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Circling around how decisions are made

What citizens really, really want. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Circling around how decisions are made

Various councillors have justified big rates increases on the basis that either the government has been demanding extra or that we as residents have insisted on increased services.

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Charging for nature

Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka. Photo: RNZ

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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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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: the Treaty, Trump and a pint

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Letters to the Editor: the Treaty, Trump and a pint

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including making submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill, the timing of another Trump presidency, and the price of a pint.

From vampires to deadlines: back to work mode

Fin and Sarah Ramsay hit the beach. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

From vampires to deadlines: back to work mode

My brain had been happily hiding in a vampire trilogy until around midday on the 31st when we braved the mall in Nowra, New South Wales, for the New Year’s Eve booze and food mission.

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Boat and crew are winners

Shadow, becoming a regular winner of Otago Harbour races. — Otago Witness, 2.12.1924

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Boat and crew are winners

The race held by the Ravensbourne Boating Club last Saturday afternoon was a successful one from all points.

As planned remains best hospital plan

The new Dunedin hospital inpatient site. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

As planned remains best hospital plan

Build the new southern hospital once and build it right, Jules Radich writes.

Australian journalism lifeline a short rope for some sectors

The law forces tech giants to stop minors logging in or face hefty fines. Photo: Reuters

Australian journalism lifeline a short rope for some sectors

The Australian government is spending millions on news, but crucial community media remains underfunded, Bridget Backhaus writes.

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The fires of Los Angeles

The Palisades fire destroys a home on El Medio Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Pacific...

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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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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

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If certain things transpire a quiet lie down might be needed

"You know what made America great? Real estate!" So says (we’re pretty sure) United States...

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If certain things transpire a quiet lie down might be needed

The invitation to join some of the world’s top columnists at president-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago bach in Florida was a surprise, but it was an offer I couldn’t refuse.

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Public needs brutal truth from scientists on global warming

United Nations Secretary-general Antonio Guterres. PHOTO: REUTERS

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Public needs brutal truth from scientists on global warming

"This does not mean the international +1.5°C target has been broken, because that refers to a long-term average over decades."

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Dunedin old boys win derby

Christian Brothers Old Boys cricket team, of Dunedin, who beat Marist Brothers Old Boys, of...

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Dunedin old boys win derby

A match between teams from the Christian Brothers Old Boys’ Club and the Marist Club (Invercargill) was played on the Invercargill Showgrounds under excellent weather...

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Why are we waiting?

The deserted Dunedin hospital inpatient site in Cumberland St. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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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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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: climate, parking and the rodeo

Working together are (from left) New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, National Party leader...

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Letters to the Editor: climate, parking and the rodeo

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including our propitious climate circumstances, outrageous hospital parking fines, and the pain of animals at the rodeo.

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Threads of green, royal blue, silver, gold

Tartans tell an individual and family story. Photo: Jane Dawber

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Threads of green, royal blue, silver, gold

When I was a child, I attended weekly Highland dancing lessons at an old school in Mosgiel.

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All Blacks beat French selection

Lance Cupples prevents his opponent from scoring at the line in the All Blacks’ match against a ...

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All Blacks beat French selection

New Zealand beat a French team by 37 points to 8.

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Letters to the Editor: Luxon, Waitangi and climate change

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at Waitangi last year. Photo: RNZ

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Letters to the Editor: Luxon, Waitangi and climate change

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including Luxon's no-show at Waitangi, walking backwards through life, and is climate engineering the best remedy? Waitangi no-show by...

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Invaders from out of our space

Influenza A H5N1 / bird flu virus particles round and rod-shaped red and yellow. Creative...

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Invaders from out of our space

Distance is a great friend of New Zealand’s.

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