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Democracy inaction
It is easy to be cynical about the democratic process: jokes range from "no matter who you vote for a politician always wins" to "don’t vote, it only encourages them."
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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Central snowfall brings with it the best day of the year
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Central snowfall brings with it the best day of the year
The first day of October. Last Wednesday it was. One month into the joys of spring.
Foreign policy transparency lacking
Foreign policy transparency lacking
New Zealanders deserve to know how the country’s foreign policy is made, John Hobbs writes.
New legislation missed chance for fresh start
New legislation missed chance for fresh start
Robust change is needed at Fish & Game, Ray Grubb writes.
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Coleridge search continues
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Coleridge search continues
Christchurch, October 6: The search for the bodies of the three men killed in the Lake Coleridge tunnel disaster is being kept up unceasingly, and the new drive is expected to be completed tonight.
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Dim energy announcement
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Dim energy announcement
When it finally arrived, the government’s big announcement on the energy sector had all the oomph of a low-watt bulb.
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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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Three months later, where are Iran’s fabled nukes?
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Three months later, where are Iran’s fabled nukes?
Three months have passed since Operation Midnight Hammer saw seven American B2 bombers drop 14 "bunker-buster" 14,000kg massive ordnance penetrator bombs on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities.
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A chance encounter pays rich dividends
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A chance encounter pays rich dividends
I first encountered the singer CMAT at the Wide Awake festival earlier this year.
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Waitati road consumes budget
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Waitati road consumes budget
The free grants to district councils, as stated in the Estimates, are:
In living memory
In living memory
Aulsebrooks Ltd is pulling out its Christmas cracker factory from Dunedin and transferring it to Auckland.
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Being popular does not make it right when it comes to a vote
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Being popular does not make it right when it comes to a vote
Parliament is on holiday now, but that does not mean politics has stopped.
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Don’t know exactly how it works but it does
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Don’t know exactly how it works but it does
Every local government vote is a stitch in the fabric of our future.
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Two of five tunnellers survive
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Two of five tunnellers survive
Christchurch, October 4: After nearly 40 hours’ feverish work the two men, Hugh Daly and Gordon Archer, who were entombed in the fall of earth in No 2 tunnel at Lake Coleridge on Friday, were...
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The secret diary of . . . the Talley's defamation trial
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The secret diary of . . . the Talley's defamation trial
By Steve Braunias
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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: voting, cenotaph trees, Peters
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Letters to the Editor: voting, cenotaph trees, Peters
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including importance of voting, tree planting at Cenotaph, Winston Peters and Palestinian statehood.
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Rates pain pips other city concerns
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Rates pain pips other city concerns
A year ago this morning, Dunedin and parts of coastal Otago were starting to tot up the cost of two days of heavy rain which sparked the first red-level severe weather warning issued for the region.
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Silence is golden
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Silence is golden
These days many people feel entitled to state their opinion on absolutely anything. Which is fine: this newspaper fully supports the right to freedom of expression.