Mapping the Millispheres: From Eden to wasteland
The occupation of Iran's London embassy in 1980 was by Arab separatists from Khuzestan.
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Have your say: State house sales; racist injustice; the cruelty of 1080
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The public sector was the whipping boy for the previous government.
Editorial: London, New York, Paris - yes. But little old Whanganui ...?
London, New York, Paris - yes. But little old Whanganui ...?
Nicola Patrick: Gillette advert takes a razor to bad behaviour
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Terry Sarten: Red, red tape ... tying Britain up in knots
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Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of The unruly tourists
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Gwynne Dyer: US abandonment stuns Kurds
It was Erdogan who persuaded Trump that pulling all US troops out of Syria was a good idea
Letters: Dumping in the dunes not on
Rubbish disposal rates are horrendous, which is what happens when corporates take control.
Letters: On board with Airbnb idea
Elinor McDouall is to be congratulated for this creative contribution to our environment.
Frank Greenall: The Devil in Johnny's detail
NZ's first rock 'n' roll star Johnny Devlin (from Whanganui!) wowed the kids in the '50s.
Editorial: No more ferry tales
A proposed inter-island ferry service from Port Castlecliff appears to be floundering.
Kevin Page: Let sleeping mattresses lie
Beware of children bearing gifts at Christmas time.
Gwynne Dyer: Xi rhetoric ensures Taiwan treads carefully
Xi threatens bloody murder if Tsai declares independence, but he knows that she will.
Jay Kuten: Safety first for striking docs
Studies liken doctors' sleep deprivation, to 0.05 per cent blood alcohol.
Fred Frederikse: Assimilation for Uyghurs
The Chinese-created police state in Uyghurstan has led to mass human rights violations.
Opinion: Report strips away rights of unborn
This is not fringe theory, and it's not new.
Gwynne Dyer: Game of chicken as May faces long odds
British Prime Minister Theresa May doesn't convince as a suicide bomber.
Letters: Catch 'em if you can
Fly-tipping affects rural and urban areas and perpetrators are from all walks of life.
Frank Gibson: Virgo will let us 'see' black holes
Gravity wave detection a breakthrough for astrophysicists, writes Frank Gibson
Letters: A big win with TAB change
'TAB betting is now so complicated and confusing it is saving me hundreds of dollars.'
Conservation Comment: Year of extinctions
There were several species whose last representative passed away during 2018.
Don't lose your direction in life, find and follow your moral compass
Don't lose your moral compass, writes Terry Sarten.
Letters: Poison works for possums
Possum and deer culling by hunters don't work. Human nature and expense defeat them.
Gwynne Dyer: The stars our destination
Interstellar travel suddenly seems closer with work on a space drive that burns no fuel.
Chester Borrows: Easy living in a lucky country
A big, fat kereru sits on a kahikatea outside the window as I brew the day's first coffee.
Letters: All quiet on the ferry front
When the onus is on profit, all other consideration goes out the window. - Paul Evans
Fred Frederikse: It's one way to foil spies
Beat the security spies and ensure privacy by writing a letter and posting it in the mail.
Let's Talk Law: Private investigations
An independent investigator can make life easier when dealing with a workplace complaint.