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Editorial: Straight decision needed on gallery
I suspect Friedrich Hundertwasser is having a good old laugh at the drawn-out process that the Hundertwasser Art Centre proposal for Whangarei has become.

Editorial: At least Tasker is now silent
In the end, I couldn't watch. Or listen. I turned the radio off, driving into town.

Editorial: There needs to be some substance
Straw polls, critics say, have all the power of the material they are named after.

Nickie Muir: Let's celebrate diversity
They're back! Nuggety international tourists, they are the cast members of the original biological real life epic: Mission Impossible.

Joanne McNeill: Lifejackets waste of space
Making an exception to strict house rules by turning on the telly to watch America's Cup racing last Sunday morning, proved just how dangerous daytime television can be.

Editorial: Coercion of rellies' cash intolerable
One of the most despicable things around is when people put pressure on family members-particularly older parents-to part with their money.

Eva Bradley: Sweet moments on the road
Life is filled with sweet moments and we can find them hiding in the smallest, most unlikely of places, or in the more obvious.

Editorial: Our Pearl shines in adversity
The public response to the arson attack and burglary of 92-year-old Pearl Sanger's home was unlike any I have experienced as an editor.

Nickie Muir: Farcial performance by mayoral hopefuls
I'm feeling passionate. Passionate about heaps of stuff. Also I think it's really important to move forward. Go on a journey. But I'll lead from the front. Passionately.

Editorial: Where do they stand on issues?
The H Word. Hundertwasser. More specifically, the Hundertwasser Art Centre.

Letters: 30 August: Have your say
Many years ago when I lived on the West Coast, the local Trustee Savings Bank took up the slack when the big banks pulled out of the small towns.

Eva Bradley: Travel drug leaves me high
In an analogy that is no doubt wildly offensive to postpartum mothers the world over, it occurred to me this week that long-haul flying is a not entirely dissimilar to giving birth.

Nickie Muir: Engage in local elections
I like lists. I found my "February list of Things to Do" last week and quite a few items remained unachieved.

Letters: 23rd August: Have your say
In reply to Keith Hartley's letter (August 16) about the printing of money, he should do some study as to how the money he uses comes into existence.

Eva Bradley: Is there anything I have forgotten?
Who knew putting the babies to bed could be so gawd-damned difficult?

Editorial: Riddle of the giant sea snails
It is continually surprising what lies beneath our seas.