Dismay continuing over city parking
The availability of car parking in Dunedin’s central city (or lack thereof) has been causing dismay and distress for some years now, for residents and businesses alike.
Opinion
Silence, once unpalatable, made space for deeper insights
Silence, once unpalatable, made space for deeper insights
Jenny Beck discusses the blessing of silence.
New Zealand, China and realpolitik
New Zealand, China and realpolitik
Oh, to be the idealist in the real world.
Public pay
Public pay
There will be mixed feelings about the Government’s announcement yesterday of a pay freeze for staff in the public sector.
Kind, healthy encouragement, not meanness, helps larger folk
Kind, healthy encouragement, not meanness, helps larger folk
My little brother Jack is 8 years old. But my parents think he’s fat, and often make remarks to that effect.
Faulty communication: local quake hazards present greater risk
Faulty communication: local quake hazards present greater risk
Mark Stirling discusses the risk of a major earthquake hitting Dunedin.
Flashing sense of mortality: a letter to my dear new grandson
Flashing sense of mortality: a letter to my dear new grandson
Dear new grandson, I apologise for being a little dramatic the day we met.
Game for a major review
Game for a major review
Much water will flow down the rivers before the dramatic changes to Fish & Game recommended in a ministerial review are fully implemented.
Reflection, not deflection, needed
Reflection, not deflection, needed
News this week record numbers of Southern District Health Board patients are waiting for radiation oncology highlights again the inadequate planning and resourcing which plague our health system.
Farming community must hold together on policies
Farming community must hold together on policies
Being out of politics and back on the farm does have its upsides.
Problems with attitudes or red tape devastating
Problems with attitudes or red tape devastating
Dear Uncle Norm
Smacking success?
Smacking success?
It is at once a wonderful and a deeply dispiriting statistic to digest.
Opinion: Bowel cancer killed my friend Ness. This is what I learned.
Opinion: Bowel cancer killed my friend Ness. This is what I learned.
On Thursday, I opened Facebook and found out my friend Ness died. She was only 40.
Accounting for climate brings rivals together
Accounting for climate brings rivals together
Politically, David Clark and Michael Woodhouse do not have that much in common.
A revolution in local government?
A revolution in local government?
The review of local government over the next two years is much bigger than many people realise.
Clarifying what saying ‘yes’ to sex means
Clarifying what saying ‘yes’ to sex means
New Zealand’s first successful "stealthing" prosecution will help pave the way for law changes in Australia and elsewhere, writes Brianna Chesser.
Plumbing products a public health issue
Plumbing products a public health issue
New Zealand must move urgently to lead-free plumbing products, writes Greg Wallace.
A question of compulsory vaccination
A question of compulsory vaccination
The focus in the coming months will increasingly come on those who decline to receive Covid-19 vaccinations.
ORC 10-year plan notable for its omissions
ORC 10-year plan notable for its omissions
The call for ratepayer submissions on the Otago Regional Council’s 10-year plan is a rather curious request as most ratepayers who do actually comply, will do so as an act of defiance rather than...
Dunedin’s mayoral city builder
Dunedin’s mayoral city builder
When the late Dave Cull stood down after three terms as Dunedin’s mayor, the achievements he listed are not on the surface spectacular.