Ian Taylor: Jones' mining sums don't add up
If mining is the key to funding public infrastructure then why did Otago have to campaign for a new hospital when the province is home to New Zealand’s largest gold mine?
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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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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
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Finally now starting to see myself again
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Finally now starting to see myself again
Our very first semester at Otago is officially done and this new routine no longer feels unfamiliar, but rather something akin to comfortability.
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The fake news about crossword clues
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The fake news about crossword clues
Fake. 7 letters. P-N-E-S.
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Ceremony, but shortage of pomp
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Ceremony, but shortage of pomp
Wellington, June 17: The ceremonies connected with the opening of Parliament were continued to-day, shorn of some of their customary splendour by the fact that his ...
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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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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
The Manuherikia River and the Falls Dam
The Manuherikia River and the Falls Dam
Central Otago needs an economically sound and environmentally sustainable land use system, Phil Murray writes.
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There is more to solving OIA issues than using AI
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There is more to solving OIA issues than using AI
Artificial intelligence help seemed momentarily enticing when I was stomping about effing and blinding about my latest Official Information Act frustration.
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Caversham Harriers win cup
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Caversham Harriers win cup
The Caversham Club is to be congratulated on winning the cup again after Anglican had held it for three years.
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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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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
The disability payments system needs a rethink
The disability payments system needs a rethink
Amalgamating ACC and MSD disability payments could deliver long-term benefits Thomas McAlpine writes.
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Once you descend to using foul language you’ve lost me
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Once you descend to using foul language you’ve lost me
Massey University runs a Quote of the Year contest and last year’s winner tended to confirm that bad language is now becoming acceptable.
Finally, good riddance to the BSA
Finally, good riddance to the BSA
The BSA’s time has rightly come Paul Foster-Bell writes.
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Ashes and water make mud
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Ashes and water make mud
London, June 15 (Received June 16, at 1.20am): It is still raining and the Test has been abandoned.
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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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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
Letters to the Editor: supermarkets, ideology and facts
Letters to the Editor: supermarkets, ideology and facts
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including fighting back against the supermarket duopoly, and when ideology is more important than historical fact.