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Same crime but a different fate

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro stands at his home while under house arrest. PHOTO:...

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Same crime but a different fate

If Donald Trump were a religious man, he might have said "There but for the grace of God go I" when he heard that former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro had been sentenced to 27 years in prison.

A 50-year legacy of what you can achieve at the age of just 22

A Māori hitori (history) display in Te Pataka Matauraka, the central library, at the University...

A 50-year legacy of what you can achieve at the age of just 22

This week marks 50 years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, first celebrated in 1975, three years following the presentation of Te Petihana Reo Māori, the Māori language petition, on the steps of...

Ian Taylor: Politicians bicker while climate change wreaks havoc

solar energy, scaled nationally on our houses, businesses and farms, would significantly lower...

Ian Taylor: Politicians bicker while climate change wreaks havoc

At the recent Climate Change and Business Conference in Auckland, five politicians sat on stage to discuss the question “Can we secure a cross-party approach to climate adaptation?”

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Protecting hoiho the right move

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Protecting hoiho the right move

They are one of New Zealand’s most distinctive birds, a grumpy beauty whose continued survival is a struggle against multiple threats, many of them caused by humans.

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

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Letters to the Editor: election candidates and heritage

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Letters to the Editor: election candidates and heritage

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including opinions from candidates in the upcoming local body elections, and heritage matters in Lawrence.

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Showing immense respect and incoherent thinking

Stuart Nash while still a Labour Cabinet minister. PHOTO: CASS MARRETT

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Showing immense respect and incoherent thinking

Hooray for Stuart Nash.

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Doctor’s pride and joy

Dr Moody spends most of his spare time cruising about the harbour in his fine launch Queen of Beauty.

Death is not the cost of freedom of speech

A demonstrator outside a White House with its flags at half mast in memory of assassinated...

Death is not the cost of freedom of speech

Words are not violence but violence is, Jillaine Heather writes.

A nimby talking rubbish about what should be in her backyard

A nimby talking rubbish about what should be in her backyard

I have had a lot of roles over the years, but the one that’s taught me the most is being a so-called "nimby".

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Forsooth! A lament for an old-time eccentric journalist

Prospect Park, or, as some would rather have it, the Clear. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Forsooth! A lament for an old-time eccentric journalist

It is a long time since I worked in a newsroom and I suspect today’s journalists work harder and have little time for arguing the merits of the Oxford comma, but in the old days there was room for...

Mahsa Amini symbol of wider issue

A 2022 vigil at the University of Otago to mark the death of Mahsa Amini. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

Mahsa Amini symbol of wider issue

Ending violence against women is the fight of our times, Aida Tavassoli writes.

We must say no to this new, industrial-sized gold fever

A Santana Minerals sign. PHOTO: MARJORIE COOK

We must say no to this new, industrial-sized gold fever

Although he is a descendant of Otago miners, Russell Tregonning is left cold by plans for new pits.

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Turning down the temperature

A week ago the name Charlie Kirk would have meant little to many New Zealanders.

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

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In his Public Works Statement, laid on the table of the House of Representatives yesterday, the Hon J.G. Coates says the expenditure for the financial year ended March 31, 1925 exceeded that of the previous year, which represented a record for this branch of the department’s activities.

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