Innocent until proven guilty. It's a fundamental tenet of our justice system. But it seems there are varying shades of grey when it

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I'm feeling hard done by. This week during an idle moment between making dinner and folding washing, I found myself on the couch watching

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The French Mayor who decided last week that women who were wearing more than a handkerchief and some dental floss were improper on

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At first, the local word was Japanese diving instructor Takaishi Mamoru had quit the country after he was ripped off through some

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There's very little that can't be done online these days - from banking to dating to the weekly grocery shop. So perhaps we shouldn't

The announcement that a commemoration day for the New Zealand Land Wars is to be established has a half-hearted feel about it. Deputy

I was in the mood for metaphors so, on Saturday, I settled in to watch three rugby games back to back on television. There's more

Have you ever been the fall guy? The one under the heat of the spotlight, centre stage, with the finger pointed at you? The sacrificial

Rates are always one of the Rs that get people going before an election. There's rubbish, and roading of course. Comparatively we

News of the All Blacks security breach came via my parents in Thailand - from Al Jazeera. It featured somewhere between the image

A few years ago I sat around a table with a suicide education worker, and a group of rugby players and administrators. One of them

Our roads are governed by rules that we have to adhere to. They exist to keep us safe, alive even. Perhaps it is time we drafted

I touched upon that intriguing thing dubbed "Murphy's Law" some time back and should have known then that it would emerge again in

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When Labour leader Andrew Little told student radio he would hold a referendum on decriminalising cannabis if he became prime minister

I've chosen my sport. I guess it was the stirring sight and sound of the gold medal ceremonies with their national anthem and their

My one and only up-close encounter with Blair Tuke was in a car park. He was partially clothed. I'll be honest, he's a handsome man

'You complain, but what is it that you really want?" I felt like a fairly old and wrinkly beauty queen asked for her wishes for the

The lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games was certainly not short on controversy. It had everything, from unsanitary accommodation and

My one and only up-close encounter with Blair Tuke was in a car-park. He was partially clothed. I'll be honest, he's a handsome man

Valerie Adams and Hope Solo: two names that wouldn't normally be lumped together but for how they have conducted themselves in defeat

I have determined that there is one song, or rather the derivation of a popular old song, that the movers and shakers within the global

So, who wants to be mayor? In the Far North, it sounds like John Carter was hours away from being elected unopposed, until Peter

As most of us are aware, United States party conventions have been taking place over recent weeks. Among the many revelations has

It's probably not especially cool to admit this, but I love an early night. In winter especially, nothing quite beats peeling back