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Hospital decision worth celebrating
Southerners, pat yourselves on the back.
Editorial
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Letters to the Editor: energy, flooding and rates
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Letters to the Editor: energy, flooding and rates
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including spruiking the same old shibboleth, flooding issues caused by inaction, and holding the council accountable.
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Backpacking to buffoonery
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Backpacking to buffoonery
Quite where veteran activist John Minto spent his summer holidays is uncertain, but wherever it was apparently "heaps" of Israeli soldiers were on backpacking vacations there.
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Privacy law support
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Privacy law support
Members of the Justice Committee, up to their eyebrows in Treaty Principles Bill submissions, might have felt a little sentimental when they saw the order paper for Parliament’s first sitting day...
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Wish you were/weren’t here
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Wish you were/weren’t here
Earth may be a small planet, infinitesimal and inconsequential on the scale of the universe, but it is still big enough that none of us will ever be able to travel to every corner of it.
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Donald Trump and the art of the deal
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Donald Trump and the art of the deal
Next month marks the third year of conflict in the Ukraine war — or special military operation, as very few nations would prefer to call it.
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Going for growth
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Going for growth
There is no denying Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s enthusiasm.
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Show us the money for Kiwi science
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Show us the money for Kiwi science
Christmas could often be a disappointing time.
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Sheep maltreatment allegations
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Sheep maltreatment allegations
Claims of poor animal welfare practices in the wool industry have caused a stir in recent weeks.
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Location, location, location
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Location, location, location
There is always a frisson of excitement when a screen production comes to town, particularly if the razzmatazz involves Hollywood stars.
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A hurried shuffle?
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A hurried shuffle?
Card dealers have quick wrists, supple thumbs and precise movements.
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Erratic Emperor Trump strides forth
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Erratic Emperor Trump strides forth
The roller-coaster ride of Donald Trump’s United States presidency was due to begin officially at 6am (New Zealand time) today.
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Make the southern voice heard
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Make the southern voice heard
In Douglas Adams’ science fiction satire The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy the planet Earth is summarised by a single word in the titular compendium of facts about the universe: ...
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Subdued ceasefire celebrations
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Subdued ceasefire celebrations
Ceasefire? What ceasefire?
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Trading in a challenging world
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Trading in a challenging world
New Zealand has just ticked off one more trade agreement.
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Standing up for wildlife
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Standing up for wildlife
Summertime, regardless of the weather, is a time for many New Zealanders to reacquaint themselves with the outdoors.
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Charging for nature
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Charging for nature
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka threw a stoat among the kiwi when he announced money-making proposals and plans to "streamline the conservation management system".
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The fires of Los Angeles
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The fires of Los Angeles
Despite its awe-inspiring reputation, its size, and the glitz and glamour many of us associate with it, Los Angeles isn’t really the paradise some might suggest.
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Why are we waiting?
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Why are we waiting?
Southerners with Christmas carol tunes still on the brain might be tempted to burst into some angry choruses of "Why are we waiting" this month.
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Invaders from out of our space
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Invaders from out of our space
Distance is a great friend of New Zealand’s.