Red card ref abuse
Red card ref abuse
Over the years I have spent a large chunk of my weekends running around in the middle of rugby fields across the South, whistle in hand, trying to keep a game flowing.
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When ‘told you so’ gives no pleasure
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When ‘told you so’ gives no pleasure
The day was always going to come when Dunedin’s stadium would start costing city ratepayers more than the almost $3 million of annual equity funding it currently receives.
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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: war, Trump and ACC
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Letters to the Editor: war, Trump and ACC
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including refusing to take part in a psychopathic war, fighting back against Trumpism, and ACC's cover for volunteers.
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Simple Trump has been outwitted by wily Netanyahu
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Simple Trump has been outwitted by wily Netanyahu
Donald Trump is not just Benjamin Netanyahu’s glove puppet, but it is remarkable how much influence the Israeli prime minister has over the American president.
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Rotary’s Fijian guests
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Rotary’s Fijian guests
The inaugural gathering in connection with the New Zealand Rotary Clubs’ Conference was held in the Allen Hall last evening, when some 500 rotarians, their wives and daughters, were present.
Iran strikes transgress international law
Iran strikes transgress international law
Targeting world leaders is prohibited for good reason, Stephen Smith writes.
Let experts apply evidence to the law when gauging mine bid
Let experts apply evidence to the law when gauging mine bid
Emotional intensity about mining is not evidence, Peter Williams writes.
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Reckless act, uncertain consequences
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Reckless act, uncertain consequences
When Donald Trump was bidding to return to the United States presidency he told followers on the campaign trail that their country would not be involved in any more foreign wars.
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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: Nitrates, mining and Trump
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Letters to the Editor: Nitrates, mining and Trump
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including nitrates in our drinking water, questions about Santana mine and Trump.
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Funds needed to shore up Butler’s Wall at Arrowtown
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Funds needed to shore up Butler’s Wall at Arrowtown
There's a race on to preserve part of Arrowtown’s heritage.
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Brigade over drills
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Brigade over drills
The forty-seventh annual meeting of the United Fire Brigades’ Association was concluded at the Central Fire Station.
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Child poverty persists
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Child poverty persists
The government will have to move beyond slogans if it is to convince anyone it is on the right track to reduce child poverty.
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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: wines, mines and monarchies
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Letters to the Editor: wines, mines and monarchies
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the economic and social costs of the wine industry, our distrust of mining, and disentangling a monarchy.
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Ukraine: Four years on and no end to war in sight
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Ukraine: Four years on and no end to war in sight
"Breathe deeply, calm down, and don’t go running to stock up on food and matches" President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Ukrainians one month before the Russian tanks rolled across the border on...
Finding the time to stand and stare at the wonder of poetry
Finding the time to stand and stare at the wonder of poetry
There is enduring value in poetry, Joss Miller writes.
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Seafarer drowned; another missing
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Seafarer drowned; another missing
Auckland, March 1: It was reported from Te Paki station that this morning a wreck resulting in the loss of life had occurred a few miles from Cape Maria Van Diemen, when the schooner-rigged steamer...
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Conscience matters on booze sales
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Conscience matters on booze sales
It is not often that Miles Anderson and Rachel Brooking vote the same way on something. Or Scott Willis and Penny Simmonds for that matter.