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Eugenie Sage The idea seemed a good one. The Crown would pay out its high country pastoral lease owners for some land. That would be retired and...
Mr Peter Ireland's Ayrshires exhibited at the Waitati and Waikouaiti shows. From left: First prize three-year-old cow in milk and reserve champion;...
Appreciating new spuds is one of the joys of life, Peter Lyons says. Photo: ODT files I am in my mid-50s. A fuller-figured legally blind old...
Rabbits remain the most significant pest in Otago. Photo: ODT files A change of attitude is needed in the battle to control rabbits, writes...
Ian Taylor. We're not short of high achievers here in the South. We can boast All Blacks, Black Caps and Silver Ferns captains and coaches,...
For my sins, I have been learning about Government science strategy. The big shift is a move from incremental innovation to transformational...
A practical demonstration of apiary work at Mr Naismith's apiary, Mosgiel, by Mr E. A. Earp, government apiary instructor. - Otago Witness, 26.2.1919....
Martin Guptill It is a blink-and-you-will-miss-it sort of summer for international cricket fans in the South. While grounds further north -...
The homecoming of the British generals. A general view of the scene in London during the drive to Buckingham Palace of Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig...
Britain does not have to follow the Leavers over the cliff. There’s still time for a U-turn, writes Nick Cohen. For three years, the worst of...
Otago Polytechnic graduands march up George St before last year's graduation. PHOTO GERARD O'BRIEN The Government’s tertiary vocational training...
New Zealand businesses - ranging from banks to car dealers - have to be able to detect money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Photo: Getty...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says it is still possible to prevent catastrophic global warming, but to do so we must act collectively...
The housing "crisis" affecting many parts of New Zealand is, it seems, heading to Dunedin. A housing capacity report presented to the Dunedin City...
The first entry into a German town after the armistice: British lancers entering Malmedy. — Otago Witness, 26.2.1919. The text of the Covenant...
Hello there. How was your summer? Ready for a big year? Yes, it's a warm ''welcome'', or ''welcome back'' to the 20,000 (mostly) young folk gathering...
Otago Polytechnic. Photo: ODT files For an experienced politician, Education Minister Chris Hipkins seems to have given very little thought to the...
bbq_ad.jpg The ad plays to the old trope of man-explains-to-unworldly girl Heather du Plessis-Allan argues. Photo: National Party I'm...
Marie Kondo. Photo: Getty Images Let's talk about joy, writes Lynne Taylor. There is a lot of talk around at the moment about joy....
Public opinion shifts can be marked. What was once taboo becomes acceptable, and vice versa. Often, the change comes in a rush, and sometimes in...
Dave Cull Dunedin needs to think strategically about its city’s long-term transport needs, writes Jim Harland. Opportunities for improving our...
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of meeting the esteemed journalist, lawyer, former government adviser and fellow Rhodes Scholar Ronan Farrow when...
Not another one. Not another innocent young life snuffed out by a family member. Our national shame is the treatment of our children - entirely at...
The new Arthur's Point bridge over the Shotover River, opened recently by the Hon D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands. - Otago Witness, 26.2.1919. ...
The flood at Ettrick, looking towards Millers Flat. The road bridge in line with the telegraph poles is completely submerged. - Otago Witness,...
Another concert, another rush on Dunedin's accommodation sector. The global phenomenon that is Elton John will grace the Forsyth Barr Stadium stage...
Job seekers should be given more respect by prospective employers, writes Dunedin woman Philippa Wright. Anyone who has shared or lived the...
You learn a lot about the people around you during tough times. Never is the importance of strong community links made so clear as when tragedy,...
Stirling township under water during the recent Molyneux flood. - Otago Witness, 12.2.1919. The consecration of St Paul's Cathedral will be an...
City Forest trees are loaded on a ship in Port Chalmers. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY When it comes to renewable energy, New Zealand need not look...
Without quality people in teaching and education administration, any other education reform will be difficult to achieve, columnist Peter Lyons says....
Scott Kuggeleijn. Photo: Getty Images New Zealand Cricket has dug itself a Scott Kuggeleijn-sized hole, and it is only getting deeper. It is...
On the Lovells Flat-Kaitangata Road: Schoolteachers travel by buggy on the way to resume their duties as the Molyneux floodwaters subsided. — Otago...
National leader Simon Bridges. Photo: NZ Herald As this week’s annual National Party conference began, media attention turned to the elephant...
Flood damage at Clyde Terrace, Kaitangata. — Otago Witness, 12.2.1919. KAITANGATA: The flood waters are going down steadily and many stretches...
Paradise may be closer than you think. PHOTO: ODT FILES Joss Miller, of Dunedin, searches for paradise. Some say paradise or nirvana can only...
Does it matter if God is he or she? PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES God or Godde? He or she? Does it matter, so long as people are comfortable with whatever...
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge along with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive at...
A familiar sight. Photo: Getty Images Get away from that darn television before your eyes go square. That line will resonate for generations of...
Hilary Calvert It's not how many staff our councils employ but what the staff are doing. The DCC has budgeted to employ an extra 41.1 staff, and...
Gina Barreca shares some scraps of knowledge that made her sit up and pay attention. What weird thing do you know that almost nobody else knows? We...
When I look back on my years in school, I feel some sympathy for my teachers. The saying ''that education is wasted on the young'' rings true in my...
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed 179 years ago today. The intervening years could be seen as a litany of failures or a celebration of unity,...
Port Chalmers resuming something like its pre-war shipping activity. The camouflaged steamer at left is the Suevic, probably the largest steamer that...
Since the rabbit plagues of the 1880s local and central government has been searching for a rabbit solution. Photo: ODT files Michael Laws looks...
It hardly makes voters sit up and take notice when politicians speak of "tax bracket indexation''. Even descriptions such as "fiscal drag'' and...
The Observer outlines the pressing need for a second Brexit referendum. In less than eight weeks, Britain will crash out of the EU by default, if...
Cuttle Cove, Preservation Inlet, on the West Coast of Southland. - Otago Witness, 12.2.1919. Discarding all extraneous aids, and relying solely on...