In troubled times learn from speech that is not only free but has integrity
In troubled times learn from speech that is not only free but has integrity
The weaponisation of Christianity for political ends worries James Harding.
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Hope for more events
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Hope for more events
The jury is out on whether the government’s events attraction package announced this week will be more promise than production, particularly for the South.
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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, Archway and electricity
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Letters to the Editor: mining, Archway and electricity
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including mining royalties being used to fund rates, confusion around the Archway Theatres, and the cost of electricity.
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It’s watching, and can print its own guns
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It’s watching, and can print its own guns
I don't understand AI.
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Kiwi WW1 hero’s Channel attempt
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Kiwi WW1 hero’s Channel attempt
Lieutenant-colonel Bernard C. Freyberg’s effort was a remarkable one for a man who had indulged in no special training for the great trial.
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Same crime but a different fate
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Same crime but a different fate
If Donald Trump were a religious man, he might have said "There but for the grace of God go I" when he heard that former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro had been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
A 50-year legacy of what you can achieve at the age of just 22
A 50-year legacy of what you can achieve at the age of just 22
This week marks 50 years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, first celebrated in 1975, three years following the presentation of Te Petihana Reo Māori, the Māori language petition, on the steps of...
Ian Taylor: Politicians bicker while climate change wreaks havoc
Ian Taylor: Politicians bicker while climate change wreaks havoc
At the recent Climate Change and Business Conference in Auckland, five politicians sat on stage to discuss the question “Can we secure a cross-party approach to climate adaptation?”
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Protecting hoiho the right move
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Protecting hoiho the right move
They are one of New Zealand’s most distinctive birds, a grumpy beauty whose continued survival is a struggle against multiple threats, many of them caused by humans.
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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: election candidates and heritage
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Letters to the Editor: election candidates and heritage
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including opinions from candidates in the upcoming local body elections, and heritage matters in Lawrence.
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Showing immense respect and incoherent thinking
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Showing immense respect and incoherent thinking
Hooray for Stuart Nash.
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Doctor’s pride and joy
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Doctor’s pride and joy
Dr Moody spends most of his spare time cruising about the harbour in his fine launch Queen of Beauty.
Death is not the cost of freedom of speech
Death is not the cost of freedom of speech
Words are not violence but violence is, Jillaine Heather writes.
A nimby talking rubbish about what should be in her backyard
A nimby talking rubbish about what should be in her backyard
I have had a lot of roles over the years, but the one that’s taught me the most is being a so-called "nimby".
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Forsooth! A lament for an old-time eccentric journalist
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Forsooth! A lament for an old-time eccentric journalist
It is a long time since I worked in a newsroom and I suspect today’s journalists work harder and have little time for arguing the merits of the Oxford comma, but in the old days there was room for...
Mahsa Amini symbol of wider issue
Mahsa Amini symbol of wider issue
Ending violence against women is the fight of our times, Aida Tavassoli writes.
We must say no to this new, industrial-sized gold fever
We must say no to this new, industrial-sized gold fever
Although he is a descendant of Otago miners, Russell Tregonning is left cold by plans for new pits.
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Turning down the temperature
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Turning down the temperature
A week ago the name Charlie Kirk would have meant little to many New Zealanders.