Kiwis In Australia On New Citizenship Pathway

Posted 11:30am Sunday 28th February 2016

Talks last week between John Key and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull have made it easier for Kiwis living in Australia to seek Australian citizenship.  Prime Minister Turnbull announced the changes recently in a joint press conference during John Key’s trip to Sydney to meet Read more...

Plans For Ceasefire In Syria

Posted 11:18am Sunday 28th February 2016

The United States and Russia have reached a new ceasefire agreement in Syria, set to take effect on Saturday despite questions still remaining over how the truce will be enforced and the response to any violations. Under the terms of the agreement both the Syrian Army and the Syrian Armed Read more...

Students Bunk, More Room For So Many Activities

Posted 11:07am Sunday 28th February 2016

Victoria University has informed over one hundred first year students, just days out from their arrival that they will have the pleasure of sharing a bunk bed this upcoming year.  Students from Katharine Jermyn Hall, Te Puni and Weir House have all been notified that as compensation for Read more...

Editorial | Issue 1

Posted 10:42am Sunday 28th February 2016

Come late February, there’s no better smell throughout North Dunedin than burning couches and stale alcohol. It tugs at my heartstrings in a similar way to fresh cut lawns in spring, or pine trees at Christmas. It can mean only one thing, that the academic year has began and the students are Read more...

No Plans to Accelerate Spending

Posted 11:40am Sunday 6th September 2015

The government is confident that a slide in global markets this week does not spell recession for the country. Speaking to the media on Tuesday 1 September in the wake of “black Monday”, which saw markets around the world plummet, neither Key nor English believed that a slowing Read more...

Craig Won’t Rule Out Auckland

Posted 11:44am Sunday 16th August 2015

Former Conservative leader Colin Craig has not yet ruled out putting his hand up as a candidate in the race for the Auckland mayoralty next year. Craig has said he has been approached on many occasions to enter his candidacy for the position and admitted it is something he has not yet ruled out. Read more...

Key Denies Economic Struggle

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 12th July 2015

Prime Minister John Key has knocked back suggestions from economists that New Zealand is headed for a large economic slowdown. Speaking at a post-cabinet press conference, Key said he was “not at all panicked”. However, he did accept that there were “a few headwinds Read more...