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Health plan doubts
Anyone ploughing through the 85-page New Zealand Health Plan document might wonder if the wait was worth it.
Opinion
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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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Eliminating jobs and living on borrowed time
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Eliminating jobs and living on borrowed time
As ever, we are living on borrowed time.
Mad as hell and not taking it any more
Mad as hell and not taking it any more
The government’s Retirement Villages Act review must put people before profits, Brian Peat writes.
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Education reforms and how they affect those in Hufflepuff
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Education reforms and how they affect those in Hufflepuff
"C’S get degrees" was a comment I heard from a student 20 years ago.
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US sailors play ball
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US sailors play ball
Not as many as might have been expected seized the opportunity of witnessing an exhibition of the great American national game of baseball at Carisbrook yesterday afternoon.
Spine and Punishment: A review of Swarbrick v Brownlee
Spine and Punishment: A review of Swarbrick v Brownlee
Analysis: Last week, the Speaker made new rules and interpretations on the fly in punishing an MP who challenged the government to show some spine.
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Politicians behaving unpredictably
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Politicians behaving unpredictably
Nobody likes to become mired in the same old routine and act in a predictable way. As well as opening oneself up for ridicule for being dull, stale and boring, it is not good for keeping the...
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Letters to Editor: inquiry, 1080, airport
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Letters to Editor: inquiry, 1080, airport
Today's letters to the Editor include discussion about the inquiry into the government response to the Covid-19 pandemic, 1080 drops by DOC, and an airport in Central Otago.
Within living memory
Within living memory
More than 15 bands from Otago and Southland competed in the annual Otago-Southland winter contest in Green Island yesterday (August 1985).
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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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Dunedin sky lit up
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Dunedin sky lit up
It is a week to-day since Dunedin gave its first welcome to the 15 vessels that comprise its contingent of the American fleet now in New Zealand, and each day of that week has seen an increase of...
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The Secret Diary of...
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The Secret Diary of...
The Secret Diary of...Christopher in accounts.
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Parking the question of kiss and dash time
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Parking the question of kiss and dash time
Love them or loathe them, parking officers have a knack for making the news.
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Amend away, amend away
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Amend away, amend away
Dunedin Labour MP Rachel Brooking has run a few marathons in her time, and she put in another long-distance effort in the House this week.
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Co-operating with overseas firms
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Co-operating with overseas firms
A new era is dawning for Alliance Group and how that plays out now lies in the hands of its 4000-odd shareholders.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
The bell tolls for the welfare of those in the city as election looms
The bell tolls for the welfare of those in the city as election looms
We need to seek the welfare of the city, Murray Rae writes.
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Whether to recognise a grey waste of dust and rubble
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Whether to recognise a grey waste of dust and rubble
Christopher Luxon has announced that by late September 2025, New Zealand might be ready to recognise Palestinian statehood.
Reconsidering 'Animal Farm' at 80
Reconsidering 'Animal Farm' at 80
Start a revolution ... Animal Farm. PHOTO: PENGUIN
The legacy of Animal Farm is author George Orwell’s enduring commitment to socialist revolution,
GlennBurgess writes.
Need for change ... George Orwell. PHOTO: ODT FILES