It is said that we Kiwis don't complain enough, and there is an element of truth to that.

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It is our relatively low wages, not taxes, that are putting the squeeze on most of us.

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The majority of news stories appear to be passed from one agency to another unaltered.

Teach your children to ask questions, not just accept what they are taught.

Ferry plan reservations; Pike River mine; Evolution's flaws; History not propaganda.

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Winston Peters secret diary, as told by Steve Braunias

Outrage at Aucklanders paying $15 fro a beer

Terry Sarten on how to beat the perils of overbooked flights

Funding for peace; Know your biblical genres; Belief systems; Down Syndrome and abortions.

Rachel Rose on the value of Quakers and their message of peace

Red tape has Kate Stewart in knots

Extension to hearing for new information casts doubt on TTR's iron-sand mining application

Be grateful for the sacrifices made by those who left us this beautiful, peaceful country.

Who are these bureaucrats who insult our culture at a time of national mourning?

Poppies, spies and police dogs in civvies. Thanks all round and a call for clarity on port

How red tape nearly strangled Anzac Day

Mangapurua Track: A fascinating experience in a beautiful part of New Zealand, says MP.

Who knows what's in the clouded mind of politician or a journalist? The Shadow knows.

Trump's "mother of all bombs" is unlikely to have have intimidated the Pashtuns.

A credible plan to improve water quality for swimming requires a credible grading system.

E-bike magic; banks, usury and Sonny Bill; flood protection; an Anzac Day challenge.

.Freedom camping, White poppy sellers, Sonny Bill's haircut.

New Zealand's biggest problem could be the institution known as the too-hard basket.

Tax is the engine that makes society run

Homeless ... it's one of those words that gets bandied about on a regular basis.

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