Letters to the Editor: BCC, Andrew Simms and Telford
Letters to the Editor: BCC, Andrew Simms and Telford
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the BCC, Andrew Simms on the DCC and the Telford Otago Polytechnic campus.
Opinion
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The Beeb’s heebie-jeebies
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The Beeb’s heebie-jeebies
It was always only a matter of time before notoriously thin-skinned United States President Donald Trump got the bridgehead he wanted against arguably the world’s most trusted media organisation.
Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Letters to the Editor: schooling, climate and justice
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Letters to the Editor: schooling, climate and justice
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including teaching the Treaty at school, a never-ending list of climate disasters, and consideration for victims of crime.
What does enjoying it all actually mean in reality?
What does enjoying it all actually mean in reality?
Life is like an ice cream — enjoy it before it melts.
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‘Limited’ speeds travel
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‘Limited’ speeds travel
"I will be in Auckland on Thursday night," said a newspaper man to a Daily Times reporter yesterday morning when he was about to board the 11.30am express for the north.
Enduring qualities of Central Otago threatened by proposed mine
Enduring qualities of Central Otago threatened by proposed mine
It is time for Central Otago to consider its future, Phil Murray writes.
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Tests a start but not the end of problem
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Tests a start but not the end of problem
Identifying that there is a problem is one thing but finding a solution can be quite another.
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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 need to hit the mute button when encountering Mavis
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The need to hit the mute button when encountering Mavis
You may remember a film and hit song from the 1970s called The Way We Were.
Facing the truth of the Troubles
Facing the truth of the Troubles
Britain’s military should welcome, not fear, scrutiny of its conduct in Northern Ireland, Tony Martin writes.
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Exhibition opened
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Exhibition opened
At 20 minutes past 2 the 12th Field Battery, NZ Artillery, started firing a salute of 19 guns as the Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, left his residence in London street for the Exhibition...
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Interference stand unconvincing
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Interference stand unconvincing
Associate Health Minister Casey Costello misses the point again in her latest outburst about criticisms of the government’s tobacco control.
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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, te reo and tohu whenua
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Letters to the Editor: mining, te reo and tohu whenua
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the environmental thuggery of mining, tikanga and te reo Māori in schools, and the cost of tohu whenua.
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What Trump said and what Trump actually said
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What Trump said and what Trump actually said
I have spent thousands of hours sitting alongside video editors working on productions quite similar to the Panorama documentary that has landed the British Broadcasting Corporation with...
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Hoaxes more fascinating than simple lies
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Hoaxes more fascinating than simple lies
I don’t know about you, but I love a good hoax. The Piltdown Man, Hiter’s Diaries, the Cottingley Fairies, Venus de Brizet — you name it, I can’t get enough of them.
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Settler colonialism in Palestine a similar story worldwide
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Settler colonialism in Palestine a similar story worldwide
At the time of writing, the peace in Palestine is holding.
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Men made priests and deacons
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Men made priests and deacons
A deeply impressive ordination ceremony was conducted by Bishop Whyte at St Joseph’s Cathedral, Dunedin, on Sunday in the presence of a large congregation.
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Compounding interest in select committees banking inquiry
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Compounding interest in select committees banking inquiry
Yes, it has been a big few days at Parliament, what with MPs being expelled and a major corruption scandal at New Zealand Police.