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Slow supermarket competition progress

Pierre van Heerden. PHOTO: NZ COMMERCE COMMISSION

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Slow supermarket competition progress

Reading reports of Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden’s concerns last week about the supermarket giants was like hearing the message there is an unexpected item in the bagging area at the self-checkout.

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Scraping the bottom of the barrel

Te Pāti Māori MPs , Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Rawiri Waititi and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke face ACT...

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Scraping the bottom of the barrel

Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they often do.

There is a long way to go on fitting religion into this secular New Zealand

There is a long way to go on fitting religion into this secular New Zealand

Ron Adams asks how the relation between faith and reason plays out.

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Growth and the environment

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Growth and the environment

As if we needed reminding.

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The lessons waiting to be learned

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The lessons waiting to be learned

One of the cliches of tragedy is the hope that some good will come from it.

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Halfway down ‘Dickhead’ Road

Leader of the House Chris Bishop. Photo: ODT files

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Halfway down ‘Dickhead’ Road

When was the last time you really, truly respected one of our politicians?

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Choosing secondary schools

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Choosing secondary schools

The remarkable Queen’s High School revival has brought with it a problem — not enough space.

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Stormy seas ahead for new skipper

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Stormy seas ahead for new skipper

Depending on your political alignment, the swearing in of David Seymour as deputy prime minister on Saturday was either a glorious achievement or the stuff of nightmares.

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Leak and ye shall find (out)

Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche. Photo: RNZ

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Leak and ye shall find (out)

Being first with the news — that piece of knowledge about something new which others would be unlikely to know — is what motivates the most curious, intelligent and justice-seeking members of our society.

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Tough KiwiSaver changes

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Tough KiwiSaver changes

The milk was spilt in the retirement savings failure of 1975. How different and more prosperous might New Zealand have been if Labour’s compulsory scheme had endured?

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

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Penalty proof Maori MPs facing disproportionate scrutiny

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Penalty proof Maori MPs facing disproportionate scrutiny

When Judith Collins accused Te Pāti Māori MPs of a "lack of civility" for their haka in Parliament she drew 185 years of colonial racism down upon their heads.

US must restore academic freedom

A recent demonstration in support of academic freedom at Columbia University, New York. PHOTO:...

US must restore academic freedom

Recent events at United States universities evoke vivid memories from my student past.

The search for truth and justice and the destination it might lead us to

A memorial stone in the remembrance garden for the 270 people who died in the Lockerbie air...

The search for truth and justice and the destination it might lead us to

A television programme about an individual's relentless search for truth and justice raises broader questions, Tom Mepham writes.

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Child poverty not budging

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Child poverty not budging

The government is relying on growth in the economy to reduce stubbornly static child poverty numbers.

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A moth in the night

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A moth in the night

Of all the sounds of the night, few are as irritating as a moth bouncing and lumbering around a bedroom as it tries to find a chink of light in the darkness.

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Putting Nth Dunedin’s house in order

Mould on the walls and ceiling of a student flat. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Putting Nth Dunedin’s house in order

The grungy student flat in Dunedin has become a stereotype that will be hard to shake.

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Questions remain on hospital capacity

Health NZ has released the breakdown in bed numbers for the new Dunedin Hospital. Image supplied

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Questions remain on hospital capacity

Almost four months after the announcement of the coalition government’s decision on the inpatient building for Dunedin hospital, the make-up of the beds has been released.

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Beware the Budget black-hole burger

The current Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, Dr Shane Reti. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Beware the Budget black-hole burger

Scientists, researchers and those across the science sector can be forgiven for engaging in synchronised expressions of mock-surprise and a slow, collective eyeroll after Thursday’s Budget announcements.

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Budget gambles on growth

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Budget gambles on growth

Every Budget is a juggle.

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