The South Island merits a committee all of its own
The South Island merits a committee all of its own
It is time for greater southern representation in Wellington, Duncan Connors writes.
Opinion
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War explained
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War explained
Paris, June 9: A bulletin from Fez reports that contingents of rebel tribesmen were proceeding in the direction of the Tanouat heights, where they were outflanked by the French cavalry and friendly...
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Slow supermarket competition progress
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Slow supermarket competition progress
Reading reports of Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden’s concerns last week about the supermarket giants was like hearing the message there is an unexpected item in the bagging area at the self-checkout.
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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: flights, climate and croque-o-diles
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Letters to the Editor: flights, climate and croque-o-diles
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the financial barriers of flights to Auckland, the cost of climate bureaucracy, and goodbye to the Croque-O-Dile.
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Where, oh where shall we put the Palestinians?
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Where, oh where shall we put the Palestinians?
Reckless people fling accusations of attempted genocide in Gaza at the Israeli coalition government and the Israel Defence Force (IDF) every day, but the scale of the operation is not remotely big...
The clamour for a capital gains tax is pure political theatre
The clamour for a capital gains tax is pure political theatre
Being successful is no reason to be taxed, Gerrard Eckhoff writes.
Yes, all that glistens is not always gold
Yes, all that glistens is not always gold
There is other, better gold than gold itself in Otago, Jonathan West writes. Santana Minerals proposes a vast open-cast gold mine to cut through the Dunstan Mountains above the Clutha...
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Passenger service to Central
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Passenger service to Central
Aard through passenger service, Central Otago and the Lakes: Dunedin, leave Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, for Pembroke, via Roxburgh.
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Scraping the bottom of the barrel
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Scraping the bottom of the barrel
Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they often do.
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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, outrage and 1080
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Letters to the Editor: elections, outrage and 1080
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including public faith in integrity of elections, the outrage cycle in Gaza, and Doc's 1080 operation in Stewart Island.
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The secret diary of . . . Jacinda Ardern
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The secret diary of . . . Jacinda Ardern
By Steve Braunias
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Highway bosses may look at South
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Highway bosses may look at South
The South Island Motor Union recently wrote to Mr M.H. Wynyard, motorists’ representative on the Main Highways Board, suggesting that he should make a tour of the South Island.
Within living memory
Within living memory
Pictured outside his Caversham fruitshop is Mr David Shum, who was presented with the 1984 prize for the best display of fresh fruit and vegetables at a Retail...
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To infinity and beyond with a possum and sweet chilli sauce
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To infinity and beyond with a possum and sweet chilli sauce
One of the things MPs like most about the Budget debate is that it enables them to speak about almost anything so long as it can (sometimes very loosely) be linked back to the Budget.
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Judging on graft and careening while LOL
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Judging on graft and careening while LOL
Civis is intrigued by ethical dilemmas, such as those faced by Logan Park High School and the "misappropriated" $365,000 (including GST and associated costs).
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‘Just let them do it’ an ideological attack on regulations
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‘Just let them do it’ an ideological attack on regulations
For a Bill set to transform New Zealand into a libertarian nightmare, it has an extremely boring name.
A voice for Freddy and his mates
A voice for Freddy and his mates
As New Zealand confronts climate change it should consider granting legal rights for other living creatures affected by it, Alan McCulloch writes.
There is a long way to go on fitting religion into this secular New Zealand
There is a long way to go on fitting religion into this secular New Zealand
Ron Adams asks how the relation between faith and reason plays out.