Echoes of inter-war political movements can be heard in today's politics
Echoes of inter-war political movements can be heard in today's politics
Mark Seymour asks and answers questions about the purported rise of fascism.
Opinion
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Wembley rerun will help NZ
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Wembley rerun will help NZ
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Tiny triumphs, not a week of despair
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Tiny triumphs, not a week of despair
This week the world learns what investment opportunities New Zealand has to offer, or snoozes through a government-boosting talk-fest, depending on one’s point of view.
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Bowel screening fizzer
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Bowel screening fizzer
Health Minister Simeon Brown may have been surprised his big announcement on bowel screening was not greeted with wholehearted enthusiasm.
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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: tax reform and the voting age
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Letters to the Editor: tax reform and the voting age
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the need for tax reform, Christopher Luxon's latest advertising jingle, and why we should lower the voting age.
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Things change, but they stay the same
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Things change, but they stay the same
There's no point in being rude about Trump.
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Worth their weight in gold?
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Worth their weight in gold?
The Co-operative Fruitgrowers of Otago (Ltd) reports the sale of a tray of the famous "Million Dollar" peaches, grown by Mr R. Kinnaird, of the Viola Orchard, Earnscleugh.
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Syria’s tragedy: who is to blame?
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Syria’s tragedy: who is to blame?
"They kidnapped; they killed; they humiliated; they kicked people out of jobs," explained an Alawite writer living in coastal Syria.
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Time that we took a look at spending
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Time that we took a look at spending
If we really want to take control of horrendous rates increases we need a major change in the way we look at spending by our councils.
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Cyclone Alfred and a mind of his own
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Cyclone Alfred and a mind of his own
Two stories on the front page of Monday’s Otago Daily Times said it all really. It was a tale of two Tasman Sea-bordering nations.
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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: America, Seymour and Trump
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Letters to the Editor: America, Seymour and Trump
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the effects of US policy changes in NZ, Seymour's school lunches, and is Trump America's answer to Ardern?
Looks mean very little in modern warfare
Looks mean very little in modern warfare
Technology means New Zealand can defend itself in the modern world, Robert Hamlin writes.
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Bowling balls fail test
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Bowling balls fail test
Congratulations to Mr W. Hogg (the Dunedin Club’s champion) on winning the Singles Champion of Championship of the Dunedin Centre for the 1925 season.
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The timing of the war on woke
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The timing of the war on woke
In politics, as in so many things, timing is everything.
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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: lunches, bins and civics education
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Letters to the Editor: lunches, bins and civics education
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the entitled fools in government, the council's flawed wheelie bin logic, and compulsory civics education.
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Make mine a paper bag and a hearty Marmite sandwich
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Make mine a paper bag and a hearty Marmite sandwich
Welcome to "Luxon’s Larder".
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Tokens of remembrance
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Tokens of remembrance
Splendid work has been done by the Imperial War Graves Commission in laying out and beautifying the graves of the men who fell on Gallipoli.