Articles by Mike Scott
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Travel
Mike Yardley: Five-star indulgence in Doha
Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 11:03amTreating yourself to elevated holiday indulgence is all the more enticing, if you’ve got a 17 hour plus-flight on your agenda....
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Is this as good as it gets for America?
Monday, 1 July 2024, 2:49pmIt is true to say that Biden got it together, somewhat, as the debate unfolded. But it started so badly that even in his...
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Travel
Mike Yardley: Outdoorsy adventures on the Sunshine Coast
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 1:03pmThe Sunshine Coast’s compact layout belies its bounty, richly necklaced with nature-based experiences in easy reach of each...
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National
Waiouru exercises important in 'volatile, uncertain and complex world'
Friday, 28 June 2024, 4:35pmThe booming of shells and the rat-tat-tat of machine guns and small arms signify a busy time over the tussock hills of the...
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Opinion
Mike’s Minute: A different perspective on job losses
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 10:07amA little something from the perspective file. Although things are dire and dour and straight up and down bad, in some areas...
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National
Far North could be best place to see Matariki stars this week
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 2:29pmNiwa meteorologists say people living in the upper North Island are likely to get the best views of the Matariki star cluster...
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Opinion
Mike’s Minute: It’s not crack, but a mature coalition instead
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 10:12amWe have our first agree to disagree clause of this new coalition. First point to make - what a mature look it is. New Zealand...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Ferries, plane and towers - We should learn from this
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 9:35amSo it seems we have ended up with three stories. But all three stories have the same outworkings - we look like a basket...
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Travel
Mike Yardley: Flavours of the Sunshine Coast
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 12:44pmIn the pantheon of Australia’s famous ‘big things’, the biggest thing of all is the Sunshine Coast’s Big Pineapple. This...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: The economy is a mess, but will come right
Friday, 21 June 2024, 10:07amThink hard before you jump. That was a quote from the Reserve Bank economist Paul Conway in a speech this week, as he tried...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: My thoughts on Luxon and the C-listers
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 9:31amOn the fringes of the Prime Minister's Japan trip are two stories. The first is the plane that needs replacing and the second...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: What are we going to do about China?
Wednesday, 19 June 2024, 10:06amThe irony is growing greater by the day. What to do with China? The Premier has been in New Zealand and Australia this...
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Travel
Mike Yardley: Soaking up the Sun Princess
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 11:07amShe’s big, she’s beautiful and she’s pushing boundaries. As the newest cruise ship in the world to be sailing the seven seas,...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: NZ needs offshore buying
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 10:17amIf a mistake was made during the coalition talks by National it was acquiescing to the NZ First demand that they keep people...
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National
Far North farmer wants urgent work on slippery highway after three vehicles crash into paddock in a week
Monday, 17 June 2024, 2:10pmFar North farmer Paddy Gleeson wants urgent repairs on State Highway 10 outside his property after three vehicles in one...
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Travel
Mike Yardley: Cruising’s new wave on Sun Princess
Saturday, 15 June 2024, 1:59pmBy any measure, she’s a game-changing giant to reset the cruise industry’s compass, pivoting to the future. Earlier this...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Hopefully we don't follow Australia re immigration
Friday, 14 June 2024, 10:56am$211 billion. That's a lot of money. It is what it will cost Australia in lost productivity and revenue as a result of their...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Is there enough competition between banks?
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 10:12amIt was always coming because it's part of the coalition deal. But the Willis letter to a couple of select committees sets...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Another win for farmers and sensible moves
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 10:32amAnother one of those sensible moves this week, with an amendment coming to the Climate Change Response Act. It's to make...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Are these tribunal hearings value for money?
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 9:21amOnce again we ask the question: who is paying for the Waitangi Tribunal? How much of it is what you would loosely call value...
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Travel
Mike Yardley: Getting to grips with Naples
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 12:55pmIt’s Italy in the extreme. She’s rough and ready and in your face. Gritty, gripping, daunting and intimidating to the uninitiated,...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Newstalk ZB is a success story
Friday, 7 June 2024, 9:32amIt's important I think to end the week with the good news. The good news from an industry, you might have read, that has...
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Travel
Mike Yardley: Dazzling designs in Doha
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 11:24amAs a quick-hit, Doha makes for a head-turning stopover when travelling to Europe, where you’ve got all the flashy and futuristic...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Keep local politics simple and democratic
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 10:09amLocal body politics is having a bit of a week in the sun. They have formed a group, as we told you Tuesday, to look at ways...