Technical details of law lack compassion
Technical details of law lack compassion
Proposed changes to the End of Life Choice Act are about love, compassion and dignity, Todd Stephenson says.
Opinion
A wall of sound, a reminder of grief and of our progress
A wall of sound, a reminder of grief and of our progress
This month I went to the Koroneihana, the first anniversary of the coronation of the Māori Queen, Ngāwai-hono-i-te-pō, at Tūrangawaewae marae in Ngāruawāhia.
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Filters missing or plain obnoxious?
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Filters missing or plain obnoxious?
Some people with nothing useful to say just open their mouths and let the wind blow their tongues around.
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Letters to the Editor: government, voting and Charlie Kirk
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Letters to the Editor: government, voting and Charlie Kirk
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a government of "bottom feeders", a helpful guide to voting, and the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Within living memory
Within living memory
The Otago Rugby Football Union coaching trio of Greg Cooper, John Haggart and Russell Hawker covered new ground, in September 1985, when they conducted a coaching clinic at Columba College.
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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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Spanish, French advance on Rif
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Spanish, French advance on Rif
Madrid, September 12: The Riffs are strongly pressing Tetuan.
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The secret diary of . . . Stuart Nash
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The secret diary of . . . Stuart Nash
By Steve Braunias
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Going round and round the circular economy mulberry bush
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Going round and round the circular economy mulberry bush
For most of this week the House has been occupied with the Estimates Debate, the annual run through with ministers about their various portfolios.
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Great dame a force of nature and education
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Great dame a force of nature and education
Civis feels compelled to add to the tributes for Dame Pat Harrison.
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Making provision for the future
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Making provision for the future
Last weekend’s New Zealand First party annual conference was notable for many things — not the least of which was its large attendance to hear leader Winston Peters’ speech.
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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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Aviators found alive and well
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Aviators found alive and well
Honolulu: The officers and men of PN9-1 were found alive and well adrift in the Pacific by a United States submarine on Thursday afternoon 15 miles east of Kauai.
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Democracy’s practical magic — the wisdom of crowds
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Democracy’s practical magic — the wisdom of crowds
I had forgotten all about the practical magic of democracy — what some call "the wisdom of crowds".
Who let the Guard out? And why?
Who let the Guard out? And why?
Trump’s use of the National Guard blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military, Luke William Hunt writes.
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Missing the blindingly obvious point about Israeli strikes on Qatar
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Missing the blindingly obvious point about Israeli strikes on Qatar
I will get to the Russian drones shot down over Poland, but I’ll start with the Israeli air strikes on Qatar because that’s a much bigger deal.
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Health data guessing
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Health data guessing
A report commissioned by the senior doctors’ union suggests we have been kidding ourselves about how well our health spending compares with other high-income countries.
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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: water, Archway Theatres and the Edgar Centre
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Letters to the Editor: water, Archway Theatres and the Edgar Centre
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a bungling of water services, the history of the Archway Theatres, and the future of the Edgar Centre.
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The lure of freedom, the game of chase
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The lure of freedom, the game of chase
She was crouching behind a low wall at the top of some steps, ready to jump out on whoever came up them.