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Letters to the Editor: universities, Araiteuru and heritage

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Letters to the Editor: universities, Araiteuru and heritage

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the role of universities, the cherished Te Araiteuru legend, and the fight against destroying our heritage.

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The secret diary of ... Waitangi

Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel

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The secret diary of ... Waitangi

By Steve Braunias

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Rebuild of Hillside announced

The railway workshops at Hillside, Dunedin, before they were "reorganised in accordance with the...

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Rebuild of Hillside announced

The final details for the reconstruction of the Hillside railway workshops have been arranged and within 12 months the work will be commenced.

In living memory

In living memory

St Kilda has its first full banking service in the borough’s 110-year history, the mayor, Mr I.J. Lawson, said at the opening of the Trusteebank Otago branch in St Kilda in 1986.

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Racing this time in two contentious high-stakes handicaps

The house of representatives. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Racing this time in two contentious high-stakes handicaps

Monday morning is early in the week for an existential crisis, but that was what Parliament’s primary production select committee had on its schedule.

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Slivers send shivers up cost-cutting councillors

The Town Belt Kaitiaki education and conservation programme has gone into recess.

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Slivers send shivers up cost-cutting councillors

What does the "Town Belt Active Trail Trial" reveal about Dunedin City councillors’ attitudes to spending?

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A significant journey northwards

The treaty grounds at Waitangi this morning. Photo: Mark Papalii/RNZ

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A significant journey northwards

Waitangi Day is supposedly about what brings New Zealanders together, but in 2026 it stubbornly remains a reminder of what divides us.

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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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Waitangi Day — let’s just sit together and talk about it

Politicians arrive at Waitangi. PHOTO: RNZ

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Waitangi Day — let’s just sit together and talk about it

I do not suffer from Fomo - fear of missing out. In fact I am more of the Jomo - joy of missing out - kind of person.

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Letters to the Editor: Town Belt, climate change, respect for all

A 1.8km section of Dunedin’s Town Belt has been closed for three months. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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Letters to the Editor: Town Belt, climate change, respect for all

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including praise for Town Belt trial, climate change and the importance of respecting all races.

Rethinking time as the calendar pages turn to proclaim another year

Rethinking time as the calendar pages turn to proclaim another year

When does the new year really begin, Graham Redding asks.

Tough wait ahead for two US generals

General Gregory M. Guillot, Commander of the United States Northern Command. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Tough wait ahead for two US generals

Two US soldiers have a tough few weeks ahead Rob Hamlin writes.

AI is more efficient but can harm lawyer-client trust

Auckland wine salesman Samuel Chatwin shelled out a modest $22.99 for his slice of Twitter...

AI is more efficient but can harm lawyer-client trust

When lawyers use AI, clients and young lawyers carry the risk, Bruce Curtis writes.

No evidence democracy ‘natural’

A free and fair election? PHOTO: SUPPLIED

No evidence democracy ‘natural’

Is democracy ‘‘natural’’ for humans, Erich Kolig asks.

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Ex-PM’s Green Island schooldays

Green Island Bush School, as it was then known, opened in 1856. — Otago Witness, 23.2.1926.

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Ex-PM’s Green Island schooldays

The 70th anniversary of the Green Island School, which was originally the Green Island Bush School, will be celebrated next week.

Kotahitaka key to Waitangi events

At the dawn service at Waitangi this morning. Photo: RNZ

Kotahitaka key to Waitangi events

Kāi Tahu visiting Waitangi this year is a once in a generation opportunity, Edward Ellison writes.

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Driver licensing changes

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Driver licensing changes

Proposed driver licensing changes should make getting a licence cheaper, but we will have to wait to see if newly fledged drivers will turn out to be safer.

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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: earthquakes, mining and fishing

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Letters to the Editor: earthquakes, mining and fishing

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including quake mitigation in our lifetime, the basic principles of engineering, and dolphins and penguins as bycatch.

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Catabingo, the game no-one wants to play

Ice, football, super yachts — let’s play Catabingo. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Catabingo, the game no-one wants to play

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