Draining debates
Draining debates
Three Waters is the largest local government reform in decades. But in many minds, the rollout has been muddled and mired in controversy.
Bruce Munro
Jazz pianist Dan Costa dazzles Dunedin audience
Jazz pianist Dan Costa dazzles Dunedin audience
Renowned jazz pianist and composer Dan Costa dazzled his Dunedin audience on Saturday night.
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Insiders give their take on Three Waters
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Insiders give their take on Three Waters
Three anonymous insiders near to the action give ODT reporter Bruce Munro a frank take on the reason for the controversial reforms, whether they are a good idea and what they would do differently.
Global Insight: Action needed to avert climate-conflict storm
Global Insight: Action needed to avert climate-conflict storm
Jacinda Ardern needs to wake the world to the urgent action needed to avert a climate-conflict perfect storm.
Global Insight: NZ soldier's death 'not in vain'
Global Insight: NZ soldier's death in Ukraine 'not in vain'
Dominic Abelen, the Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine has not died in vain, Otago University's foreign affairs specialist Prof Robert Patman says.
A forgotten wilderness
A forgotten wilderness
A large public reserve on the edge of Otago Harbour lies neglected and mostly unknown.
Clicking the Ticket
Clicking the Ticket
Click-and-collect groceries, home-delivered restaurant meals, weekends away booked online ... all part of the new normal. But there are worrying signs online retailing's out of whack.
Global Insight: 'Diplomacy needed' to end Myanmar violence
Global Insight: 'Diplomacy needed' to end Myanmar violence
Escalating violence in Myanmar could convince global players to get more involved, international relations specialist Prof Robert Patman believes.
Buried treasure
Buried treasure
Foulden Maar holds globally unique fossil secrets revealing not just our ancient past but our possible future. But the future of the 23-million-year-old site near Middlemarch is far from certain, Associate Prof Daphne Lee says.
Feeling better
Feeling better
Wars, climate disasters, pandemics, spiralling costs - no wonder stress is also on the rise. But it doesn't have to become unbearable, Dr Tom Mulholland, who once contemplated suicide and now champions healthy thinking, says.
Global Insight: Russian withdrawal best scenario
Global Insight: Russian withdrawal best scenario
New Zealand hopes Ukraine does not accept any deals to end Russia's invasion, Professor Robert Patman has told Global Insight.
Free & fair: The case for free buses
Free & fair: The case for free buses
With the cost of living soaring and half-price public transport already here, Bruce Munro takes a look at the case for free buses.
Global Insight: Not just super powers focused on Pacific
Global Insight: Not just super powers focused on Pacific
The Pacific Islands Forum has revealed a new reality in global geopolitics, according to international relations expert Professor Robert Patman.
Formally & currently: The changing ways of having a ball
Formally & currently: The changing ways of having a ball
School ball season is in full swing. But is it still relevant? Bruce Munro asks former Moreau College pupil Clare Curran and St Hilda’s principal Jackie Barron to conjugate the past, present and future of the school ball.
Bursting the hydrogen bubble
Bursting the hydrogen bubble
As hype grows around potential hydrogen production, including at Tiwai Point, some significant voices say it is at best an untimely distraction and at worst a catastrophic waste of time and energy.
Global Insight: China a key factor in Ardern's Europe trip
Global Insight: China a key factor in Ardern's Europe trip
Jacinda Ardern might be in Europe for security and trade talks, but China is a key reason for both, Professor Robert Patman says.
Lines in the sand
Lines in the sand
Should people be allowed to drive vehicles on beaches? It's a divisive question in Clutha District.
Global Insight: More protection needed for journalists
Global Insight: More protection needed for journalists
Liberal democracies need to do more at home and abroad to protect journalists, Professor Robert Patman says.
Record sales
Record sales
Disk Den is more than just Dunedin’s longest surviving music album retailer. Hing and Noni Chin reflect on 45 years in the music store game and generations of customers tell Bruce Munro why it's an international institution.
Separating fact from fiction: Hollywood's take on grandfather's wartime feats
Separating fact from fiction: Hollywood's take on grandfather's wartime feats
A Hollywood movie about an attempt to fool Hitler features Rear-Admiral John Godfrey, whom many say is the real-life inspiration behind James Bond spy boss "M". Godfrey's granddaughter, a Dunedin local, reveals what parts the new film gets right and what it has wrong.