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OpinionOctober 25

So long - and thanks for all the feedback

Well, well, well. So, what's with that indeed?
So long - and thanks for all the feedback
So long - and thanks for all the feedback
OpinionOctober 18

Cart chapter ends on an international high

Take a look at the two cable car photographs we're running today.
Cart chapter ends on an international high
Cart chapter ends on an international high
OpinionOctober 11

Night cart, outside loo days recalled

What better way to end the week than sharing your happy memories of the night cart and outside toilets.
Night cart, outside loo days recalled
Night cart, outside loo days recalled
OpinionSeptember 27

Who'd be a forecaster, when snow goes before it comes?

Having dabbled more than just a little in weather forecasting over the past 40-odd years, I was pretty excited by the cold snap that had the South in its sights this week.
Who'd be a forecaster, when snow goes before it comes?
Who'd be a forecaster, when snow goes before it comes?
NewsSeptember 23

Those magnificent men in...their Sunday best

Welcome back yet again, and welcome to what could be the coldest week of the year, if the forecasts coming out late last week and over the weekend come true.
Those magnificent men in...their Sunday best
Those magnificent men in...their Sunday best
OpinionSeptember 20

Nothing like spoonerisms for sealing my hickness

Just a short column for you today. I seem to have picked up some bug or other that's going round the office and I've just popped in for a few hours. I feel like I want to go to sleep - though, as one of my colleagues said, that could of course just be middle age and general malaise.
Nothing like spoonerisms for sealing my hickness
Nothing like spoonerisms for sealing my hickness
OpinionSeptember 13

Young rabbiters learned many useful things

The rabbit stories keep bounding into my email inbox, thank you very much.
Young rabbiters learned many useful things
Young rabbiters learned many useful things
NewsSeptember 11

Blow away anything bubbling up in your email

I'm not planning on delving into politics again today, but thanks for the calls and emails expressing similar sentiments about the lynch-mob approach to Dunedin South MP Clare Curran's departure from Cabinet.
Blow away anything bubbling up in your email
Blow away anything bubbling up in your email
OpinionSeptember 6

Cat oblivious to quake wobbles and creaks

A few more recollections of how the 7.1-magnitude Canterbury earthquake affected people in Otago.
Cat oblivious to quake wobbles and creaks
Cat oblivious to quake wobbles and creaks
OpinionAugust 30

Spring's sneaky early arrival about to become official

Next time you read this column it will be spring. That's despite it having already been spring for the past six weeks.
Spring's sneaky early arrival about to become official
Spring's sneaky early arrival about to become official
OpinionAugust 16

Is Central on the right path?

What do people want Central Otago to be like in 30-odd years' time, Paul Gorman asks. Should large-scale development continue at pace, or is it time to call a halt?
Is Central on the right path?
Is Central on the right path?
OpinionJuly 12

A hole new use for pot plants

Welcome to the last What's With That of the week - in fact the last one until a week on Monday. I am sure the lack of a column next week saddens you as much as it does me.
A hole new use for pot plants
A hole new use for pot plants
OpinionJuly 5

Who can recall tree house memories?

How many of you had a great childhood tree house in your garden?
Who can recall tree house memories?
Who can recall tree house memories?
OpinionJune 28

Insider's view of Kirk's time in power

We have something extra special for you today.
Insider's view of Kirk's time in power
Insider's view of Kirk's time in power
OpinionJune 21

Honestly, I'd be delighted to be wrong

Since yesterday morning's column berating Dunedin South MPs past and present for their lack of voice over the closing of the NZ Post and Kiwibank there, I have been told in no uncertain terms, by them, they are actually doing something about it.
Honestly, I'd be delighted to be wrong
Honestly, I'd be delighted to be wrong
OpinionJune 14

Big Norm's message of good luck recalled

Your memories of Norman Kirk keep flooding in and it is just about all I can do to keep up with them. Apologies if I have not managed to return your call or reply to your email.
Big Norm's message of good luck recalled
Big Norm's message of good luck recalled
NewsMay 3

Your photos: Autumn in Otago

ODT readers have sent in some striking photos of autumn throughout the region for the contest in our What's With That column. Here is a selection.