Editorial

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    A tale of two stories

    Christopher Luxon

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    A tale of two stories

    Politicians complaining about the media is nothing new: for as long as there have been reporters members of Parliament have felt hard done by in the way their actions have been covered.

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    Stare decisis

    Winston Peters gives a speech. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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    Stare decisis

    Cynics may claim that Parliament does plenty of pointless things, but it excelled itself last week with the introduction of the English Language Bill.

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    Murkiness continues

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    Murkiness continues

    It is disappointing more attention has not been paid to news New Zealand’s score on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index has fallen for the fourth year.

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    Above reproach

    Attorney-General Judith Collins. Photo: RNZ

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    Above reproach

    There is no doubt that soon-to-retire Cabinet minister Judith Collins is highly qualified for the role on the Law Commission, which she will soon take up.

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    Community win

    Dunedin city councillor Sophie Barker. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Community win

    Community groups will be pleased at the Dunedin City Council’s decision to reinstate the grants sub-committee, but the decision is not a good look for council unity.

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    Go with the Flo

    Thousands of students party on Leith St on the Saturday night between Flat O Week and Orientation...

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    Go with the Flo

    While for most of Dunedin the usual post-holiday routines of work and school are now back in full swing, in the north end of town the work year is just starting.

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    A glimpse of future retreat

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    A glimpse of future retreat

    New Zealand is a young country thrust up high, a chain of islands sitting proudly but uncomfortably slap-bang on a tectonic plate boundary and at the junction of warring warm and cold air masses.

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    Let the panel do its work

    Photo: Files

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    Let the panel do its work

    The new year is only six weeks old and there is already little doubt what the big story for the South will be in 2026 — the potential fast-tracking of Santana Minerals proposal for a gold mine in...