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Letters to the Editor: mining, heritage and Trump

US President Donald Trump sees acquiring Greenland as a US national security priority....

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Letters to the Editor: mining, heritage and Trump

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including mining companies' search for more wealth, threatening our city's heritage, and taking Trump seriously.

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Bombs alone will not help Iran protesters

Cars burn in a street during a protest in Iran’s capital Tehran earlier this month over the...

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Bombs alone will not help Iran protesters

Any day now, the United States will "come to the rescue" of the protesters in the streets of Iran’s cities and American bombers will unleash "hell" on the minions of the theocratic regime — or not,...

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Animals killed for food

A display of South Otago lamb at Whiteley’s department store, London. Otago Witness, 1.12.1925

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Animals killed for food

To the editor: Sir, I sat at the SPCA conference the other day and listened to the discussions, and what struck me most forcibly was that in discussing means of slaughtering animals by a body of...

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The price of democracy

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The price of democracy

There's a cost to almost everything, as we know only too well.

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

In living memory

At nearly $200 a bottle in 1986, Chateau Petrus is a steal — if, like the Dunedin Winelovers Club, you have $2000 to splash around.

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Letters to the Editor: All Blacks, Wānaka and NZ Post

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Letters to the Editor: All Blacks, Wānaka and NZ Post

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including Scott Robertson being sacked as the All Blacks coach, campervans in Wānaka, and closure of postal outlets.

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Scouts attend knee drill

Scouts’ church parade at The Oval, Dunedin. — Otago Witness, 26.1.1926

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Scouts attend knee drill

Yesterday a church parade was held on the Oval, at which about 1000 Sea and Boy Scouts were present.

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The secret diary of... secret horoscopes

Steve Braunias reads the stars for what’s really going on in 2026. Image: Getty Images

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The secret diary of... secret horoscopes

2026 is the Year of the Horse, and the trick for many of us will be to learn to ride it or risk it riding you good and proper.

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Outraged by horrific killing in Minneapolis

The newly released shows Renee Good moments before her fatal shooting in Minneapolis. Photo:...

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Outraged by horrific killing in Minneapolis

Our eyes or, more accurately, our brains easily deceive us.

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The wisdom of silence

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The wisdom of silence

Less than two months after starting her new role, Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman has already found herself at the centre of controversy.

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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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Milford remains inviolate

Mitre Peak, Milford Sound. — Otago Witness, 6.10.1925

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Milford remains inviolate

A few months ago there was a vigorous local discussion over a proposal to establish works at Bowen Falls, Milford Sound, for the extraction of nitrates from the air.

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Predicting 2026 will be just another political horse race

Our political parties have become racehorses. PHOTO: DAVID FRERKER-IMAGN IMAGES

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Predicting 2026 will be just another political horse race

It was one of those oven-door days.

Increasingly expensive chocolate not just a case of costly ingredients

Chocolate being packaged by a table of cocoa beans. PHOTO: TNS

Increasingly expensive chocolate not just a case of costly ingredients

Cocoa prices are not the only reason why chocolate prices are soaring, Peter Alexander writes.

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Digital harm approach wanting

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Digital harm approach wanting

It should come as no surprise New Zealand is a laggard when it comes to stopping the online circulation of fake images of naked women and children.

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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: Warbirds, Wānaka and the UN Charter

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Letters to the Editor: Warbirds, Wānaka and the UN Charter

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including US fighters at the Warbirds airshow, freedom camping in Wānaka, and respecting international law.

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A long time spent together is precious

Time to tackle the new year. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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A long time spent together is precious

Bernard Levin, the writer, wore the same watch for most of his adult life.

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Young swimmer crosses harbour

Kathleen Miller, of Dunedin. — Otago Witness, 2.2.1926

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Young swimmer crosses harbour

In swimming across the Otago Harbour yesterday morning Miss Kathleen Miller, a 16-year-old pupil of Mr H.E. Olds (custodian of the Municipal Baths) accomplished a feat

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