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A glimpse of future retreat
New Zealand is a young country thrust up high, a chain of islands sitting proudly but uncomfortably slap-bang on a tectonic plate boundary and at the junction of warring warm and cold air masses.
Opinion
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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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Picking cherries, cooking books: the Public Finance Amendment Bill
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Picking cherries, cooking books: the Public Finance Amendment Bill
Cherry picking is an important matter in the South. In a good season, some 5000 tonnes of fruit will be exported from Central Otago orchards.
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Unriddling Churchillian flourishes
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Unriddling Churchillian flourishes
How many readers spotted this in the 100 Years Ago column on the facing page?
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The secret diary of . . . the Judge Aitken hearing
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The secret diary of . . . the Judge Aitken hearing
Thank you to all parties for attending this constitutionally significant hearing which is about to unite the country in its loathing of the professional classes.
Within living memory
Within living memory
Members of the successful Queen of Hearts South touch rugby team which were to play three matches in Sydney later in 1986 are (anticlockwise from bottom left):
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Rain does not stop play
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Rain does not stop play
The twelfth anniversary of the Elderly Bowlers Day took place on Saturday on the Dunedin bowling green.
Show we can trust the fast track
Show we can trust the fast track
Sir Ian Taylor drops Prime Minister Christopher Luxon a line about the fast-track process.
Time to throw caution to the wind and capture lightning
Time to throw caution to the wind and capture lightning
MEMORANDUM
Strategic independence is not free — but quiet dependence costs more
Strategic independence is not free — but quiet dependence costs more
As global power dynamics shift and Canada looks to Australia for regional co- operation, New Zealand faces growing pressure to clarify its role in Pacific security and leadership Graye Shattkey...
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Let the panel do its work
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Let the panel do its work
The new year is only six weeks old and there is already little doubt what the big story for the South will be in 2026 — the potential fast-tracking of Santana Minerals proposal for a gold mine in...
Green Island School at 70
Green Island School at 70
An important event in the history of Green Island — the seventieth anniversary of the opening of the school — is being celebrated at present, the functions being spread over three days.
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Refugee housing needs attention
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Refugee housing needs attention
First, do no harm.
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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: mining, pipes and bullying
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Letters to the Editor: mining, pipes and bullying
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the link between mining and climate, upgrading Dunedin's sewerage system, and what we know about bullying.
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Offering the kindness of strangers to others
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Offering the kindness of strangers to others
Let me paint the scene: it is an early summer evening and I am rewarding myself with a glass of wine for having survived the day.
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Where have all the generals gone?
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Where have all the generals gone?
Armies can be used against both foreigners abroad and citizens at home, but the two roles require quite different equipment and tactics.
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Beginning anew at home
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Beginning anew at home
Beginning something new is always daunting, and attempting to write this very first entry is no different.
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Winner’s breeder Dunedin-bred
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Winner’s breeder Dunedin-bred
There is a story based on fact that the Dunedin Cup has never been run in wet weather.
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In case you missed it, it’s New Year
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In case you missed it, it’s New Year
The first few minutes of a year always seem the same as the final minutes of the last one.