Inequities in rural health
Few issues go to the core of our very being as much as our personal health. It colours every aspect of our lives and makes other issues pale into insignificance.
Opinion
Farewell to the throne
Farewell to the throne
Winter is coming. In fact, at about 2.20pm today, the coldness will be settling deep into the hearts of the most passionate fans of arguably the world's most popular entertainment franchise.
Give us some moa magic
Give us some moa magic
Just a big bird. Just a few indentations at the bottom of a river. Just another reminder living things were roaming this green and pleasant land long before us.
Engagement has gone walkabout
Engagement has gone walkabout
A remarkably high number of voters in Australia do not know the name of the Prime Minister or the leader of the Australian Labor Party. Yet, Australia's federal election is tomorrow.
Ardern's star qualities reflect our own
Ardern's star qualities reflect our own
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has taken to the international stage this week as an advocate for, and leader in, the curbing of social media's ability and propensity to be a conduit for hate.
Carbon Bill a rational act
Carbon Bill a rational act
The laws of science govern our world indifferent to passing parades of politicians, immune to oratory. The numbered laws of thermodynamics, Kirchoff's law of thermal radiation - these will always...
Editorial: Sympathy for teachers at risk
Sympathy for teachers at risk
While public sympathy has generally been with teachers and their collective agreement demands, that could well change in the face of strikes.
A tradition worthy of respect
A tradition worthy of respect
What makes a country? Is it simply the piece of land and its borders that define it? Is it the accent its people have, or a unique language? Is it what its people like to do, how they act, their...
Labour's local body aspirations
Labour's local body aspirations
Like it or not, there are going to be many current and prospective local body politicians seeking attention over the coming months.
Marriage rate
Marriage rate
American short story writer and journalist Ambrose Bierce said love was "a temporary insanity curable by marriage", and the immortal Peter Cook, as "Impressive Clergyman" in The Princess Bride,...
Opinion: Is Dunedin starting a new hotel trend?
Opinion: Is Dunedin starting a new hotel trend?
One of the media's roles is to analyse and, where necessary, critique things which affect our lives. As such, much of what ends up in the media can be negative.
Not DCC's 'proudest moment'
Not DCC's 'proudest moment'
When Dunedin city councillor Kate Wilson admitted her procedural motion at the council last week was ''not my proudest moment'', she was correct.
Changing of the guard
Changing of the guard
Rob Hewett once said he did not believe in heroic leadership where the chairman sets the scene and everyone follows. Rather, he saw it as his job to get the best out of that board, and that has...
The issue with our airports
The issue with our airports
For Queenstown, the hot topic of the moment is people arriving by air.
'Love and peace' appreciated
'Love and peace' appreciated
On March 15, our country was shaken by an event that changed how many people view the place in which they live.
Spain's centre-left success
Spain's centre-left success
There was relief around much of the world as the results of the Spanish elections sank in. While a far-Right party entered Parliament for the first time, the vote for the major right-wing party...
The changing face of RSAs
The changing face of RSAs
Confirmation of the closure of the Mosgiel Returned and Services Association's hospitality facilities this week is a blow for the town, but reality suggests it is only a matter of time before other...
Let's put the bishop on mute
Let's put the bishop on mute
There is a man. We shall call him Brian, but neither his surname nor his self-proclaimed status nor the church he represents with fire and brimstone and bluster and bluff needs to be revealed.
The ring king's image issue
The ring king's image issue
Is the lord of the rings starting to lose his golden glow?
Are we losing the fourth estate?
Are we losing the fourth estate?
The ongoing spectacle that is Brexit is playing out like a television show given far more seasons than its writers know what to do with.