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Blood from a stone
It is surely some sort of metaphor for the state of politics in New Zealand that one of the candidates for Dunedin’s mayoralty is a self-proclaimed vampire.
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Letters to Editor: local elections, volunteering, Gaza
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Letters to Editor: local elections, volunteering, Gaza
Today's letters to the Editor discuss the various people standing for council in the Dunedin local elections, St John volunteering, and the situation in Gaza.
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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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The Secret Diary Of...
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The Secret Diary Of...
The Secret Diary Of...Don Brash
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A good run
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A good run
The St Kilda Harriers held their weekly run from the Anglican Boys’ Home, Anderson’s Bay, on Saturday. There were some 20 runners.
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MPs, MPs everywhere and many a vote to seek
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MPs, MPs everywhere and many a vote to seek
If you didn’t see a Labour MP this week you weren’t looking hard.
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Something to drone on about
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Something to drone on about
A headline in the Washington Post this week caught the eye of Civis: "Police nationwide are embracing a new first responder: drones."
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End of the road for fuel tax
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End of the road for fuel tax
The road is running out for using petrol taxes as the primary way to fund New Zealand’s roads.
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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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Over there
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Over there
Sydney, July 30: There is a distinct American flavour about Sydney just now — in the shops, in the streets, in the trams, in fact, wherever one moves.
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Meddling with the franchise so that ‘their’ people vote
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Meddling with the franchise so that ‘their’ people vote
When governments start meddling with the electoral system, we should all be on high alert.
Real-time info likely the best info
Real-time info likely the best info
Real-time data can lead to better decisions, Dennis Wesselbaum writes.
No pathology — no healthcare; the Dunedin hospital rebuild conundrum
No pathology — no healthcare; the Dunedin hospital rebuild conundrum
An omission from the original Dunedin hospital plans needs to be put right, Terry Taylor writes.
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More detail needed on NCEA change
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More detail needed on NCEA change
The big bang announcement this week about the reformation of secondary school qualifications was warmly received by many, but some are questioning the lack of detail.
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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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Letters to the Editor: elections, paywave and FBI
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Letters to the Editor: elections, paywave and FBI
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the upcoming local body elections, the cost of not using paywave, and an FBI office in New Zealand.
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Let us down this day with our daily bread
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Let us down this day with our daily bread
Disappointment is the stuff of life.
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A fine undertaking
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A fine undertaking
A very fine specimen of the motor body builder’s art is to be seen in the new motor hearse which has recently been built to the order of Messrs Hugh Gourley Ltd by Messrs A. Roberts and Son, of...
A 15% headache for government
A 15% headache for government
US tariffs give New Zealand plenty to think about, Geoffrey Miller writes.
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Rugging up for the new semester a fashionable decision
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Rugging up for the new semester a fashionable decision
This semester, two things have stood out in stark contrast to semester 1: the cold and the coats.