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Toxicologist: 'I'd drink water downstream of a 1080 drop'
Academic says data for using 1080 is 'compelling'.

Storm in a teacup sums up NRL impotency
NRL judicial panel ruling on Melbourne Storm Billy Slater shows fullback bigger than sport

Keep calm and get on with your schoolwork
Principal's motives right but blunt comments cause controversy.

Piripi Whaanga: What language carries our Kiwi-ness?
COMMENT: Kiwis are unknowingly recolonising themselves, writes Piripi Whaanga.

Men feared for their beer when women sought vote
In Hawke's Bay, petitions were circulated in favour of women's suffrage.

Norm Brown: Alternatives to 1080 poison
To say anti-1080 people are ill-informed is fraudulent says Norm Brown.

Special needs kids need special schools
Our education system discriminates against special needs kids, says Craig Cooper

Government still walking the plank
One year ago tomorrow we elected a new government.

ABs will exorcise demons but where was Kieran Read?
Steve Hansen assumes the mantle of mad scientist so give him all the test tubes he needs.

When kids get flu, sympathise - then bolt for Mexico
A week locked in fortress loo would keep me safe from germ-laden offspring

Why is it so hard to talk about money?
Personal finance can be a complex world to navigate

Politics whole lot saner on this side of the ditch
Aussies knock another off prime ministerial roundabout

Havelock North united in community centre project
Fundraising wasn't easy, with economic blows that year

Te reo embraced strongly - and not just by Māori
It appears more non-Māori than Māori are signing up for lessons

Let's not be crushed by personality politics
Previous Govt left a troubling array of serious social deficits

Opinion: Growth overloads water system
Napier's stormwater system is a political mess, reckons Bruce Bisset

Tackling te reo daunting but time to stand tall like tōtara
It's the week to give language a real go without embarrassment

There's something about a... shield
A shot at the shield has unexpectedly come our way again.