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Value of pounamu protected

Cases heard at the Manukau District Court seldom have a profound impact on the South Island, but a prosecution nearing completion in that Auckland courthouse has resonated deeply here.

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Travel costs be damned, the old home town beckons

The heart quickens at the sight of the 50km sign. PHOTO: RNZ

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Travel costs be damned, the old home town beckons

When the big wide world is too much, sometimes you have to go small.

First do no harm with alcohol law reform

Alcohol use comes with benefits, and costs. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

First do no harm with alcohol law reform

New Zealand’s most vulnerable bear the brunt of our relationship with alcohol, Nicola Blaikie writes.

Religion, violence and the hard work of self-examination

Religion and violence: the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre in 1572. PAINTING: FRANCOIS DUBOIS

Religion, violence and the hard work of self-examination

Faith and fighting need to be carefully considered, Graham Redding writes.

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The right to take the proverbial

The house of representatives. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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The right to take the proverbial

Politicians are often viewed as being a humourless bunch, but a Bill before the House right now may cast doubt on that.

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

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Speight’s is 150 years old and I’ll definitely drink to that

The Speight’s brewery in 1923. PHOTO: OTAGO WITNESS

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Speight’s is 150 years old and I’ll definitely drink to that

On Saturday I drank a toast to Speight’s.

Where are the leaders, where are the peacemakers?

A leader: John F Kennedy. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Where are the leaders, where are the peacemakers?

Joss Miller asks what real leadership looks like?

Opinion: Soil issues dirtying city progress

What is down in the dirt outside the house Darryl Sycamore is in front of, and should it stop...

Soil issues dirtying city progress

Dunedin’s lead soil policy is costing residents dearly, but it shouldn’t be an issue at all, Darryl Sycamore writes.

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Baptist rivalry

Temuka, April 6: Members of the Baptist Young Men’s Bible classes have been camped at the Temuka Domain for the Easter holidays, and favoured with fine weather, have had an enjoyable time. The...

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The athletic meeting in connection with the New Zealand inter-university tournament proved a most successful affair. The weather was fine, but a fairly brisk southwest wind blew down the Caledonian...

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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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The lure alluring no longer

Greyhounds race during trials at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill. PHOTO: BEK EADE

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The lure alluring no longer

On Wednesday about 90 greyhounds will line up to race at Ascot Park, Invercargill.

NZ cannot keep offering a cold shoulder to climate change

Will we even have traffic as climate crisis deepens? PHOTO: ODT FILES

NZ cannot keep offering a cold shoulder to climate change

She’ll be right is not enough in a climate crisis, John Drummond writes.

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A definite maybe on the future, membership of Nato

Nato, a hard habit to break. PHOTO: REUTERS

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A definite maybe on the future, membership of Nato

Asked on Wednesday if he would reconsider his decision to pull the United States out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), Donald Trump said ‘‘it’s beyond reconsideration. I just think...

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Mackintosh a brassy, bold design classic

The Mackintosh Building, Comrie. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED/WIKIMEDIA

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Mackintosh a brassy, bold design classic

My best friend’s mother is a talented tenor horn player. So talented in fact, that she is a prominent member of the Brass Central Strathearn band, which puts on regular performances in town...

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

Shuffling a fresh deck

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon with members of the National Party at the Beehive last month....

Shuffling a fresh deck

A cabinet reshuffle close to an election is a delicate and dangerous undertaking: do it right and it can reshape an executive so it looks ready for the challenges ahead of polling day but do it...

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‘Christies’ marks 50 years

Golden jubilee of the Christian Brothers’ School at Dunedin: present-day pupils. — Otago Witness,...

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‘Christies’ marks 50 years

Yesterday (Easter Sunday), mass was celebrated at St Joseph’s Cathedral at half-past 8 o’clock for the ex-pupils who had assembled from all parts of the Dominion to co-operate with those resident...

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In living memory

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In living memory

The left wing of the new Ross Home complex was rapidly taking shape in April 1986. Lifting a prefabricated roof truss were German labourers Hermann Jentsch (left) and Nikolaus d. Erste who, wearing...

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