Empowerment and polytechnics
There is a sense of dread about the future strength of the Otago Polytechnic and the Southern Institute of Technology. They are both impressively successful in their own ways and likely to suffer...
Opinion
A promising emissions start
A promising emissions start
The agricultural emissions deal proposed by the Government is one of those agreements where both sides of the debate have serious misgivings, and understandably so.
Where the street has no claim
Where the street has no claim
Champions of Dunedin's Baldwin St, officially dethroned yesterday as the steepest street in the world by the ultimate authority, Guinness World Records, can follow one of two paths as they digest...
Cricket was the winner
Cricket was the winner
They always say you learn more from defeat than from victory. So, what did we learn from the Black Caps' "loss" to England in yesterday's astonishing Cricket World Cup final?
Why whaling nations refuse to budge
Why whaling nations refuse to budge
The logic behind New Zealand's consistent opposition to whaling has been relatively straight forward.
Protecting Pharmac and cancer treatment
Protecting Pharmac and cancer treatment
The "postcode lottery", delays and other failings for cancer treatment need to be addressed.
Sport's remarkable storylines
Sport's remarkable storylines
Although following sport is not for everyone, an array of emotions is experienced by those who do - from pleasure and pride to disappointment and despair.
Nudging car fleet changes
Nudging car fleet changes
Although electric cars have merged from the novelty lane on to the main highway, their numbers in New Zealand are still small - about 15,000 compared to the nearly four million other light vehicles.
Milk spilt: Only one whey for Westland
Milk spilt: Only one whey for Westland
The vote to sell Westland Milk Products to Chinese giant Yili was always going to be a done deal. Financially embattled and unable to deliver a competitive payout in recent years, the writing was...
Trump-style diplomacy
Trump-style diplomacy
It is all too easy to dismiss everything the vainglorious United States President, Donald Trump, says and does.
Rebuilding a school's image
Rebuilding a school's image
The first line of the Waitaki Boys' High School song says rather a lot about that venerable educational institution and its history.
Who is responsible for hazardous trees?
Who is responsible for hazardous trees?
A tree fell suddenly on a family near Queenstown last January, causing serious injuries. It was beside Shotover Jet operations and technically on a Department of Conservation marginal strip.
Protecting bank deposits
Protecting bank deposits
Many New Zealanders, especially older citizens, have bank deposits. Returns are low - after tax, they might barely be above the rate of inflation - and they are drifting lower.
Faced with the 'cruelly unfair' Blair Vining makes an impact
Faced with the 'cruelly unfair' Blair Vining makes an impact
It is cruelly unfair that it had to be this way, but perhaps the most famous man in Winton was destined for a higher cause.
Time to act on climate
Time to act on climate
In February last year, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull declared a state of emergency. It was not for the first time.
Reincarnation must be sustainable
Reincarnation must be sustainable
It's premature to celebrate, but there appears a strong chance Dunedin's famed Hillside railway workshops may be given a second chance at life.
Costco's arrival a sign of the times
Costco's arrival a sign of the times
It has been 55 years since Bob Dylan told us that times, they were a changin'. And they're still changing - faster than ever, it seems, as the internet continues its inexorable push into our lives.
Let's put the phones away
Let's put the phones away
At first, they will be afraid. They will be petrified, and think they cannot live without them by their side.
Teachers and pay claims merits
Teachers and pay claims merits
The teachers struck and articulated their grievances effectively. They did a fine job winning public sympathy and pressuring the Government.
Foolish Folau and rejecting intolerance
Foolish Folau and rejecting intolerance
Israel Folau has spent more than a decade in the public eye as a code-hopping, record-breaking Australian sporting superstar. Yet, he's never attracted the public glare he's now under.