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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. PHOTO: REUTERS

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Fair points don’t build a hospital

There was more disappointment for the South on the front page of the Otago Daily Times yesterday as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the government was immovable on its pledge to not spend more than $1.9 billion on the new Dunedin hospital.

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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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The signs are looking good, or we hope they will be soon

The hills of Patearoa — waiting for a sign. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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The signs are looking good, or we hope they will be soon

Knowing where you are is getting easier.

Why refurbishing Ward Block won’t work

The existing theatres are not fit for purpose, nor are they even part of the Ward Block. PHOTO:...

Why refurbishing Ward Block won’t work

Pete Hodgson responds to developer Russell Lund’s article in favour of refurbishing the Ward Block.

Better to shine a light on problematic Treaty issues

Dunedin lawyer Anne Stevens KC. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Better to shine a light on problematic Treaty issues

Whatever KC Anne Stevens’ personal view of the Treaty Principles Bill is, her role is surely compromised by her pre-emptive strike against the Bill and her use of a totally emotive...

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Jellicoe kids want to stay

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Jellicoe kids want to stay

Lord Jellicoe said there were two farewells that would forever stand out as the most trying in his life.

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New child strategy raises questions

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New child strategy raises questions

Ensuring New Zealand is the best place in the world for children and young people is the vision at the heart of the government’s new Child and Youth Strategy, we are told.

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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: aqua jogging, education, the DCC

Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Letters to the Editor: aqua jogging, education, the DCC

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a small concession for aqua joggers, navigating the education system, and Sandy Graham's language choices.

Principles Bill debate is not a binary argument

Treaty protesters at Parliament. PHOTO: RNZ

Principles Bill debate is not a binary argument

Do not overlook the fact there is a third position on the Treaty Principles Bill Rob Hamlin writes.

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Why the war in Sudan is the worst of all

A child waits for her turn to get water in Khartoum Bahri, Sudan. PHOTO: REUTERS

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Why the war in Sudan is the worst of all

There are wars in the world worse than those in Ukraine and Gaza.

So, what’s so funny about peace, love and understanding?

So, what’s so funny about peace, love and understanding?

Collective will is all that can overcome intolerance and bullying Duncan Connors writes.

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All Blacks defeat Cardiff

All Black Jimmy Mill gets the ball away from a scrum against Cardiff. — Otago Witness, 20.1.1925

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All Blacks defeat Cardiff

London, November 23: There was a great struggle at Cardiff.

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Remedy needed for bad diagnosis

The University of Waikato. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Remedy needed for bad diagnosis

This week we have seen yet another example from this government of its "do as I say, not do as I do" approach.

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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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Abandon the razor, and the dangling ETS sword

The house of representatives. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Abandon the razor, and the dangling ETS sword

A minor change or a surrender in the fight against climate change: take your pick on what the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme Agricultural Obligations) Amendment Bill actually does.

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More than cat’s paw needed to deal to hurt

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More than cat’s paw needed to deal to hurt

Readers should need little reminding about the high stakes in the new Dunedin hospital.

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‘Iona’ winning boat

Fourteen-footer boats start the sixth trial on November 22, 1924 to choose Otago's entry for the...

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‘Iona’ winning boat

By winning the sixth trial race on Saturday afternoon the Port Chalmers 14-footer Iona added fresh laurels to her credit and further justified her claim as a boat worthy to represent Otago.

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Letters to the Editor: the Treaty, flooding and Milo

Protesters making their way to Parliament in Wellington yesterday. Photo: RNZ

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Letters to the Editor: the Treaty, flooding and Milo

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including reactions to Act's Treaty Principles Bill, the Lindsay Creek flood risk, and Te Whatu Ora's Milo debacle.

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‘The beginning of the end’ in Ukraine?

A view of destroyed materials after the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station...

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‘The beginning of the end’ in Ukraine?

Ukraine war escalation and the election of Donald Trump make the world feel more dangerous.

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