Letters to the Editor: council, debt and furniture
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including Aaron Hawkins' failed by-election bid, the facts of intergenerational debt, and the tragedy of Dunedin Furniture.
Opinion
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Our place in the world
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Our place in the world
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon gave the first of what will likely be a series of pre-Budget speeches earlier this week.
Only fools and horses will predict the future
Only fools and horses will predict the future
Ah, the perils of predictions. Civis was both right and wrong in forecasting the outcome of the Dunedin City Council by-election.
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The secret diary of ... opinion polls
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The secret diary of ... opinion polls
A new poll shows support for Christopher Luxon has plummeted beneath the crust of the Earth and is thought to be somewhere between the outer core and inner core.
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Shifting paradigms and protecting precious natural places
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Shifting paradigms and protecting precious natural places
This week the government progressed a range of legislation which will preserve New Zealand’s species and environments for generations to come.
In living memory
In living memory
The close harmony of members of the sextet found approval by Geoff Pope playing Jack in the OUSA May 1986 Capping Show Jack and the Beanstalk which opened at the...
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The great corporate climate escape
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The great corporate climate escape
That classic horror trope of “don’t look behind you” can be taken out of the B-film environment and dropped unobtrusively into our current reality.
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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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Māori population
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Māori population
Preliminary figures for the Maori census show an increase in the Native population of over 2000.
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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: Mining, challenging opinions, quake science
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Letters to the Editor: Mining, challenging opinions, quake science
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including mining, challenging opinions and studying the Akatore Fault.
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No failure, the fees-free scheme achieved many good things
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No failure, the fees-free scheme achieved many good things
The National-led coalition government has confirmed it will scrap the fees-free tertiary education scheme.
As new wars proliferate, relevant to remember those who refuse to fight
As new wars proliferate, relevant to remember those who refuse to fight
A message from Kevin Clements on International Conscientious Objectors Day.
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While one war is paused, another one is rumbling along
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While one war is paused, another one is rumbling along
There are really two wars in the Middle East, and only one of them is paused.
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Big lifting job on waterfront
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Big lifting job on waterfront
A railway sleeping car was safely shipped on board the Waihemo yesterday morning.
Digging in the dirt and sailing on the seas provide lessons in faith
Digging in the dirt and sailing on the seas provide lessons in faith
Katie Marcar considers lessons on faith from Master and Commander.
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Letters to Editor: Uni fees, councils and a visit from Trump
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Letters to Editor: Uni fees, councils and a visit from Trump
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including scrapping of fees free, reorganising councils and the day Trump came to town.
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Paediatric care delays concerning
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Paediatric care delays concerning
A parent knows there is something wrong with their child.
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Cartoonist's view - Yeo
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Cartoonist's view - Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
The need for one Otago council
The need for one Otago council
Lessons from Australia enforce the need for one council for Otago, Leanne Mash writes.