Calmness key in planning for coronavirus
In 1918, pandemic influenza cast a dark shadow across New Zealand, killing 9000 people in a matter of weeks, including 1000 in Otago and Southland.
Editorial
The challenge of workplace flexibility
The challenge of workplace flexibility
Many of us have dragged ourselves back to work after a summer holiday. The return wasn’t helped by a somewhat cold and damp break that left a feeling of what could have been. Back among colleagues,...
Bracing for Facebook face-off
Bracing for Facebook face-off
The date remains undecided, but the 2020 election campaign certainly started this week with Labour’s announcement on Thursday that it will sign up to Facebook's advertisement library report.
There’s no such thing as a 100% pure freebie
There’s no such thing as a 100% pure freebie
Depending on whom you talk to, the great outdoors is central to what we think it is to be a New Zealander.
The emissions of Shane Jones
The emissions of Shane Jones
There used to be a saying which many parents would delight in telling their children: “Put brain in gear before engaging mouth.”
Housing unaffordability no measure of success
Housing unaffordability no measure of success
Reports many are struggling to buy into Dunedin’s hotter-than-hot housing market are all too easily dismissed as outliers by those used to living in a city long considered an affordable...
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
What is it about some words that makes them more difficult to say than others? After all, a word is only a few consonants strung together around a vowel or two.
Water gives, and it takes away
Water gives, and it takes away
Water is the basis of life.
Winning ticket waits for owner
Winning ticket waits for owner
Who wants to be a millionaire?
New bowel cancer tests some way off
New bowel cancer tests some way off
It is not unusual to read articles or view television items about the exciting next big thing in cancer treatment or diagnosis.
Questions over police methods
Questions over police methods
On the face of it, policing sounds quite straightforward.
The state of State Highway 1
The state of State Highway 1
What is it with people and places? Why are we always rushing hither and thither, from point A to points B, C and D? Why aren’t we happy to stay where we are?
The Markle debacle
The Markle debacle
Most of us have had to deal with the shock of coming back to work after a long, relaxing holiday, one which has provided new insights into the rat race and made you question the wisdom of spending...
The outlook? Continuing warm
The outlook? Continuing warm
Four seasons in a day is how many people describe New Zealand’s weather.
Action needed now on scalpers
Action needed now on scalpers
We have all heard the stories. Excited fans arriving at a venue, only to be turned away because their overpriced tickets are not valid.
Hospital design under microscope
Hospital design under microscope
The north of Dunedin’s CBD is dominated by two undistinguished, grey monoliths, otherwise known as Dunedin Hospital.
Pharmac epilepsy drug process questions
Pharmac epilepsy drug process questions
There are many unanswered questions about Pharmac's decision to fund only one brand of the epilepsy drug lamotrigine from last October. The frustration of those concerned about the impact of the...
Test cricket boundaries
Test cricket boundaries
What could be more quintessentially cricket than the five-day test match?
Editorial: Morrison out of tune
Morrison out of tune
Hitting the right note in the midst of a crisis may not always be straightforward for political leaders.
Time for some clear thinking
Time for some clear thinking
It promises to be a big year, an important year. If ever there were a time for clear-headedness, it is now.