Open-cast mines are for keeps, so no to gold prospecting
Opposition to gold mining is a moral duty, Richard Reeve writes.
Opinion
No, judges are a law unto themselves
No, judges are a law unto themselves
Stephen Parker considers a recent Australian judgement on whether you can sue a judge.
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First as tragedy, then as farce: history repeating
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First as tragedy, then as farce: history repeating
Hegel wrote "all great world-historic facts and personages appear twice". It was Karl Marx who said Hegel forgot to add these repeating events happen "first as tragedy, then as farce". You know,...
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An odd anniversary
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An odd anniversary
Five years on from the confirmation of the first Covid-19 case in New Zealand, many might want to forget about the disease and its impact.
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Letters to the Editor: Civil liberties and Queenstown infrastructure
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Letters to the Editor: Civil liberties and Queenstown infrastructure
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the Treaty Principles Bill and policing protests.
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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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Through the hoops
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Through the hoops
The Otago croquet singles and doubles championships were commenced on the Punga Club’s lawns yesterday morning in fine weather, but the lawns were heavy on account of the previous day’s rain.
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Letters to the Editor: School lunches, Trump, and the afterlife
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Letters to the Editor: School lunches, Trump, and the afterlife
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including America's changing policy in Europe, who should be eating Seymour's school lunches, and the meaning of life.
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The long and the short of it
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The long and the short of it
If there is one thing New Zealand voters value more than the right to elect the government of their choice, it is the right to vote out a government not of their choice.
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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 Act leader and his day as the acting Prime Minister
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The Act leader and his day as the acting Prime Minister
It is not often that Invercargill is the centre of the political universe.
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The nasty din caused by misused alternatives
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The nasty din caused by misused alternatives
It's time to catch up on a few more of those missing emails sent to civis@odt. co. nz last year, notably those on word issues.
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Arresting development ill thought out
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Arresting development ill thought out
The Crimes Act 1961 is one of New Zealand’s most durable pieces of legislation.
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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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Farmers debate Milford industry
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Farmers debate Milford industry
At the meeting of the Southland Provincial Executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union a letter was received from the secretary of the Dipton branch, who forwarded the following resolution passed...
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German election demonstrates the politics of ostracism
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German election demonstrates the politics of ostracism
That there has been a shift towards the political right across virtually the entire world is now indisputable.
Covid still needs strong response
Covid still needs strong response
Five years on, Covid-19 remains New Zealand's most important infectious disease, five health academics write.
Catching glimpses of the meaning of suffering
Catching glimpses of the meaning of suffering
Stu Crosson writes on God, pain, and suffering.
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Minister Bayly bails
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Minister Bayly bails
While there will be a range of views about the ministerial resignation of Andrew Bayly, it is another unwelcome distraction for the government.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.