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Police report shattering
Police Minister Mark Mitchell hit the nail on the head when he told Parliament yesterday we have all been rocked by this week’s revelations about former police top brass.
Editorial
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Lifelines for hospitality, film
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Lifelines for hospitality, film
New Zealand does not normally welcome covert agents in this country, but several have been here for months — at the taxpayer’s expense what’s more.
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A plague on both your houses
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A plague on both your houses
The ongoing implosion of Te Pati Maori continued yesterday with the expulsion of two of its MPs by its ruling council.
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Boot camp spin
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Boot camp spin
Portraying the controversial military-style academy (MSA) pilot for serious youth offenders as a success is a step too far.
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Getting awfully warm in here
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Getting awfully warm in here
Unlike Christmas, goodwill and celebrations can be harder to find at the annual, global, climate-change bash.
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Well meaning and well understood
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Well meaning and well understood
Teach your children well is sound advice, but defining the word "well" is fraught with problems.
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Mining milestone or millstone
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Mining milestone or millstone
Santana Minerals is touting lodging its fast-track application for its Bendigo-Ophir mine as a milestone.
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Straining for the average
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Straining for the average
We all knew that it was expensive to buy a house in the Central Otago-Lakes area, but that was resoundingly underlined this week
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Reigniting the annual debate
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Reigniting the annual debate
When you wake up and realise Christmas is now just next month, it will also dawn on you there’s an annual obstacle to overcome in the next few days.
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Draft curriculum controversy
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Draft curriculum controversy
Education Minister Erica Stanford is keen to downplay concerns about the draft of the new year 1-10 curriculum, emphasising there will be six months of consultation on it.
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Guess who’s coming to dinner?
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Guess who’s coming to dinner?
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is a man who at home in New Zealand can find it remarkably difficult to seem poised.
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A black-letter day for communities
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A black-letter day for communities
Not everyone is a digital native in this super-connected world of ours.
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Getting real about measles
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Getting real about measles
Public health officials who have been warning the government for years about our vulnerability to another measles epidemic will take no comfort from the current situation.
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Rising frustrations over recovery
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Rising frustrations over recovery
Time does fly.
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Getting real about fake images
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Getting real about fake images
In May, Act New Zealand list MP Laura McClure made international headlines when she held up a blurred image of her naked "self" in Parliament during the General Debate.
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Spinning harm statistics
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Spinning harm statistics
Hyperbolic media releases from politicians are nothing new.
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Let that be the last of that
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Let that be the last of that
A huge collective sigh of relief rang out across the South yesterday as the blustery winds finally dropped, for while southerners are accustomed to the occasional storm, be it bearing high winds,...
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A season to be proud of
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A season to be proud of
Whatever happens tomorrow afternoon in Christchurch, this has been a season for the ages for Otago rugby.
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Council cohesion needed
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Council cohesion needed
In the words of the sometimes mocked Kenny Rogers classic The Gambler, ‘‘If you’re gonna play the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right’’.
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Concern growing over Gene-Tech Bill
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Concern growing over Gene-Tech Bill
New Zealand has been on something of a quest to improve its continuing poor showing in the global science stakes when it comes to spending on research and development.