Hoiho face extinction in the wild, despite our best endeavours
Hoiho face extinction in the wild, despite our best endeavours
Does the hoiho really have a future in the wild, Tom Clark asks.
Opinion
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A snowball’s chance
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A snowball’s chance
If Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is indeed a dead man walking — as many pundits and prognosticators have been claiming since late last week — he was striding out with quite a spring in his step...
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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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Two attempts to harm train
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Two attempts to harm train
Palmerston North, March 9: What appears to have been a dastardly attempt to wreck the north-bound Limited Express was made last night, when an obstruction consisting of beams from cattle stops was...
Mine site ‘at the beating heart of our landscape’
Mine site ‘at the beating heart of our landscape’
The proposed Santana mine will mar a slice of paradise, Mike Horder writes.
The regions can be trusted to rule
The regions can be trusted to rule
We should fight to keep regional councils, Duncan Connors writes.
The Thing is just the thing, but just what is The Thing?
The Thing is just the thing, but just what is The Thing?
The find has the place in an uproar.
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Hospital rebuild concerns continue
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Hospital rebuild concerns continue
The government with all the answers to bungling on the Dunedin hospital rebuild remains unconvincing.
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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: Trump, Vandervis and George St
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Letters to the Editor: Trump, Vandervis and George St
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the thin-skinned leader of the US, Cr Lee Vandervis and the great walk-out, and slipping over on George St.
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Is the 80-year-long peace now a thing of the past?
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Is the 80-year-long peace now a thing of the past?
The Trump/Netanyahu war in the Middle East will not spread any further, and nothing going on there threatens our collective existence.
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Otago four wins nationals
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Otago four wins nationals
The Otago Harbour, sparkling under the early sun, was an unusually animated stretch of water at 6 o’clock yesterday morning.
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Enduring mystery of an icy disappearance
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Enduring mystery of an icy disappearance
Just the other day, I was wandering through the Museum of Scotland when a small exhibition stopped me in my tracks.
The rotten teeth which are spoiling Dunedin’s heritage smile
The rotten teeth which are spoiling Dunedin’s heritage smile
Demolishing one house can wreck a streetscape, Paul Tankard writes.
One mine, one mineral, one question
One mine, one mineral, one question
Dunedin businessman Sir Ian Taylor has questions to ask Minister for Resources Shane Jones about Santana Minerals’ proposed Bendigo-Ophir gold mine.
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Getting down and dirty with the govt
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Getting down and dirty with the govt
There is no nice way of putting it — New Zealand has always been a convenient dumping ground for old cars and their puffs of blue smoke from across the world.
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Letters to the Editor: rates, royals and the Town Belt
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Letters to the Editor: rates, royals and the Town Belt
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including to the detriment of ratepayers' pockets, the British need for the royals, and ways to enjoy the Town Belt.
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For Willis, the govt’s LNG terminal proposal is a gas, gas, gas
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For Willis, the govt’s LNG terminal proposal is a gas, gas, gas
In Parliament, much like life itself, things move swiftly. The burning issue of the day can flame out in a matter of hours, let alone last an actual 24 hour news cycle.
Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Can’t have a casual view of corruption
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Can’t have a casual view of corruption
We have been naive in New Zealand. Our ‘‘she’ll be right’’ and ‘‘no worries’’ attitudes help corruption to take root.