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Māori children should matter in our mainstream schools

Education Minister Erica Stanford $30m million was needed for maths workbooks, guidance, and...

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Māori children should matter in our mainstream schools

In a recent interview with Mihi Forbes, Education Minister Erica Stanford discussed how the minister intended to improve outcomes for Māori children in mainstream schools.

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Lacking the courage and the will

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro looks up as he greets his supporters, at a...

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Lacking the courage and the will

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president and Trump clone, is facing trial for encouraging a plot that would have restored him to power after he lost the 2022 election, but it is unlikely that he...

How to go about becoming the people God always intended us to be

People gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, for the Holy Fire ceremony. PHOTO:...

How to go about becoming the people God always intended us to be

We have just come through the Easter season, the most important Christian festival.

Making Canada great again

Canada's Liberal Leader and Prime Minister-elect Mark Carney. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Making Canada great again

If Donald Trump had wanted to change the outcome of the Canadian election, then he succeeded spectacularly.

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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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Watts happening at Monowai

Public works minister Gordon Coates opens the Monowai power station. — Otago Witness, 12.5.1925

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Watts happening at Monowai

Probably the largest procession of motor vehicles that has been seen in Invercargill left yesterday morning for the Southland Power Board’s power station at Monowai, where the official opening...

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Health minister’s approach baffles

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Health minister’s approach baffles

It is hard to take Health Minister Simeon Brown seriously when he claims the new Dunedin Hospital is not losing intensive care unit (ICU) beds.

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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: Wānaka, Monowai and speed limits

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Letters to the Editor: Wānaka, Monowai and speed limits

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including lack of council planning in Wānaka, the Monowai power station, and the DCC's imposition of 30kmh speed limits.

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The next papacy is not going to the dogs

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The next papacy is not going to the dogs

Since I started writing newspaper columns, three popes have died.

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Dunedin woman on a mission

Mrs Rachael Don poses with young women employed printing copies of the New Testament at Mukti,...

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Dunedin woman on a mission

The usually quiet atmosphere of Moray Place in the vicinity of the Young Women’s Christian Association rooms assumed quite a busy aspect yesterday afternoon and evening.

A campus which played its part

Liam White speaks at the University of Otago Anzac Day service. PHOTO: K FROST

A campus which played its part

Liam White gave a moving eulogy at the University of Otago Anzac Day service.

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Changing seasons, turning over pages

Autumn on campus was a time for reading for student Isla Cooke in 2009. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Changing seasons, turning over pages

There's something familiar and comforting about autumn — a season captured, loved and preserved in art, music and film.

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Darn those disappointing dictators

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy talk in St Peter's Basilica before attending Pope Francis'...

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Darn those disappointing dictators

Choosing one image as most memorable from among hundreds which captured the majesty and solemnity of Pope Francis’ funeral is no easy task.

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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: planes, pains and intersections

Invercargill Airport. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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Letters to the Editor: planes, pains and intersections

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including Air NZ's service to the South, volunteer firemen and ACC, and an ingenious solution for an intersection.

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Bowled over by the basic lack of simple civility

A clean bathroom and a clean civic discourse. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Bowled over by the basic lack of simple civility

I’m dreaming of a new toilet.

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Experience bodes well

The Kaitangata football team. Otago Witness, 21.7.1925

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Experience bodes well

Reports from Kaitangata indicate that their prospects for this season are exceptionally bright.

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Glad to get away from it all

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greets Christopher Luxon after he arrives for a visit to a...

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Glad to get away from it all

New Zealand is home sweet home, but Prime Minister Christopher Luxon could be forgiven for thinking that the grass is greener on the other side of the hill.

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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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