Eye-opening gainful employment at Glamis unforgettable
Eye-opening gainful employment at Glamis unforgettable
Lyndsey Garden writes an epitaph for a grand old lady, Glamis Hospital.
Opinion
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Arboreal vigilantism unwelcome
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Arboreal vigilantism unwelcome
The word vigilante conjures up all sorts of images of rebellion and non-conformity, but seldom is it a term applicable to the genteel pastime of gardening.
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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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Personal touch in polling beats out pamphlets and posters
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Personal touch in polling beats out pamphlets and posters
My moaning about having to make voting decisions when I’ve never even met the candidates has borne fruit.
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Letters to the Editor: candidates' views, war, health
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Letters to the Editor: candidates' views, war, health
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers include candidates' comments on flooding, vision for Dunedin, and Smooth Hill alternatives; as well as readers' views on war and health.
Of five hats and five dilemmas
Of five hats and five dilemmas
How has politics changed and what is being done about it? Ron Adams writes. Many would agree with ex-Dunedin city councillor and MP David Benson-Pope’s insider view that...
Let’s not replace the stuffing by pumping in hot air
Let’s not replace the stuffing by pumping in hot air
Economic hot air does not amount to actual, real economic growth Jack Buchan writes.
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Realistic diorama at expo
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Realistic diorama at expo
Work on the majority of the provincial courts at the Exhibition seems to be progressing steadily.
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Missing feelgood factor
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Missing feelgood factor
If the government hoped for the feelgood factor distraction from the Black Ferns heading for the Women’s Rugby World Cup final, it will be disappointed.
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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: peaches, hedges and Charlie Kirk
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Letters to the Editor: peaches, hedges and Charlie Kirk
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including locally owned fruit producers, the pros and cons of a broadleaf hedge, and remembering Charlie Kirk.
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The air war fought with plywood and Styrofoam
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The air war fought with plywood and Styrofoam
"NATO is responding with unity and strength," British defence secretary John Healey said.
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Horrified by killing but not in mourning
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Horrified by killing but not in mourning
On Wednesday, September 10, midway through answering a question on gun violence, far-right political activist Charlie Kirk was shot through the neck.
Bill attempts to make the slippery slope more slippery still
Bill attempts to make the slippery slope more slippery still
Simon O’Connor disputes MP Todd Stephenson’s view of the End Of Life Choice legislation.
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Forth St bridge unboxed
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Forth St bridge unboxed
The new traffic bridge in Forth Street has now emerged from its chrysalis of forms and seeming tangle of reinforcement, and is now nearing the completion stage.
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Start your engines
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Start your engines
If the originally announced timeline for the new Dunedin hospital had been followed, right now the outpatient building should have already been receiving patients for several months.
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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: elections, airports and oysters
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Letters to the Editor: elections, airports and oysters
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the upcoming elections, the fabulous Warbirds Over Wanaka, and are oysters now an affordable snack?
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The secret diary of . . . The GDP disaster
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The secret diary of . . . The GDP disaster
By Steve Braunias
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The custom of dragging a debate out as long as possible
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The custom of dragging a debate out as long as possible
It is the nature of Parliament that sometimes things which matter not one jot, and which everyone pretty much actually agrees on, take up an enormous amount of the House’s time.