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Where the wilding pines grow
The broad and gorgeously sweeping Central Otago, Maniototo and Mackenzie Basin are austere landscapes emblematic of a time when the South Island’s southern half was less cluttered than today.
Opinion
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
Talking time with planet Earth’s doctor
Talking time with planet Earth’s doctor
As temperatures rise, time is fast running out for planet Earth, John Drummond writes.
Bigger might be better when it comes to local government
Bigger might be better when it comes to local government
Otago does not need the level of local governance it has, Trevor Goudie writes.
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Ducking whether to show your workings
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Ducking whether to show your workings
Veteran political journalists often bemoan this modern era of media training, where rather than giving authentic and honest answers to questions MPs and ministers instead issue a stream of waffle...
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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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Short rides in motorised trains
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Short rides in motorised trains
With the increased cost of labour, coal, and general running expenses, the Railway Department has for some time past been experimenting unobtrusively, with view to discovering what type of rail car...
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After 150 years, let us praise the survivors from 1876
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After 150 years, let us praise the survivors from 1876
In a country yet to celebrate its bicentennial reaching 150 years is not a bad effort and this year plenty of institutions are marking their 150th birthday.
New debt level clear fiscal danger
New debt level clear fiscal danger
The Local Government Funding Authority is now the final line of defence against the Dunedin City Council’s debt levels, Rob Hamlin writes.
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Moving too fast on Move-on
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Moving too fast on Move-on
The government’s determination to box on with the controversial Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill illustrates its arrogance and blinkered thinking on social issues.
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Home-made ministers
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Home-made ministers
More than 50 years ago the Presbyterian Church of Otago und Southland felt urgently the need of undertaking the training of its own men for the ministry, and took steps to make itself independent...
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Cartoonist's view — Yeo
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Cartoonist's view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
Minister Willis, now about your AI plans
Minister Willis, now about your AI plans
Sir Ian Taylor writes to Finance Minister Nicola Willis about her plans for the public service.
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Is phone-driven demographic collapse a good idea?
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Is phone-driven demographic collapse a good idea?
Smartphones seem to be directly linked to a worldwide crash in the birth rate.
Is New Zealand’s commitment to multilateralism waning?
Is New Zealand’s commitment to multilateralism waning?
Logan Bryant considers the direction New Zealand’s foreign policy is heading.
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Glib comment on housing revealing
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Glib comment on housing revealing
Despite being marketed by the government as making the social housing system fairer, the taste left in the mouth from Thursday’s announcement is sour.
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100 Years Ago: a slideshow
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100 Years Ago: a slideshow
Pictures from around the region from the Otago Witness, May 25, 1926.
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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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My giddy aunt, that’s solarising
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My giddy aunt, that’s solarising
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”
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The art of being surprised about something you already know well
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The art of being surprised about something you already know well
As befits an MMP Parliament, the House’s business committee likes to ensure that all speaking slots are allotted on a proportional basis.