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Life all wind and bum notes

Well, just two weeks have passed and we're still here. Still here despite a stranger to reality being placed on the throne of America

Gender tables turn over ironing

One of the weekend magazines recently showed it was prepared to ask the big questions. "At what point did ironing become the man's

Break from reality disturbing

Not all progress is good. Think of the mobile phone, through which many people live their entire lives, not believing they exist

Gadgets are great but you need a Plan B

I LOVE to cook. It's therapeutic, productive, creative and wholesome (well usually). Before I met my wife I used to think that I

Window washers a blight on Northland's landscape for tourists and residents alike

by Craig Cooper Editor Many Northlanders will be familiar with the sense of "I'm home" when they drive over the Brynderwyn Hills

Wyn Drabble: Hot dog with loads of mustard

The scene is a simple back lawn but powerful forces have been at work. It's a battlefield littered with broken branches, acorns

Kevin Page: Urge to save a cruel disease

My wife has been diagnosed with Briscoesitis. In a nutshell it means she can't stop buying things from her favourite store. It's

Put sport on TV free for all to see

Hopefully legislation written by New Zealand First MP Clayton Mitchell which will put sporting games of national significance into

Date set for tight election race

The battle can begin now Prime Minister Bill English has announced this year's general election will be held on September 23. The

Roger Moroney: Cyclists leave me breathless

On the Sunday of the big bike racing weekend, I needed to get up Spencer Rd to check out the Party on the Hill escapades which brought

Volunteer firemen lauded for work

Russellites love their volunteer fire brigade. They can't understand why the news media should publish such a one-eyed view (January

Paul Brooks: Giving us piece of his mind

As fortunate as we are being able to view American politics from a distance, we should not be too complacent when it comes to the

The very rich are too mean to share

Your definition of obscenity may be what Donald Trump is accused of getting up to in a hotel in Russia. Mine is about the money

Kevin Page: Trapped in a sick man's body

I'm sick. Right in the middle of summer. I feel like excrement, if you know what I mean. But because I'm the modern day equivalent

Crumbs from the tables of rich men

Research showing two New Zealanders have more wealth than the poorest 30 per cent of the adult population should give us pause for

Research can prove anything you want

Please do not be alarmed but the latest nutrition news is that green tea might not be that good for you. That's right, green tea

We will not compromise on safety

Northland District Health Board chief executive officer Dr Nick Chamberlain's opinion piece (Advocate, January 5) regarding this current

Halberg Awards now too narrow

The naming of finalists for the Halberg Awards provokes quite some debate across the sporting sphere as to what really makes the supreme