The hills are alive
Them thar hills appear to be winning a bigger place in the hearts of New Zealanders.
Editorial
Land protection urgent
Land protection urgent
Every time young people have organised a Climate Strike protest, they have drawn petty criticism.
Skantha death must prompt change
Skantha death must prompt change
The sudden death of convicted murderer Venod Skantha on Wednesday was no doubt greeted with satisfaction by many, that a doctor who killed a teenager in a brutal and heartless manner was no more.
Drug reform response confused
Drug reform response confused
Fresh calls for drug law reform have drawn a confused response from the Government thus far.
Train keeps rolling?
Train keeps rolling?
This seems like a good time to be waiting patiently at the station, wondering when the next train will arrive — or indeed if it will arrive at all.
Preventable MIQ failures yet again
Preventable MIQ failures yet again
The people of New Zealand, businesses under dire strain and families desperate to reunite across the Tasman have every reason to feel angry and upset.
Excuses over report don’t wash
Excuses over report don’t wash
It was not a good look, whatever the reason was for the truncation and the tardiness of production of the 2018-19 annual report from the Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Vale, Prince Philip
Vale, Prince Philip
Two steps behind, but always right by her side.
Big Covid-19 call, correct call
Big Covid-19 call, correct call
Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures.
Breaking open the bubbles
Breaking open the bubbles
If you think about it, the word "bubble", while pleasingly onomatopoeic and suggestive of frolicking on freshly cut summer lawns while blowing air into a translucent pocket, carries a few negative...
TVNZ and RNZ merger doubts
TVNZ and RNZ merger doubts
There is a strong feeling that merging TVNZ and RNZ into a new state media entity is going to proceed despite counter-arguments.
Saying sorry not enough
Saying sorry not enough
A day late and a dollar short.
Editorial: University reset required
University reset required
The past few years at the University of Otago have been difficult, and staff morale has been lower than in living memory.
Festival fun about to start
Festival fun about to start
Now daylight saving has ended, and the nights are drawing in, it may be tempting to scuttle indoors like oversized hermit crabs.
Te Hui Aranga – an Easter gathering
Te Hui Aranga – an Easter gathering
GUEST EDITORIALRev Dr Wayne Te Kaawa
The trouble with timber
The trouble with timber
The abrupt announcement from Carter Holt Harvey to cut structural timber supplies to some merchants has caused a shock. But, given the complexity of modern business and the small size of the New...
Bus bother
Bus bother
Sigh. What is it about bus hubs that invariably attract the sort of people who get a kick out of unsavoury behaviour?
Correct to fluoridate but...
Correct to fluoridate but...
It is a no-brainer. Fluoride in New Zealand’s water supplies should be "topped up" for the sake of children’s health.
Foulden Maar frustration
Foulden Maar frustration
The lack of information about the future of the Foulden Maar mining site is frustrating.
Code black must not be the new norm
Code black must not be the new norm
Red is the traditional colour for danger, but it was trumped this week when Dunedin Hospital issued a "code black" alert.