The mission to cut emissions
SSSSHH! If you listen carefully, you might just hear the two elephants in the room, named Coal and Agriculture, being quietly ushered into another part of the building.
Editorial
Robertson’s middle course
Robertson’s middle course
Finance Minister Grant Robertson favoured the word balance in the lead up to yesterday’s Budget.
Cruise ships highlight tourism tension
Cruise ships highlight tourism tension
The news cruise ships are to return to Otago has been welcomed by those who benefit from these visits.
Who can blame them?
Who can blame them?
Whichever way you put it, that barbarous butcher Mr Putin has badly miscalculated how the neighbours might react to his war in Ukraine.
Running the buses
Running the buses
It is almost a hardy annual. The Dunedin City Council says it should take over responsibility for public transport from the Otago Regional Council and nothing happens.
Caution needed on housing creep
Caution needed on housing creep
There will be mixed views on the rezoning of land on the outskirts of Mosgiel to make way for more housing.
McCullum’s X-factor key for England
McCullum’s X-factor key for England
Not too many years ago the thought of an upstart colonial coaching the English cricket team would have been enough to have members of the MCC snorting into their pink gins.
Playing with fire
Playing with fire
Is it going too far to visualise Otago Regional Council chief executive Sarah Gardner breathing a huge sigh of relief, starting a cheerful whistle and kicking up her heels as she walks out the...
Agencies in spotlight in Gloriavale case
Agencies in spotlight in Gloriavale case
A clutch of government agencies must do some serious soul searching about their inaction over concerns raised about work practices and the treatment of children at the Gloriavale Christian Community.
The balcony scene
The balcony scene
Architectural features like cornices, soffits and finials tend not to figure prominently in good literature and in occasions of great family celebration.
The philosophical divide Budget
The philosophical divide Budget
This year’s Budget, more so perhaps than any in recent years, will clearly demonstrate the fiscal and political philosophies of New Zealand’s main political parties.
Waiting for waiting list slashing
Waiting for waiting list slashing
It is not surprising there is already scepticism about the recently announced taskforce’s ability to slash burgeoning public hospital waiting lists.
A sea change is gonna come
A sea change is gonna come
Change is all around us these days.
Celebrating and supporting cycling
Celebrating and supporting cycling
The wheels are turning more swiftly for cyclists.
No quick fix for aged care staffing
No quick fix for aged care staffing
In common with many issues facing health service provision, the staffing shortages in aged care have been a long time in the making and there is no magic wand handy to whisk them away.
Time for UN to shine
Time for UN to shine
Good things come in small packages, so the old saying goes.
Three Waters: Splitting the opposition
Three Waters: Splitting the opposition
Expect plenty more vehement reaction to the Government’s confirmation of its plans for Three Waters.
Worker safety progress too slow
Worker safety progress too slow
The announcement of an investigation into health and safety practices at the nation’s ports will be too little too late for those affected by deaths and injuries in those workplaces in recent years.
Adapting sooner than later
Adapting sooner than later
By now it must be obvious to all that the climate of New Zealand is changing, with more frequent, extreme weather posing significant risks to life and livelihood.
Celebrating and nurturing nature
Celebrating and nurturing nature
At a time when it is easy to become bowed down with the enormity of the environmental issues facing the world, the Wild Dunedin festival is a breath of fresh air, literally and figuratively.