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Obituary: teller of tales of our ancient past
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Obituary: teller of tales of our ancient past
As a child, Ewan Fordyce had an early interest in the natural world, which included a fascination with fossils.
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New minister needs to start walking the talk on mental health
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New minister needs to start walking the talk on mental health
Tourism and Hospitality Minister Matt Doocey recently threw his weight behind efforts to restore international air travel to Dunedin. But as NZ's first ever Minister of Mental Health, he may leave an even larger imprint.
Entering a new world of dollars, cents, confusion
Entering a new world of dollars, cents, confusion
Mike Houlahan looks at how the Otago Daily Times prepared readers for the advent of decimal currency.
Eye-opening view of world of UK politics
Eye-opening view of world of UK politics
In the first chapter of Nick Hornby’s best-selling memoir of being an Arsenal fan, Fever Pitch, the young Hornby describes his fascination watching the adults at his first Highbury match.
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Overseas schedule on radar
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Overseas schedule on radar
Dunedin Airport will once more be an international airport if Tourism Minister Matt Doocey has his way.
The reality of war comes to Dunedin
The reality of war comes to Dunedin
In this series, Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times reacted to significant events.
Harumphing fails to hold back novel
Harumphing fails to hold back novel
Mike Houlahan looks back at how the ODT reacted to significant events. Today, he looks at the eventual publication of D.H. Lawrence’s scandalous novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
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Tracking final journey of ‘Terra Nova’
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Tracking final journey of ‘Terra Nova’
Readers of the Otago Daily Times would have had to have been hiding under a rock not to know who was coming to a town near them during 1910.
Mayor’s re-election bid deteriorated fast
Mayor’s re-election bid deteriorated fast
In this series, Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times reacted to significant events.
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Year of surprising resignations, change draws to a close
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Year of surprising resignations, change draws to a close
Even though every political year seems like a long one — and election years doubly so — 2023 in politics seems to have gone on and on forever.
Blanket coverage of city’s first test
Blanket coverage of city’s first test
In this series Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times reacted to significant events.
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Southern MPs in local derby on water policy
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Southern MPs in local derby on water policy
It is Tuesday afternoon and all fans of Parliament are tuning in to watch Question Time.
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Willis slashes $7.5b in mini-Budget
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Willis slashes $7.5b in mini-Budget
Nicola Willis' mini-Budget was short on financial relief for New Zealanders struggling through the cost of living crisis, but it was long on political rhetoric.
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Analysis: treasury predicting ‘broadly neutral’ impact
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Analysis: treasury predicting ‘broadly neutral’ impact
Treasury documents reveal that Nicola Willis’ first foray as Finance Minister will do little to address what she in Opposition ordained the "cost of living crisis".
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Southern MPs in select committee musical chairs
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Southern MPs in select committee musical chairs
If you cannot make it into Cabinet, there is always the chance that you might score a portfolio outside of Cabinet, or a parliamentary under-secretary’s role.
Call to clarify funding method for new hospital
Call to clarify funding method for new hospital
Ingrid Leary has called for Minister of Health Shane Reti to clarify if the new government is considering a public-private partnership to fund the building of the new Dunedin Hospital.
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NZ First’s Patterson in his roles for good reason
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NZ First’s Patterson in his roles for good reason
Nestled down near the bottom of the ministerial list on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website sits, almost last but certainly not least, Taieri NZ First list MP Mark Patterson.
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Local representation lack in Parliament concerning
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Local representation lack in Parliament concerning
Parliament is not actually back at work yet, but its constituent parties have now at last worked out where their MPs will be sitting and what jobs they will be doing.
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Forming govt: ‘Complainers need to get a grip’
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Forming govt: ‘Complainers need to get a grip’
Earlier this week a reader emailed to ask what the enthusiastic proponents of electoral reform in the 1980s and ’90s made of the seemingly interminable delay in restoring politics as normal.
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Legislation facing reconsideration by new govt
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Legislation facing reconsideration by new govt
A fortnight ago, before illness laid me low, I suggested that readers had the advantage over me in that a new government might have formed after I had filed that week’s "Southern Say".