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Big stick approach questionable
The headline on the government’s press release politely says ‘‘Councils invited to fast-track local reform’’, but it is an invitation they will find hard to refuse.
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Cartoonist's view - Yeo
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Cartoonist's view - Yeo
Today's cartoon from Sean Yeo.
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Letters to the Editor: car charging, boat repairs, jazzing up city
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Letters to the Editor: car charging, boat repairs, jazzing up city
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including car charging, getting a boat shipshape and jazzing up Dunedin.
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A horror will grow mild, its darkness light
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A horror will grow mild, its darkness light
I am not typing these words. My amanuensis is.
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The temptation of the silvery screen
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The temptation of the silvery screen
Last Friday I had a French conversation test.
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‘Presidency’ likely a poison chalice
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‘Presidency’ likely a poison chalice
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio should be careful what he wishes for.
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Otago Girls’ wins swim relay
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Otago Girls’ wins swim relay
There was a large attendance of pupils and friends of the various girls’ colleges yesterday afternoon at the Municipal Baths to witness the annual contest for the four-a-side relay shield, over a...
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Taking toxicity out of the kitchen
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Taking toxicity out of the kitchen
Anyone working in a high-pressure environment knows how tough and exhausting it can be.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
How the Crusaders are killing the Highlanders, and Super Rugby
How the Crusaders are killing the Highlanders, and Super Rugby
The all-conquering Crusaders are bad for rugby, Randal Scott writes.
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Letters to the Editor: mining, Ong and Newt Gingrich
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Letters to the Editor: mining, Ong and Newt Gingrich
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the mining history of Central Otago, Cr Ong's "delivery for our community", and the Newt-ification of politics.
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To my dismay, the Mayor of Auckland is right
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To my dismay, the Mayor of Auckland is right
When I find myself agreeing with Auckland’s irascible mayor, I worry I might be descending further into grumpy old person territory.
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Band on the run
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Band on the run
Yesterday, under the blue skies and in the bright sunshine of a perfect Otago morning, Dunedin bade farewell to the Band of the 93rd (Argyll and Sutherland) Highlanders.
Transatlantic accord saved by the bell
Transatlantic accord saved by the bell
Diplomatic gifts are an ancient ritual and field fraught with endeavour, Paul Foster-Bell writes.
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Communication breakdown
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Communication breakdown
Relations between politicians and media have always been a tricky thing to manage.
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Cartoonist's view
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Cartoonist's view
Today's cartoon from Sean Yeo
Work together for better education
Work together for better education
Jason Miles calls for politics to be taken out of the debate about education.
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Calmness is the stuff of heroes, if you can find them
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Calmness is the stuff of heroes, if you can find them
I thought I had found a hero.
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Health issues not solved
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Health issues not solved
As we count down to the Budget and then the general election campaign, health spending and policy is bound to attract much attention.
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Tornado strikes Nelson
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Tornado strikes Nelson
Nelson, May 4: A tornado confining itself to a narrow path struck a portion of the city last night about 10 o’clock, and left in its wake considerable destruction to property.