Motor club trip for 300 children
On Saturday afternoon over 300 children from the various orphanages in the city and all the available patients from the Forbury Convalescent Home were given an outing by the members of the Otago...
Opinion
Four-year parliamentary term
Four-year parliamentary term
When both the major parties agree with changes to Parliament itself, suspicions are heightened. What is in it for them? Will it be good for the wider public and democracy?
Imagining the retirement you want is the start to making it real
Imagining the retirement you want is the start to making it real
From my first payslip, my older banking brother taught me about saving for retirement, writes Trish Oakley.
A remarkable gift
A remarkable gift
The best farmers do not take from the land; they merely look after it — and, ideally, enhance it — then hand it on to somebody else to do the same thing.
Nitty-gritty of settlement awards
Nitty-gritty of settlement awards
It has become commonplace to read about employers having to pay large settlement sums awarded by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for unjustified actions and dismissals. However, often...
Rethinking inflation could help housing
Rethinking inflation could help housing
For the sake of our young people, is it time to reform how we measure inflation in this country, asks Robert Hamlin.
Accord sends clear signal in difficult times
Accord sends clear signal in difficult times
China’s recovery from the pandemic is boosting global confidence, writes Chinese consul-general Wang Zhijian.
Appalling Afghanistan story not over
Appalling Afghanistan story not over
"We embarked on this inquiry with the hope that we would be able to report that the rumours of war crimes were without substance. None of us desired the outcome to which we have come. We are all...
May be method in Trump’s bid to dispute win
May be method in Trump’s bid to dispute win
Nicholas Khoo looks at why Donald Trump is challenging the US presidential election results.
Not just a buzzword, paradigm shift can deliver innovation
Not just a buzzword, paradigm shift can deliver innovation
Changing paradigms became an overused phrase about a decade ago to the point where I couldn’t hear it without rolling my eyes.
Shadbolt plays blame game
Shadbolt plays blame game
It was to be a united-front press conference on Monday when the Invercargill City Council independent governance review findings were to be made public.
An event of biblical proportions as Patearoa pub reopens
An event of biblical proportions as Patearoa pub reopens
From your deep knowledge of the Bible you will recall Revelation 4:1 which kicks off with, "I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one...
‘The Little Engine That Could’?
‘The Little Engine That Could’?
Although the plans for scenic train trips from Dunedin this summer might only be for a three-month trial, they are welcomed with enthusiasm. City residents are proud of Dunedin Railways (formerly...
Spotlight on vitamin D, tooth health
Spotlight on vitamin D, tooth health
Deanna Beckett, a PhD candidate in the University of Otago departments of oral sciences, and women’s and children’s health, recently won the Otago Medical School Research Society’s annual...
Early childhood education concerns
Early childhood education concerns
Disquieting survey comments were aired last week from some teaching staff in early childhood education centres about the quality of the places where they worked.
A ‘better class' of tourist?
A ‘better class' of tourist?
When freshly minted Minister of Tourism Stuart Nash made his pronouncements this week on the future of the sector, it seemed like a notion from the more privileged Right than from a Labour Party MP.
Privacy law refreshed to reflect the times
Privacy law refreshed to reflect the times
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards was in our patch this week, briefing institutions and individuals on far-reaching law changes about to take effect in his patch.
Musician’s long road back from broken neck
Musician’s long road back from broken neck
His cherished oboe in his lap, Nick Cornish could not lift a finger to hold it. The Dunedin professional musician, a man who had lived and breathed music his whole life, was distraught.
Buildings, goods destroyed in fire
Buildings, goods destroyed in fire
INVERCARGILL, November 20: The most destructive fire that has occurred for many years broke out in the National Mortgage Company’s premises in the Crescent block shortly after 3 this morning. When...
Opinion: Southland delicacy does not translate to Australian
Opinion: Southland delicacy does not translate to Australian
A transtasman divide. Alison Sweeney explains her struggle with "Southland Sushi".