Editorial

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Greyhounds running out of track

Still legal but not for much longer. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Greyhounds running out of track

In a week when the political infighting over possible Cook Strait ferry replacements reached farcical fever pitch, a momentous display of unity in Parliament did not receive the attention it deserved.

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Away with the ferries

Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

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Away with the ferries

It's in the running to be one of the most glib and self-satisfied announcements yet made by this government.

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Syria: what happens next?

The sun rises over Damascus days after rebels seized the capital and ousted President Bashar al...

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Syria: what happens next?

Syrians are entitled to joy and exhilaration, at least for now. The loathed, murderous regime of Bashar al-Assad is no more.

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Getting it right in aged care

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Getting it right in aged care

The decision to place an elderly person in the care of others is not one taken lightly by relatives.

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Not putting their best foot forward

Children's Minister Karen Chhour says the cuts would mean more money is spent on young people....

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Not putting their best foot forward

It had to happen — and some of those opposed to the government’s boot-camp initiative have been holding their breath waiting for the moment to come.

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QLDC’s landscape failure

Peter Thiel's proposed luxury lodge near Wanaka. IMAGE: SUPPLIED.

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QLDC’s landscape failure

Environment Court Judge Prudence Steven has emphatically criticised the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

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Another broken promise

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Another broken promise

The wool industry has every right to be fed up.

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Dark clouds over blue-skies fund

Space Minister Judith Collins. Photo: RNZ

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Dark clouds over blue-skies fund

As New Zealand struggles to become more innovative and invent stuff which benefits us all, greater support for all kinds of scientific endeavour is essential.

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Can’t they look after themselves?

Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden talks to media at Parliament some time in 2024....

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Can’t they look after themselves?

The government seems determined to make life better for businesses as part of the "grow the economy" mantra, applied across various measures one piece at a time.

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Health funding smoke and mirrors

Health Minister Dr Shane Reti. Photo: RNZ

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Health funding smoke and mirrors

The slanging match between Health Minister Shane Reti and the previous holder of this position Ayesha Verrall at the Health Committee in Parliament’s Scrutiny Week was not enlightening.

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It was only a matter of time

Chickens at Hillgrove Egg Farm near Moeraki. File photo: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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It was only a matter of time

The discovery on Monday of a strain of avian flu at a poultry farm near Moeraki is highly distressing for the farm operator and extremely worrying for the industry and the New Zealand economy.

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Don’t pop the bubbles just yet

Chris Hipkins speaks to the Labour Party conference at the weekend. PHOTO: RNZ / LILLIAN HANLY

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Don’t pop the bubbles just yet

Political party conferences the year after an election defeat tend to be morose affairs, all the more so if that defeat was of historic proportions.

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Data and digital dilemma

Datagrid announced yesterday a plan to construct a datacentre facility near Makarewa, taking...

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Data and digital dilemma

It should be no surprise there is alarm about planned huge cuts to Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora’s data and digital staff.

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Letters to the Editor: protest, politics and property

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Letters to the Editor: protest, politics and property

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a common theme of protests in New Zealand, the battle of ideologies, and the right to protect one's property.

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Through glass, muttering darkly

Broken glass on Castle St. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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Through glass, muttering darkly

Next time you are crunching your way through shards and chunks of broken glass in the gutter in North Dunedin, or your bike gets yet another puncture, it is unlikely you will stop and think how glass has shaped our modern world.

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Measured response a dose of realism

Sir Ashley Bloomfield says it feels like we are out the other side of the pandemic. File photo:...

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Measured response a dose of realism

It is a shame that the subject of Covid-19, and more specifically New Zealand’s response to the pandemic, is so polarising.

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Gang law impact unknown

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Gang law impact unknown

There has been a long build-up to the gang patch ban which came into force last week, but it is still unclear what impact it might have on gang activity.

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Good COP(29), bad COP(29)

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Good COP(29), bad COP(29)

The world’s biggest climate-change conference has been and gone again, and the question we have to ask once more is, was it really much cop?

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Fair points don’t build a hospital

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. PHOTO: REUTERS

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Fair points don’t build a hospital

There was more disappointment for the South on the front page of the Otago Daily Times yesterday as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the government was immovable on its pledge to not spend more than $1.9 billion on the new Dunedin hospital.

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New child strategy raises questions

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New child strategy raises questions

Ensuring New Zealand is the best place in the world for children and young people is the vision at the heart of the government’s new Child and Youth Strategy, we are told.

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