Taking a trip, looking for answers
It was an enlightening visit which left me with even more questions. Questions which Mr Spring may well be able to answer, which is why I have now agreed to take the ...
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Stare decisis
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Stare decisis
Cynics may claim that Parliament does plenty of pointless things, but it excelled itself last week with the introduction of the English Language Bill.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Every voter has a price — it’s just a matter of how high
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Every voter has a price — it’s just a matter of how high
They have started early this time so our politicians must be more desperate than ever to hang on to or grab the baubles of office.
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Most beautiful race
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Most beautiful race
Avalon, the Auckland champion 14-footer, registered her second victory in the 1926 Sanders Cup contest by winning the fourth race after a close and exciting contest with Betty, the Canterbury...
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Murkiness continues
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Murkiness continues
It is disappointing more attention has not been paid to news New Zealand’s score on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index has fallen for the fourth year.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Letters to the Editor: Simms, Queens Dr and Brunner
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Letters to the Editor: Simms, Queens Dr and Brunner
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including Andrew Simms and the Mad Butcher saga, a cleaner Queens Dr, and remembering the Brunner Mine disaster.
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Matter of time before Cuban revolution wastes away
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Matter of time before Cuban revolution wastes away
Fidel Castro and his communist band of brothers have had a good long run in power (67 years), but they have run out of road.
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Getting carried away by the roar of the ice
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Getting carried away by the roar of the ice
I can't say I’ve ever deliberately slipped on ice before, though I’ve had my fair share of accidental tumbles in my time.
Gold is a store of value, so why not store it in the ground?
Gold is a store of value, so why not store it in the ground?
We would be better off leaving the gold in Bendigo in the ground Sergio Biggemann writes.
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Superior to windward
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Superior to windward
Betty, the new Canterbury 14-footer, registered an easy victory in the third race for the Sanders Cup, sailed yesterday morning over a windward and leeward course on the Upper Harbour.
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Invercargill MP poised to legislate herself out of existence
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Invercargill MP poised to legislate herself out of existence
Something many people do not know about the building which includes Parliament’s debating chamber is that there is another similar chamber just behind it.
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No-one is above the law
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No-one is above the law
The Royal Family was always felt to be untouchable, even if that was not actually the case.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Letters to the Editor: mining, animals and Trump
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Letters to the Editor: mining, animals and Trump
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the impact of the Bendigo mine, animal welfare at Southern Field Days, and are we safer under Trump?
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The secret diary of ... Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
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The secret diary of ... Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
By Steve Braunias
In living memory
In living memory
Ah young lady, late again!
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US athletes attract crowd
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US athletes attract crowd
It is seldom that champion athletes from overseas come this way, and so it was not surprising that a crowd of well over 3000 should be present at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.
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How to be the hero of an appalling, sordid tale
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How to be the hero of an appalling, sordid tale
Civis wonders how on earth support for President Donald Trump remains solid in the United States.