Opinion

As 100 years pass since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, it is worth remembering the giant of the 20th century, the Soviet Union.

Aspiration is a great thing, but do those who seek the limelight do it for the right reasons — or achieve the top jobs on merit?

New Zealand has a new government,  announced by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters  last night after  a final day of negotiations  that had become a political circus.

Dunedin ratepayers are very satisfied with things nice to have in a city.

''First do no harm.''

Health is the lifeblood of Otago and Southland in many ways. First, residents rely on the ability to access the best healthcare they can in a timely manner, when they need it the most.

The decision to cull 4000 dairy cattle in the Waimate district will not have been taken lightly but it seemed inevitable the slaughter of the cows would follow the discovery of a bacterial disease.

Those members of the Dunedin Jaycee Chapter whose gumption, vision and drive  led to the formation of the Otago Peninsula Trust 50 years ago should be so proud of what has been achieved.

Finally there is progress on single-use plastic supermarket bags.

Few can fail to be moved by the stories of tragedy on our roads in the past few days.

Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher has dared to go where many people have feared to tread. He has taken issue with Auckland and its Mayor, former long-serving Labour MP Phil Goff.

Port Otago is the lifeblood for exporters stretching from Southland through to parts of Canterbury. It provides some of the best container ship berthing in New Zealand and can handle large cruise...

The release on Saturday  of the official election results means the real talks about the future shape of the next government have started in earnest.

Could it get any worse?  Yes it could.  Could the stupidity and futility of mass slaughter, the agony and suffering of thousands of young New Zealand men sink even deeper into the mud of...

Slow and steady wins the race.

''Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose'', went one of the great anthems of the 1970s. Around the world, people are dying for their chance of freedom.

Former United States president Barack Obama was vilified by the right-wing, gun-toting members of the National Rifle Association when he tried to curb the ownership of semi-automatic weapons by...

There are lessons to be learnt from the latest failed bid for a five-star hotel in Dunedin.

The National Football League protest was originally about discrimination against black people and people of colour and by one player last year.