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Letter of the week
Opinion
December 2
Leave railway station with priceless integrity
The Dunedin Railway Station is one of the few great treasures of this country’s architectural heritage.
Editorial
October 26
Letter of the week: October 27
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Editorial
October 19
Letter of the week: October 20
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Editorial
October 12
Letter of the week: October 13
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Editorial
October 5
Letter of the week: October 6
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Editorial
September 28
Letter of the week: September 29
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Editorial
September 21
Letter of the week: September 22
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Editorial
September 14
Letter of the week: September 15
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper selects a Letter of the Week, with a prize courtesy of Longacre Press. This week's winner is Michael Stedman, of Dunedin, for his letter praising the achievements of chief executive Shimrath Paul and his team at the Otago Museum. He receives a copy of Touchstones (Vintage), a memoir by James McNeish. Michael's letter was published on Tuesday.
Editorial
August 24
Letter of the week: August 25
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Editorial
August 17
Letter of the week: August 18
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Editorial
August 10
Letter of the week: August 11
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press. This week's winner is Rob Girvan, of Waihola, for his letter about the improved quality of water in Lake Waihola.
Editorial
August 3
Letter of the week: August 4
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press. This week's winner is Ewan McDougall, of Broad Bay, for his letter questioning the wisdom of deep-sea drilling. He receives a copy of Siege (Random House), by Simon Kernick. Ewan's letter was published on Tuesday.
Editorial
July 27
Letter of the week: July 28
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Editorial
July 20
Letter of the week: July 21
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press. This week's winner is Stuart Mathieson, of Portobello, for his letter regarding the availability of water to everyone. He receives a copy of The Killing Room (Random House), by Richard Montanari. Stuart's letter was published on Tuesday.
Opinion
July 13
Letter of the week: July 14
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press. This week's winner is Colin Rawle, of Dunedin, for his letter questioning the absence of any Christian aspect to the city's mid-winter Christmas carnival.
Editorial
July 6
Letter of the week: July 8
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press. This week's winner is Kirstin Quin, of Dunedin, for her letter, as a parent, lamenting the closure of Rotary Park School. She receives a copy of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Random House), by Rachel Joyce. Kirstin's letter was published on Wednesday.
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June 29
Letter of the week: June 30
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press. This week's winner is Mary Robertson, of Ocean View, for her letter advocating cars belonging to drunk drivers be crushed rather than boy racers' cars. She receives a copy of Vanished (Random House), by Liza Marklund.
Opinion
May 18
Letter of the week: 19th May 2012
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Editorial
April 20
Letter of the week: April 21
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Editorial
April 13
Letter of the week: April 14
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press. This week's winner is Greg Glendinning, of Dunedin, for his letter suggesting holiday trading laws be changed to replicate those used on Anzac Day, when restrictions end at 1pm.
Opinion
April 6
Letter of the week: April 7
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Opinion
December 31
Letter of the week: Southern Sinfonia
In recognition of the importance of readers' contributions to the letters page, the newspaper each week selects a Letter of the Week, with a book prize courtesy of Longacre Press.
Opinion
July 23
Cut the rhetoric and put the children first
Chris Menzies' letter (15.7.10) and those following it clearly sit within a highly politicised debate. Unfortunately, in adopting entrenched positions, it seems unlikely that either "side" of the debate will now give the other any quarter.
Opinion
July 2
No need to rush into Otago oil drilling
We should not rush to embrace oil drilling off the Otago coast. The prospect of easy money seems to make people blind to the environmental risks.
Opinion
June 4
ORFU snubs RSA choir for 'Brook finale
Because of the special historical significance of the June 19 All Blacks sold-out test match against Wales being Carisbrook's final test hosting, I contacted the Otago Rugby Football Union some time ago and suggested one of our great male choirs should sing both the Welsh and the New Zealand anthems.
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