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Stopping stalking

In the Dunedin District Court on Friday, an offender termed a "relentless" repeat stalker was sentenced to 18 months’ intensive supervision, the judge urging the defendant to get the help he "clearly so desperately needs".

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Empathy not on van Velden’s agenda

Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden. Photo: RNZ

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Empathy not on van Velden’s agenda

If you are wanting understanding and some relatively swift and reasonable justice, the Beehive has possibly never been the first place you’d start looking.

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Cruising on the Interislander

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Cruising on the Interislander

The tenuous sea link between the North and South Islands got a little stronger this week, after the government announced further details of KiwiRail’s new ferry fleet.

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Consensus on Medicines Act

David Seymour has released his letter to Pharmac's board chair setting out his expectations for...

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Consensus on Medicines Act

There was an unusual display of consensus in Parliament last week, given it involved both health and David Seymour.

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The Beeb’s heebie-jeebies

The scandal at the BBC has dominated national newspapers and TV bulletins since it broke on...

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The Beeb’s heebie-jeebies

It was always only a matter of time before notoriously thin-skinned United States President Donald Trump got the bridgehead he wanted against arguably the world’s most trusted media organisation.

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Tests a start but not the end of problem

A driver in France undergoes a roadside saliva drug test. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Tests a start but not the end of problem

Identifying that there is a problem is one thing but finding a solution can be quite another.

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Interference stand unconvincing

Casey Costello. PHOTO: GERRIT DOPPENBERG

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Interference stand unconvincing

Associate Health Minister Casey Costello misses the point again in her latest outburst about criticisms of the government’s tobacco control.

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Reforms near the bullseye

Repeat offending is not acceptable, Nicole McKee says. Photo: RNZ

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Reforms near the bullseye

One of the most enduring cliches of politics is that it is the art of the possible.

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Council unity and division

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Council unity and division

There was an outbreak of fine words around the Dunedin City Council table this week during discussion of Mayor Sophie Barker’s new governance structure proposals.

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Police report shattering

Police Minister Mark Mitchell says at the centre of this, a woman has been "let down by the...

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Police report shattering

Police Minister Mark Mitchell hit the nail on the head when he told Parliament yesterday we have all been rocked by this week’s revelations about former police top brass.

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Lifelines for hospitality, film

Tough going for hospitality industry. Photo by Gregor Richardson.

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Lifelines for hospitality, film

New Zealand does not normally welcome covert agents in this country, but several have been here for months — at the taxpayer’s expense what’s more.

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A plague on both your houses

A composite image of Tākuta Ferris (left) and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. Photo: RNZ/Liam K....

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A plague on both your houses

The ongoing implosion of Te Pati Maori continued yesterday with the expulsion of two of its MPs by its ruling council.

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Boot camp spin

Minister for Children Karen Chhour. PHOTO: RNZ

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Boot camp spin

Portraying the controversial military-style academy (MSA) pilot for serious youth offenders as a success is a step too far.

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Getting awfully warm in here

This year's COP is being held in the Brazilian city of Belem. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Getting awfully warm in here

Unlike Christmas, goodwill and celebrations can be harder to find at the annual, global, climate-change bash.

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Well meaning and well understood

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Well meaning and well understood

Teach your children well is sound advice, but defining the word "well" is fraught with problems.

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Mining milestone or millstone

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Mining milestone or millstone

Santana Minerals is touting lodging its fast-track application for its Bendigo-Ophir mine as a milestone.

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Straining for the average

New figures show the resort is the most expensive place to rent a house in New Zealand. Photo:...

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Straining for the average

We all knew that it was expensive to buy a house in the Central Otago-Lakes area, but that was resoundingly underlined this week

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Reigniting the annual debate

Boxes of fireworks on sale. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Reigniting the annual debate

When you wake up and realise Christmas is now just next month, it will also dawn on you there’s an annual obstacle to overcome in the next few days.

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Draft curriculum controversy

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Draft curriculum controversy

Education Minister Erica Stanford is keen to downplay concerns about the draft of the new year 1-10 curriculum, emphasising there will be six months of consultation on it.

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Guess who’s coming to dinner?

President Trump and Christopher Luxon. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Guess who’s coming to dinner?

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is a man who at home in New Zealand can find it remarkably difficult to seem poised.

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