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Tread softly with South Dunedin
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Tread softly with South Dunedin
Home is where the heart is, we’re told.
Editorial
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The virtue of working together
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The virtue of working together
For those who cynically suggest that our politicians cannot work together on anything, Parliament this week offered evidence to the contrary in the form of the government’s response to the National...
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Immigration IT debacle
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Immigration IT debacle
The latest scandal involving a multimillion-dollar public spend on dud information technology involves questions which extend well beyond those immediately involved.
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What was all that about?
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What was all that about?
Given the obfuscations, denials and contradictory statements which have dogged the lead-up to this moment, we would not bet the farm on it, but it appears that peace might finally be about to break...
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Taking on the world
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Taking on the world
The world’s biggest sporting event is now well and truly under way, and New Zealand is poised to take to its stage today.
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Wakari ward 10a fiasco
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Wakari ward 10a fiasco
The latest sorry chapter in the saga of inaction to address the appalling state of Wakari Hospital’s ward 10a is mystifying.
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Otago eclipse of the heart
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Otago eclipse of the heart
Once in a lifetime, or far, far, less, comes something which not only does wonders for the soul but provides a great opportunity to boost a region’s profile and its income.
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A good week or a bad one?
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A good week or a bad one?
This was meant to be a good week for the Labour Party.
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AI needs scrutiny
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AI needs scrutiny
If the government wants to convince us using artificial intelligence is the best thing since that other great innovation, sliced bread, it has much work to do.
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A dinosaur worth preserving
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A dinosaur worth preserving
Dinosaurs disappeared from most places millions of years ago, but one green, pink and blue example has survived in a St Kilda park.
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Stay close in times of trouble
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Stay close in times of trouble
For an army which has been ‘‘virtually decapitated”, to quote United States President Donald Trump, Iran’s defence forces still seem to have plenty of life in them.
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Supermarket tinkering
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Supermarket tinkering
Jaded shoppers will not have been surprised there has been little improvement in supermarket competition in the last year, despite years of noise about it.
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Hold the El Nino hyperbole
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Hold the El Nino hyperbole
Nobody these days could ever complain about a lack of bad news they can really sink their teeth into and get ever more anxious about.
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Seizing the Opportunity
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Seizing the Opportunity
One poll does not make an election, but this week’s Roy Morgan poll presented an enticing prospect for the Opportunity Party.
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Vulnerable group poorly served
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Vulnerable group poorly served
The way Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) has changed services for intravenous drug users in the South has been a master class in how not to treat a vulnerable group.
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Govt fails 50,000 more children
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Govt fails 50,000 more children
In the movies, there’s always a hand with an iron-strong grip that reaches over the cliff edge, grabs the wrist of the poor unfortunate dangling there and painstakingly drags them back to safety.
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The percentage debate
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The percentage debate
Overseas trips by the Minister of Defence seldom make headlines back home, but Chris Penk’s visit to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore was quite the exception.
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Improving patient portals
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Improving patient portals
December’s ManageMyHealth (MMH) hacking has focused overdue attention on the need to improve controls around patient portals’ security.
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Burden of proof on new ministry
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Burden of proof on new ministry
RIP the Ministry for the Environment, 1986-2026.
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Little in Budget for struggling Kiwis
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Little in Budget for struggling Kiwis
If yesterday’s Budget seems to have passed you by, it’s no wonder. It does little or nothing for most people increasingly and desperately needing help.