motion. It would be difficult to make this stuff up.
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Distant noises of other voices
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Distant noises of other voices
As Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon receives no shortage of advice.
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Slow supermarket competition progress
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Slow supermarket competition progress
Reading reports of Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden’s concerns last week about the supermarket giants was like hearing the message there is an unexpected item in the bagging area at the self-checkout.
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Scraping the bottom of the barrel
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Scraping the bottom of the barrel
Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they often do.
There is a long way to go on fitting religion into this secular New Zealand
There is a long way to go on fitting religion into this secular New Zealand
Ron Adams asks how the relation between faith and reason plays out.
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Growth and the environment
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Growth and the environment
As if we needed reminding.
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The lessons waiting to be learned
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The lessons waiting to be learned
One of the cliches of tragedy is the hope that some good will come from it.
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Halfway down ‘Dickhead’ Road
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Halfway down ‘Dickhead’ Road
When was the last time you really, truly respected one of our politicians?
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Choosing secondary schools
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Choosing secondary schools
The remarkable Queen’s High School revival has brought with it a problem — not enough space.
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Stormy seas ahead for new skipper
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Stormy seas ahead for new skipper
Depending on your political alignment, the swearing in of David Seymour as deputy prime minister on Saturday was either a glorious achievement or the stuff of nightmares.
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Leak and ye shall find (out)
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Leak and ye shall find (out)
Being first with the news — that piece of knowledge about something new which others would be unlikely to know — is what motivates the most curious, intelligent and justice-seeking members of our society.
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Tough KiwiSaver changes
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Tough KiwiSaver changes
The milk was spilt in the retirement savings failure of 1975. How different and more prosperous might New Zealand have been if Labour’s compulsory scheme had endured?