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Scout jamboree opens

Opening ceremony for a Scouts jamboree at Tahuna Park, Dunedin. — Otago Witness, 19.1.1926

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Scout jamboree opens

The Exhibition Jamboree which was officially opened at Tahuna Park yesterday morning is a big event not only in the history of the Scout Movement in these lands, but — so there is good reason to...

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Ensuring Invercargill was on the map

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Ensuring Invercargill was on the map

Some pretty nasty things have been said about Invercargill over the years, mostly by those who have never been there or who considered a fleeting visit gave them authority to comment.

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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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Digging for doubloons

Public treasure hunt held at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Logan Park, Dunedin. —...

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Digging for doubloons

Hunting for treasure in the time-honoured way is usually a futile business, right from the time the get-rich-quick adventurer charters his yacht and sets sail for the islands of the blest until he...

The Secret Diary of...

Steve Braunias reads the stars for what’s really going on in 2026. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES

The Secret Diary of...

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.

Within living memory

Within living memory

Standing beside State Highway 8 at the bottom of the Fruitlands straight, the Cap Broome Hotel is perhaps the most photographed building in Central Otago.

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Plan on an MCERT

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Plan on an MCERT

If, as the adage has it, a camel is a horse designed by a committee, what are we to make of the Cabinet’s latest creation, MCERT?

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

Will Nato look to confront its own hypocrisy on Greenland?

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen holds a press conference on Tuesday. REUTERS

Will Nato look to confront its own hypocrisy on Greenland?

Trump wants Greenland. Europe’s tepid response is putting Nato and global security at risk, Shannon Brincat and Juan Zahir Naranjo Caceres write.

It’s time the law caught up with society on consent

It’s time the law caught up with society on consent

When legal standards diverge from social standards, confusion follows, Associate Prof Anna High writes.

Is writing headed for extinction?

There are now more articles on the internet written by AI than people. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES

Is writing headed for extinction?

More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI, Francesco Agnellini explains.

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Cometh the man

L.J. Williams (front), of West Coast, swings his axe to win the 12-inch standing chop event in an...

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Cometh the man

The Axemen’s Carnival again drew a large crowd last evening when some keen contests were witnessed.

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Letters to the Editor: Cable car and Christmas message

Dunedin city would be better off investing in returning the Mornington cable car, pictured in...

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Letters to the Editor: Cable car and Christmas message

In today's Letters to the Editor, a reader advocates for the return of a cable car instead of another cycleway. And a Christian viewpoint on Christmas is appreciated.

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Junk food advertising limits

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Junk food advertising limits

The world will be watching to see how effective the United Kingdom’s new restrictions on advertising junk food to children will be.

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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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Take a single chance to learn about stereo

Many speakers, as the word does not mean two. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Take a single chance to learn about stereo

For six decades I believed that the word stereo meant two.

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An understated gem of the South — that’s Riverton

Riverton’s infamous bar across the Aparima Estuary mouth. PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMES/OTAGO IMAGES

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An understated gem of the South — that’s Riverton

If you’re looking for an affordable holiday destination for 2026 and one that also happens to be one of New Zealand’s best-kept secrets, then take my word for it. Visit Riverton.

Uncertainty hangs over Venezuela

Workers sort waste at a recycling centre in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday as daily life...

Uncertainty hangs over Venezuela

Here's what’s probably happening in Venezuela today.

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Queenstown busy

Queenstown’s waterfront. — Otago Witness, 5.1.1926

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Queenstown busy

Queenstown has been revelling in blue skies, brilliant sunshine and midsummer warmth. Every day dawns fine, and at the close of each we can refer to it as "a perfect day."

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Shocking start to Dunedin’s year

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Shocking start to Dunedin’s year

No matter how many times it happens to people we know, a sudden death takes the wind out of our sails.

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