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Editorial: Have we turned off the taps too soon?
Is it too soon to be closing access to NZ's oil and gas reserves?
Nicola Patrick: You do everything right ... and it turns out badly
It's not easy looking good with a baby bump
Terry Sarten: Amazed by what passes for news
I'm amazed by the media and content that is an insignificant puddle of dross.
Editorial: Wake-up call for pyjamas at the cinema
Dressing gowns get a dressing down at cinema where sartorial style matters
Your letters: Not good enough, council
Whanganui council should have hidden construction site for Anzac service.
Chester Borrows: Dressing down in a dressing gown
The most common response to unwillingness to meet a standard is to lower the standard.
Down the drain - it's been a problem for 150 years
A dog has fallen down the city centre drain ... and a horse ... and two gentlemen
Gwynne Dyer: Western democracy is broken
Some may argue that this is saving capitalism, but evolution is better than revolution.
Business Zen: Mentors inspire us to be the best
The greatest mentors in my life never had to explain themselves. They led by example.
Your letters: Good on you, Countdown
Not all autistics are locked into being Rain Man people (from the movie).
Frank Greenall: Commonwealth does its dash
International trade and communication have superseded Commonwealth ties.
Your letters: Our workers have been shafted
Our Government would be overjoyed if we all upped-sticks and moved across the ditch.
Harete Hipango: Labour's extra time in the House means electorates miss out
Four weeks is plenty of time to study cracks appearing in coalition government
Jay Kuten: Ardern shows grace under pressure
Ardern's "acceptance" of Trump's missile strike on Syria was diplomacy at its best.
Ian McKelvie: 103 years - the changing face of Anzac Day
From solemn parade to 'positive patriotism' - how Anzac Day has been kept alive
Your letters: Nurses talk sense on end-of-life issue
Nurses are at the front line of health services, from the cradle to the death bed.
Fred Frederikse: Ferns think they've got problems
Overpopulation, coupled with land growing export crops, raises the spectre of famine.
Kevin Page: Human seagulls scrap over fag-ends
I'm all for personal choice, but I deem butt-picking inappropriate, so I go out for a word
Conservation Comment: Working together pays
The Waitotara Conservation Area is a tramping backwater ripe for developing greater use.
Your letters: Fake attacks, fake response
White helmets, unprotected in T-shirts and jandals, "save" poisoned people. Totally fake.
Your say: Little girl gives mum a telling off
Readers get it off their chest -- bad language; news reporting and fluoride facts
Terry Sarten: Some blue sky thinking ... with occasional showers
How's the weather with you ... and what does it all mean?
Rachel Rose: Donating your rubbish is NOT a sign of generosity
Donations that are far from generous -- dumpers plague the op shops
Comment: Suck it up Auckland - welcome to the real world
It's bad enough subsidising Aucklanders' sorry arses, now we've got to feel sorry for them
Editorial: Please be careful what you 'accept', Jacinda
Ardern learning the language - and lessons - of international diplomacy
Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of Israel Folau
COMMENT: I'm the victim here. Intolerant people are hating on me.
Gwynne Dyer: Air strike shows grownups still in charge
There can't be a new Cold War; the Russians don't have the resources to hold up their end.
Your letters: Dublin St - a bridge too dark
The Dublin St Bridge's new LED lighting has turned out to be a disaster.
Chester Borrows: First World services elusive
We may well have pockets of citizenry who do not meet the definition of First World.
Opinion: Reminder of how intolerant religion can be
I think we should thank Israel Folau for reminding us how intolerant religion actually is.
The stories Karen leaves behind
Karen Ellett's approach to life is a lesson to us all.
Editorial: Royal fan gets treated like royalty
A cheeky request sees the nation's media chasing Whanganui woman