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Letters to the Editor: safe talk, Gaza and the university

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Letters to the Editor: safe talk, Gaza and the university

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the importance of "safe talk training", Jacinda Ardern's comments on Gaza, and upholding student democracy.

Tangled web of DNA, the humble glass of milk

Food or fraud, a glass of milk. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Tangled web of DNA, the humble glass of milk

Is bovine milk a human health food or a health risk? The answer is as clear as, well, a glass of milk, Ian Breeze writes.

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New weapon could tip things Ukraine’s way

Officials in the town of Foros, Crimea, take pictures inside a school building damaged in what...

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New weapon could tip things Ukraine’s way

Last February, Donald Trump and his heir apparent JD Vance launched a televised frontal attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House, telling him that Ukraine had "no cards".

The real deal we need is not the much-touted Regional Deal

The new (left) and old Kawarau Falls Bridges. PHOTO: ODT FILES

The real deal we need is not the much-touted Regional Deal

Andrew Millar takes issue with the idea that what the Lakes district really needs a Regional Deal.

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Cancer needs more power — prof

University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Professor of Physics Sir Ernest (later Lord) Rutherford...

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Cancer needs more power — prof

Auckland, September 28: Sir Ernest Rutherford, when interviewed, said he was here only to see his people, particularly his mother.

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One person’s music is another’s noise

Trump looks on at a campaign rally. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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One person’s music is another’s noise

When you’re wrapped up in the emotional swirl surrounding your favourite music, it’s easy to forget not everyone else may be as keen on it as you.

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

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Letters to the Editor: elections, seedlings and landfills

Queens Gardens, plus additions. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Letters to the Editor: elections, seedlings and landfills

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the upcoming local body elections, new plantings at Queens Gardens, and the landfill at Smooth Hill.

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The secret diary of . . . Simeon Brown

A protester outside Simeon Brown's electorate office covered the health minister's message in his...

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The secret diary of . . . Simeon Brown

By Steve Braunias

In living memory

Mr Stan Taylor enjoys a dram with his workmates to celebrate his retirement in 1985.

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Spring at the gardens

Taking the Botanical Gardens as the barometer of the seasons, one can say with confidence that spring has really come.

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Saving the rights of teenage workers, one petition at a time

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Saving the rights of teenage workers, one petition at a time

For this week only Southern Say is venturing over the border from the South — but not so very far away — for an inspiring tale

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Free speech battling to survive the culture wars

Charlie Kirk was an ally of US President Donald Trump. File photo: Reuters

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Free speech battling to survive the culture wars

Several years ago, Civis watched with dismay as a senior executive at a Californian tech company was forced out because of his conservative views.

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Holidays Act simplification overdue

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Holidays Act simplification overdue

On any list of legislation desperately needing overhauling, the Resource Management Act will always figure prominently.

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

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At yesterday’s meeting of the Otago Harbour Board the Chairman (Mr L. Loudon), with the aid of a plan, explained the position regarding a triangular piece of land at the intersection of Harrow and Hanover streets, leased by the executors of the late George Morgan.

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