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Presidential library is a coup for small Otago township

A rendering of the proposed Donald J Trump Presidential Library and Museum in Miami. PHOTO: TNS

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Presidential library is a coup for small Otago township

President Trump’s advisers, fearing a backlash during the mid-term elections, have urged him to scale back his gargantuan and ostentatious presidential library in Florida and that’s good news for...

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Births

Mrs Haley (centre) with her triplets at El Nido Maternity Hospital, Dunedin. Mrs Haley is holding...

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Births

Haley: — On April 12, at Nurse Cupples’s, ‘‘El Nido,’’ Duke street, to Mr and Mrs W.H. Haley, 12 Greenock street, Kaikorai — triplets, two sons and a daughter.

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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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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

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If you have a job, don’t call for JD

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If you have a job, don’t call for JD

It was not a good weekend for US Vice-president JD Vance.

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Water woes worsen

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Water woes worsen

The cover of the ‘‘Our Freshwater 2026’’ report looks idyllic.

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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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First leg of Arctic attempt

The Italian semi-rigid airship Norge being brought to land at Royal Naval Air Service Pulham...

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First leg of Arctic attempt

Captain Amundsen’s airship the Norge has arrived at Pulham. The Norge’s flight occupied 30 consecutive hours. The best speed was 70 miles hourly.

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Letters to the Editor: climate, booze and 'Earthset'

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Letters to the Editor: climate, booze and 'Earthset'

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the jargon of climate change, regulating the thematic victualler, and going from 'Earthrise' to 'Earthset'.

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The consequences of not draining the swamp

Alligators, out in force. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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The consequences of not draining the swamp

A not very old folk saying: ‘‘When you’re up to your arse in alligators, it’s hard to remember that your original goal was to drain the swamp.’’

Shelter, not investment: the Kiwi property breakup is overdue

Dunedin’s suburbs: houses or homes? PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Shelter, not investment: the Kiwi property breakup is overdue

It is time to make houses homes again, David Bainbridge-Zafar writes.

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Silence outside school, please

St Kevin's College boys' hostel in Oamaru. PHOTO: JULES CHIN

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Silence outside school, please

Many of us remember the signs around the library showing a large finger placed against pursed lips and a florid nose adorned by the word "Silence".

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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: war, living costs and e-bikes

People stand next to a Tehran synagogue damaged in an air strike amid the US-Israeli conflict...

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Letters to the Editor: war, living costs and e-bikes

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the illegal invasion of Iran, rising living costs for the elderly, and an increase in e-bike sales thanks to Trump.

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The secret diary of... Chris, Chris and Chris

Christopher Luxon. File photo: Peter McIntosh

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The secret diary of... Chris, Chris and Chris

Christopher LuxonThe cabinet reshuffle went pretty smoothly. It was all about communicating things clearly and in simple terms.

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Tilting at electoral windmills as the Alliance gallops again

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Tilting at electoral windmills as the Alliance gallops again

The South has plenty of MPs — nine all up, across five parties — but no party leaders and only two ministers.

In living memory

Showing her team-mates how to return a wide ball is Sarah Harrison.

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‘Dunedin’ tugs ‘Dunedin’ in Dunedin

Light cruiser HMS Dunedin, flagship of the Royal Navy New Zealand Division, arrives in Otago...

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‘Dunedin’ tugs ‘Dunedin’ in Dunedin

His Majesty’s warship Dunedin, flagship of the New Zealand Naval Division, and HMS Diomede arrived at Dunedin on Saturday afternoon.

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Election prediction could prove incorrect

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Election prediction could prove incorrect

While it’s always dangerous to make predictions, Civis will risk being proved very wrong.

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Smiling like villains as foreign ministers meet in Washington

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Smiling like villains as foreign ministers meet in Washington

What a gig. That was probably the first thought of the career diplomat assigned to New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, for his meeting with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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