Articles by Andrew Dickens
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Why we got the Auckland Harbour Bridge wrong
Monday, 14 April 2025, 6:06amThere was a letter to the editor over the weekend about the Auckland Harbour Bridge which made a very good point. The writer...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Why forestry should be removed from the ETS
Friday, 11 April 2025, 6:03amLast night on 1News I heard the single most logical and sane thing said in the entire bulletin in a long time. It was said...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: The curious case of Benjamin Doyle
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 6:14amBenjamin Doyle spoke on the controversy surrounding them yesterday and basically called themself stupid. We’ve found out...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Children deserve better
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 6:16amOranga Tamariki is getting rid of its target to place 58% of the kids in its care with wider Whanau. And it's also ditching...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Defence spending is necessary, but expensive
Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 6:11amThe news that New Zealand is going to spend 12 billion dollars on defence is not news to welcome, and yet it is welcome news. In...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Treaty Principles Bill part two
Monday, 7 April 2025, 6:13amSo it looks like the Treaty Principles Act is toast as Christopher Luxon assured us it would be. Much was made over the...
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Reports Elon Musk will leave DOGE
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 6:30amTesla may benefit when founder Elon Musk leaves his government role. There are reports the billionaire will leave his role...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Comedians bring logic to a fight
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 6:25amThe comedian Jimmy Carr is coming back to New Zealand for a nationwide tour the culminates at Auckland's Spark Arena. These...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Our kids should know Shakespeare
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 6:03amThe draft year 7-13 English curriculum proposes compulsory Shakespeare for senior secondary school students. That’s provoked...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Is the new ferry deal really better in the long run?
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 6:24amWinston’s great rail solution is now revealed: it’s just like KiwiRail’s iReX but cheaper. The boats are still big and...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: The devastation of dog attacks
Monday, 31 March 2025, 6:03amSpent all weekend waiting for more details about the death by dog in the Bay of Plenty. This story upset me greatly. We...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Is casual clothing in the house acceptable?
Friday, 28 March 2025, 6:04amWinston Peters turned into a grumpy old conservative man in the house yesterday. A role he assumes to hoover up votes from...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Tamatha Paul shares complaints of one, not one hundred
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 6:15amTamatha Paul: a woman mocked for her views on Police. Chris Hipkins says her views on beat Police were unwise, and then...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Every city needs a stadium
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 6:05amSo, Auckland looks like it’s doing it again: dilly dallying in decision making about big stuff. A council advisory group...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: We're training doctors for no reason
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 6:12amIt’s no secret to anyone that we do not have enough doctors in New Zealand. Recent policy moves to attract more qualified...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: My take on GDP
Monday, 24 March 2025, 6:11amWhile I was away tramping all over the top of the Coromandel Peninsula, we had some good and bad news. GDP came out better...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: A good news story out of the Government
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 6:04amIt's a bit easy to be negative these days. Times are tough and talk is cheap, and I like to manage expectations and not get...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Targeted school lunches is the way to go
Monday, 17 March 2025, 6:04amLast week as the world puzzled over war and peace and the end of globalisation and rules based free trade, New Zealand was...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Are Labour serious about infrastructure investment?
Friday, 14 March 2025, 6:17amSo, Barbara Edmonds is in front of the investment conference today, representing the Labour Party who may or may not be in...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: We're all talk, no action
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 6:31amIt was a big deal for Rod Duke to go public with his concerns about his country yesterday. The Managing Director of Briscoe’s...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Could the housing crisis be over?
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 6:02amAs with all things lately we’re looking for any little clue that the old normal is coming back. But I don’t think it is....
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: It's too early for polls
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 6:32amWe’re awash with polls. The Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll and research from Horizon. It all says we’re not happy with the...
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Calls for a bed tax to help fund big events in Auckland
Monday, 10 March 2025, 6:19amA renewed push for an Auckland bed tax, after a strong summer for its hotels. They experienced a five-million-dollar boost,...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: My thoughts on the state of the healthcare system
Monday, 10 March 2025, 6:05amWe ended last week with some hopeful noises from the health sector. Minister Simeon Brown was praised by academics and...
