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Off-peak savings
Shifting more of our electricity use to off-peak times to save up to $3 billion sounds great but how that might be achieved is not clear.
Editorial
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States on the rocks, hold the Ice
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States on the rocks, hold the Ice
From 14,000km away, the brutal events unfolding in the United States’ Midwest have an air of unreality about them, like so many things in Donald Trump’s America.
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It’s the little things that really matter
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It’s the little things that really matter
Small things matter, and in the case of the latest inflation statistics they matter quite a lot.
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Progress needed on aged care
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Progress needed on aged care
Recent reports of Dunedin dementia patients being sent to Invercargill and Christchurch highlight, again, our poor planning for geriatric care.
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It’s climate change, stupid
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It’s climate change, stupid
As emergency services workers scrabble through sludge, as families and communities begin to mourn for those killed, as politicians dish out their words of comfort, we need to stop and ask — yet again — why such tragedies are happening.
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Dealing with delisting
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Dealing with delisting
There has been a lot of talk about New Zealand’s uncompetitive grocery sector and many a report written — but discernable results have been harder to spot.
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Sloppy sun safe spending
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Sloppy sun safe spending
The ignorance of many young people about the dangers of sun exposure is concerning.
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Speak up or shut up?
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Speak up or shut up?
It all comes down to personal judgement, and it can be hard to make the right decision when emotionally invested in an issue.
Everything is awesome. Or not.
Everything is awesome. Or not.
A sure sign of the political year beginning is party leaders arising from their holiday slumbers to deliver that hardy annual, the "state of the nation" address.
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Reform like pulling teeth
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Reform like pulling teeth
With our public health system facing problems in every direction, it is hard to tell how bold our politicians may be on the campaign trail when it comes to oral health.
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The price of democracy
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The price of democracy
There's a cost to almost everything, as we know only too well.
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The wisdom of silence
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The wisdom of silence
Less than two months after starting her new role, Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman has already found herself at the centre of controversy.
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Digital harm approach wanting
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Digital harm approach wanting
It should come as no surprise New Zealand is a laggard when it comes to stopping the online circulation of fake images of naked women and children.
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President Trump’s toxic trail
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President Trump’s toxic trail
Not quite a year ago, Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second presidency.
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Out of sight, not out of mind
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Out of sight, not out of mind
With all due respect to the ongoing crises in Venezuela, Gaza and Ukraine, potentially the world’s most important hotspot right now is Iran.
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Getting real on privacy
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Getting real on privacy
After every large privacy breach in this country, commentators say it must be a wake-up call.
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Ensuring Invercargill was on the map
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Ensuring Invercargill was on the map
Some pretty nasty things have been said about Invercargill over the years, mostly by those who have never been there or who considered a fleeting visit gave them authority to comment.
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Plan on an MCERT
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Plan on an MCERT
If, as the adage has it, a camel is a horse designed by a committee, what are we to make of the Cabinet’s latest creation, MCERT?
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Junk food advertising limits
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Junk food advertising limits
The world will be watching to see how effective the United Kingdom’s new restrictions on advertising junk food to children will be.
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Shocking start to Dunedin’s year
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Shocking start to Dunedin’s year
No matter how many times it happens to people we know, a sudden death takes the wind out of our sails.