Opinion

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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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Old, wise enough to read and not tackle TikTok

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Old, wise enough to read and not tackle TikTok

Will it go, or will it stay?

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Kauri running out

A logger nicknamed "Joe the Māori" climbs a doomed kauri tree. — Otago Witness, 13.1.1925

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Kauri running out

Timber production in the Auckland province has reached its zenith.

Staring down the retirement village’s sniper alley as 80 looms

Staring down the retirement village’s sniper alley as 80 looms

Uncle Norm makes a brief return to consider the passage of time.

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Erratic Emperor Trump strides forth

Donald Trump at an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024, in...

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Erratic Emperor Trump strides forth

The roller-coaster ride of Donald Trump’s United States presidency was due to begin officially at 6am (New Zealand time) today.

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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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‘Ginger, You’re Barmy’ ended my dreams of military glory

King's High School cadets in the 1960s. PHOTO: KING'S HIGH SCHOOL

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‘Ginger, You’re Barmy’ ended my dreams of military glory

David Lodge died on New Year’s Day.

Treaty partnership works for me

The view from Alan McCulloch’s leasehold land. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Treaty partnership works for me

Alan McCulloch has had a positive experience of property rights under the Treaty of Waitangi.

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Vessel built sub rosa

X1, the largest submarine yet built, cruises the surface at Spithead, in the Solent, England. —...

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Vessel built sub rosa

London, January 19: Britain’s newest submarine (X1) has been delivered at Portsmouth.

Can new minister solve hospital challenges?

Transport Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ

Can new minister solve hospital challenges?

New Health Minister Simeon Brown was repeatedly hailed by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon yesterday as being someone who gets things done.

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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: TikTok, rates and the stadium

Airfield and playground. PHOTO: GERRITT DOPPENBERG

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Letters to the Editor: TikTok, rates and the stadium

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including social media conspiracies, clarity around the ORC building, and the financial future of our stadium.

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Make the southern voice heard

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Make the southern voice heard

In Douglas Adams’ science fiction satire The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy the planet Earth is summarised by a single word in the titular compendium of facts about the universe: ...

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