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Editorial: Filming fights disgraceful but useful
It is disturbing that someone would film a savage fight between two teenagers and it is the role of the media to challenge the public, writes Andrew Bonallack
Editorial: Burglary can start with tap on door
Who knows what drives a person to break into your home? Perhaps it is the unemployment rate that has shocked the region this week, says Craig Cooper.
Editorial: Plan to change flag may fly yet
The timing of the flag referendum may have affected the Herald-Digipoll result - there is clearly still strong feeling among our older generation who defended Queen and country.
Nickie Muir: Struggling over tailgate ...
I know I shouldn't but I'm still laughing over "tail-gate". The whole thing is so stupid it beggars belief but it is also strangely compelling.
Editorial: Don't rest on your laurels just yet
It is heartening to be reminded about the ongoing development of the Hatea Loop walkways.
Editorial: Death is too big a penalty to pay
If any society is to consider itself civilised then the death penalty should not be a part of it, writes Andrew Bonallack.
Editorial: Wicked Campers' slogans cross line
Humour is subjective and there is always a line, and Wicked Campers have crossed it, writes Northern Advocate editor Craig Cooper.
Al McCone: Farm incidents all too common
In the past week two farmers have lost their lives in quad-bike incidents. Last week a toddler nearly drowned in effluent on a dairy farm. Incidents that are all too common, writes All McCone.