Opinion

Letters to Editor: health, burgers, trains

Letters to Editor: health, burgers, trains

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the importance of clinical voices in health discussions, McDonald's arrival in Samoa, and the building of a complex rail system.

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Wool prices steady

A wool sale held at Burns Hall, Dunedin. — Otago Witness, 6.1.1925.

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Wool prices steady

The second of the series of Dunedin wool sales for the present season was commenced in Burns Hall at 8pm yesterday, and will be continued in the same place at 9am to-day.

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Location, location, location

A set for the Netflix production of East of Eden near the Oteake Conservation Park at Hills Creek...

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Location, location, location

There is always a frisson of excitement when a screen production comes to town, particularly if the razzmatazz involves Hollywood stars.

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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: parking fines, waste and climate

Areas for paid parking in central Dunedin could be extended. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Letters to the Editor: parking fines, waste and climate

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including Otago's oldest parking fine, how NZ lags when it comes to the environment, and selective climate literature.

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Paying the price for poetical demands

The IMF says New Zealand's economy is going through a necessary slowdown caused by the Reserve...

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Paying the price for poetical demands

Like you, I look forward to the arrival of every rates bill.

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All Blacks dedicate NZ bed

The All Blacks at King’s College Hospital, London, where a bed has been endowed for the needs of...

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All Blacks dedicate NZ bed

London, January 21: The All Blacks visited King’s College Hospital this morning.

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Where next in the Middle East?

Palestinians walk past the rubble of houses and buildings in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip,...

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Where next in the Middle East?

In the 80 hours between Wednesday, January 15, when the Gaza ceasefire agreement was announced, and Sunday, January 19, when it went into effect, Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed 123...

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Endings are sweet, beginnings sweeter

Students are starting to return to campus. Photos: Peter McIntosh

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Endings are sweet, beginnings sweeter

It is January 2025, and the beginning of another academic year at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka.

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A hurried shuffle?

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

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A hurried shuffle?

Card dealers have quick wrists, supple thumbs and precise movements.

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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: Reti, Brown and the hospital

Rangitata MP James Meager has been promoted to Minister for the South Island and other roles....

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Letters to the Editor: Reti, Brown and the hospital

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a Minister for the South Island, the track record of Dr Shane Reti, and Luxon's middle management faux pas.

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