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Editorial: Turkey again facing a turbulent crossroad

Next month hundreds of New Zealanders will face the pre-dawn chill on Gallipoli Peninsula to commemorate Anzac Day.

Editorial: Priorities askew on burglaries

The Herald's startling burglary series this week has revealed that nearly every homeowner has a story about the crime.

Breakthrough on zero hours victory for all

The Labour Party is justifiably celebrating a victory on legislation to end "zero-hour contracts" even if it is victory on a fine point of law.

Editorial: Labour could make mark on security report

Little more than two years have passed since the country had an intense debate on the rightful limits of the state's powers of domestic surveillance.

Editorial: Seeing porn as addiction a start to healing

Athlete Nick Willis has displayed remarkable personal courage by disclosing he once suffered an addiction to pornography.

Editorial: Defence Force must learn its lesson

NZ Defence Force is living to regret its suggestion that Jon Stephenson had fabricated an important element of his 2011 story on the SAS in Afghanistan.

Editorial: Challenging legacy left by brave truth-teller

Ranginui Walker walked in two worlds. A brave truth-teller, Dr Walker devoted his career to presenting historical events from a Maori perspective.

Editorial: Trump attack sign GOP out of patience

No precedent exists for the success so far of Donald Trump, who has been neither a state governor nor a member of Congress.

Editorial: Crowe, master batsman, lived for perfection

If you are searching for a phrase which encapsulated Martin Crowe, cricketer, that would do nicely.

Editorial: Hostels barring Kiwis in grey legal territory

When Ryan Turney's mother, Gerardine, learned her son had been told he could not stay at a Blenheim backpackers she hit the roof.

Editorial: Health savings good idea but brave politics

To demand "savings" from the country's district health boards is good economics but brave politics.

Editorial: Quake carries lessons for whole country

Editorial: Unitary Plan needs nerve to see through

It is too easy to panic politicians in election year, particularly in local body elections where the turnouts are usually low.

Editorial: McCullum bows out with peerless record

Regardless of how the two-test series against Australia ends, the career of Brendon McCullum will be long cherished by cricket fans.

Editorial: US elections take adverse turn for NZ

Threats to tear up Trans-Pacific Partnership have damaging implications for our trade.

Editorial: Sports rules aren't made to be broken

Sport is often a model for life, never more so when it comes to fair play and enforcement of the law.

Editorial: Homework should not be a chore

Herald on Sunday has found primary school children do only 15 minutes a night on average and the experts seem happy with that.

Editorial: Chinese New Year adds to city vibrancy

By happy coincidence, today is not only the "Mondayised" holiday for Waitangi Day, but also New Year's Day on the Chinese calendar.