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Look at moi! Look at moi! as climate case issue simmers

Southland National MP Joseph Mooney. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Look at moi! Look at moi! as climate case issue simmers

Not many politicians volunteer to become involved in a looming scandal, but Southland National MP Joseph Mooney was positively champing at the bit this week.

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo

Surplus a noble aim, but what about living standards?

This year’s Budget - Nicola Willis’ third, and perhaps final depending on how things go in November - was titled ‘‘Securing New Zealand’s Future’’ and promoted by Ms Willis as a ‘‘responsible...

Regions need something solid, not just confidence

Tourism plays a critical role in driving national economic growth. Photo: Getty Images

Regions need something solid, not just confidence

We weren’t expecting much, as Budget 2026 was framed as a ‘‘responsible’’ one.

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The secret diary of ... Louise Upston

One has to watch one’s pennies on $320,600 a year. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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The secret diary of ... Louise Upston

One was approached by a member of the public at the apartment gymnasium this morning.

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Being civil when raging against the AI machine

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Being civil when raging against the AI machine

Why should we be polite to AI when it has no feelings?

In living memory

In living memory

Team effort was the key to fixing the slumping floor of the Taieri Mouth Store during an April 1986 weekend, and shown here is a team of locals working together to...

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Little in Budget for struggling Kiwis

Minister Nicola Willis. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Little in Budget for struggling Kiwis

If yesterday’s Budget seems to have passed you by, it’s no wonder. It does little or nothing for most people increasingly and desperately needing help.

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A defeat for Pirates

Senior rugby at Carisbrook, University A v Pirates: St George gets the ball away to his Pirates...

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A defeat for Pirates

The Rugby Union competition was continued on Saturday under favourable weather conditions.

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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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New naval commodore chosen

Commodore George Swabey, who succeeds Commodore Alister Beal in charge of the New Zealand unit of...

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New naval commodore chosen

The choice of a successor to Commodore A.F. Beal CMG as Commodore, 2nd Class, for duty as First Naval Member of the Royal New Zealand Naval Board and as Commodore in command of the Royal New...

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Politicians punching down is no joke: time to punch up

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Politicians punching down is no joke: time to punch up

Punching up is what comedians do to be not just funny, but just.

Honouring the service of others

Bob Barlin, an honours trail blazer. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

Honouring the service of others

Paul Foster-Bell reviews the Kiwi way of bestowing honours.

Avoiding people has become a key part of our personal convenience

Serve yourself: NPD, Andersons Bay. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Avoiding people has become a key part of our personal convenience

Is self-service better than service, David Thomson writes.

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Transparency matters

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Transparency matters

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s shrugging off controversy over the mysterious disappearance of documents from his office is unconvincing.

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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 wiener things in life: schnitzel, spuds

The Matterhorn of meat, with potatoes. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

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The wiener things in life: schnitzel, spuds

Many years ago two friends and I went to Spain.

Coastguard vital asset

Queenstown Coastguard at work. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Coastguard vital asset

There are not too many better places in the world than Lake Wakatipu on a calm summer evening.

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The curious absence of Iran’s nukes

The Natanz nuclear facility in Iran. PHOTO: VIA REUTERS

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The curious absence of Iran’s nukes

Tulsi Gabbard, the recently resigned/retired/fired United States director of national intelligence, told Congress just two months ago that US intelligence agencies had concluded Iran was not...

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Where the wilding pines grow

Announcing a national funding boost for wilding pine control at Queenstown Hill Station are (from...

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Where the wilding pines grow

The broad and gorgeously sweeping Central Otago, Maniototo and Mackenzie Basin are austere landscapes emblematic of a time when the South Island’s southern half was less cluttered than today.

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