Opinion

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Letters to Editor: local elections, volunteering, Gaza

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Letters to Editor: local elections, volunteering, Gaza

Today's letters to the Editor discuss the various people standing for council in the Dunedin local elections, St John volunteering, and the situation in Gaza.

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The Secret Diary Of...

Hobson's Pledge leader Don Brash. PHOTO: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD

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The Secret Diary Of...

The Secret Diary Of...Don Brash

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MPs, MPs everywhere and many a vote to seek

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MPs, MPs everywhere and many a vote to seek

If you didn’t see a Labour MP this week you weren’t looking hard.

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A good run

Harriers traverse the hill below Waverley, Dunedin. — Otago Witness, 6.10.1925

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A good run

The St Kilda Harriers held their weekly run from the Anglican Boys’ Home, Anderson’s Bay, on Saturday. There were some 20 runners.

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Something to drone on about

Dunedin’s Matariki drone show. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Something to drone on about

A headline in the Washington Post this week caught the eye of Civis: "Police nationwide are embracing a new first responder: drones."

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End of the road for fuel tax

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End of the road for fuel tax

The road is running out for using petrol taxes as the primary way to fund New Zealand’s roads.

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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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Over there

Tennessee-Class battleship USS California passes Clifton Gardens on Sydney Harbour during a naval...

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Over there

Sydney, July 30: There is a distinct American flavour about Sydney just now — in the shops, in the streets, in the trams, in fact, wherever one moves.

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Meddling with the franchise so that ‘their’ people vote

Vote here . . . Well, some of you anyway. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Meddling with the franchise so that ‘their’ people vote

When governments start meddling with the electoral system, we should all be on high alert.

Real-time info likely the best info

Real-time data should inform key economic decisions. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Real-time info likely the best info

Real-time data can lead to better decisions, Dennis Wesselbaum writes.

No pathology — no healthcare; the Dunedin hospital rebuild conundrum

Medical laboratory scientist Terry Taylor. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

No pathology — no healthcare; the Dunedin hospital rebuild conundrum

An omission from the original Dunedin hospital plans needs to be put right, Terry Taylor writes.

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More detail needed on NCEA change

Sitting NCEA exams online rather than using pen and paper is gaining popularity among Otago and...

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More detail needed on NCEA change

The big bang announcement this week about the reformation of secondary school qualifications was warmly received by many, but some are questioning the lack of detail.

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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, paywave and FBI

Electronic payment method costs passed on. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Letters to the Editor: elections, paywave and FBI

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the upcoming local body elections, the cost of not using paywave, and an FBI office in New Zealand.

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Let us down this day with our daily bread

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Let us down this day with our daily bread

Disappointment is the stuff of life.

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A fine undertaking

A new hearse for undertakers Hugh Gourley, built in Dunedin by A. Roberts and Son motor body...

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A fine undertaking

A very fine specimen of the motor body builder’s art is to be seen in the new motor hearse which has recently been built to the order of Messrs Hugh Gourley Ltd by Messrs A. Roberts and Son, of...