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Letters to the Editor: Q'town, therapy dogs and elections
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including unsustainable housing in Queenstown, the joy of therapy dogs, and name recognition for electoral candidates.
Opinion
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Putting the skids under buses
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Putting the skids under buses
All aboard! Next stop, short-termism.
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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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Southern say: The Bill and the trees
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The Bill and the trees
Something which often surprises those whose only glimpse of Parliament is a few seconds on the TV news of MPs shouting at each other, is that most politicians actually get along fairly well.
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Cautionary tales of AI Copilot & fact checks
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Cautionary tales of AI Copilot & fact checks
Many minds are captivated by what to make of AI now and in the future.
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The secret diary of . . . David Seymour
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The secret diary of . . . David Seymour
TO-DO LIST
Within living memory
Within living memory
Members of the Dunedin City Council cannot be accused of being slow to act on ratepayers' complaints.
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Pirates come back
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Pirates come back
A crowd of about 3000 assembled at Carisbrook to witness the match between Pirates and Alhambra.
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Personal attacks by minister also attacks on democracy
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Personal attacks by minister also attacks on democracy
Our select committee process is the most important democratic institution in our Parliament. It is the way the public has a say in making laws.
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Iran — much ado about nothing
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Iran — much ado about nothing
I do not get a lot of face-time with Donald Trump, but his rant on Wednesday in front of the chopper that was to take him to the airport and on to the Nato summit in Brussels was the first time I...
The future belongs to communities in which everyone works together
The future belongs to communities in which everyone works together
Water is core to protecting the environment, Lloyd McCall writes.
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Arriving on a jet plane
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Arriving on a jet plane
Of the dozen or more planes which landed at Dunedin Airport on Tuesday, one Jetstar flight was just that little bit more special than the other arrivals.
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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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Social workers salute colleague
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Social workers salute colleague
Rev S.F.N. Waymouth, the newly-appointed vicar of St Mark’s Church, Balclutha, will take up his duties on July 1.
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New hospital waiting room
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New hospital waiting room
Now it is mid-year we are looking forward to seeing the promised action on the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site.
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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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Getting drunk in Iceland: a formal guide
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Getting drunk in Iceland: a formal guide
The first Icelander I met worked in the duty-free shop at Reykjavik airport.
Democracy, society and hi-tech
Democracy, society and hi-tech
Artificial intelligence is power-hungry in every sense of the term, Andrew Perchard, John Holt and Duncan Connors write. The Algonquian people spoke of the wendigo: a beast that...
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Matariki a time to look back, forward
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Matariki a time to look back, forward
Matariki encourages us to reflect on and remember our losses, celebrate the present and look to the future.
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Parliament resumes
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Parliament resumes
Wellington, June 25: The fourth session of the twenty-first Parliament of New Zealand was opened to-day with the usual ceremonial.