Getting on board with a commuter train system that works
Getting on board with a commuter train system that works
Italy has inspired Duncan Connors to propose a way forward for passenger rail in New Zealand.
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Rates and the South Dunedin library
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Rates and the South Dunedin library
If Dunedin City Councillors are to limit their rapid rates increases and soaring debts, they must be prepared to make hard decisions.
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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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How’s your year been so far? It’s been flat out at Patearoa
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How’s your year been so far? It’s been flat out at Patearoa
"How's your year been so far?"
Meanderings or meaningfulness?
Meanderings or meaningfulness?
Research should mean more than word salads, Russell Garbutt writes.
All standing up for something raw and powerful
All standing up for something raw and powerful
We need to stand for more than paring back budgets, Peter Matheson writes.
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Expedition gathers alpine plants
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Expedition gathers alpine plants
Mr D. Tannock, superintendent of the city reserves, in company with several other expert botanists, has just returned to Dunedin after a very successful collecting trip to the Garvie Mountains.
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Wahine toa, Dame Tariana Turia
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Wahine toa, Dame Tariana Turia
Dame Tariana Turia, who died last week, will not be easily forgotten, even by those who disagreed with her views.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo’s best of 2024
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo’s best of 2024
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo was first published on November 27.
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Letters to the Editor: Luxon, Waitangi Day and the Treaty
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Letters to the Editor: Luxon, Waitangi Day and the Treaty
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including Christopher Luxon's decision to not attend Waitangi Day, and making sense of our founding document.
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Welcome to 2025 and uncharted territory
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Welcome to 2025 and uncharted territory
New year is when we do the accounts for the year, and the bad news always gets top billing: how many wars are going on, how big the natural disasters were, etc.
Good luck to us all, and all who sail aboard her
Good luck to us all, and all who sail aboard her
John Drummond has been fortunate enough to have the minutes of the first meeting of the new ferry company board fall into his possession.
Ethical approaches to the dead now a welcome, central ethos
Ethical approaches to the dead now a welcome, central ethos
In their article in the ODT (December 23, 2024) Prof Sian Halcrow and co-authors drew attention to the manner in which skeletal remains from the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the...
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All Blacks wrap up perfect tour
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All Blacks wrap up perfect tour
The All Blacks introduced a new war cry, "We are about to slaughter our enemies."
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Embracing sparkles as the cookie crumbles
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Embracing sparkles as the cookie crumbles
Mark Smedley, a New Zealander who now lives in San Francisco, brightened the lives of South Island travellers on Wednesday, New Year’s Day.
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Wānaka brawl a wake-up call
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Wānaka brawl a wake-up call
Teenagers throughout history have found themselves in trouble with adults: defying the expectations of one’s elders is a rite of passage for most.
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Letters to the Editor: South D, wind power and vaping
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Letters to the Editor: South D, wind power and vaping
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a betrayal of South Dunedin, an alternative approach for wind power, and taxpayer-funded vape kits.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo’s best of 2024
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo’s best of 2024
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo was first published on November 9.
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Summer break at the beach
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Summer break at the beach
The popular seaside resort of Taieri Mouth again drew its fair share of holidaymakers this season.
Is anybody taking notice of the Regulatory Standards Bill?
Is anybody taking notice of the Regulatory Standards Bill?
A draft Bill put out for consultation late last year has Noel O’Malley somewhat concerned.