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OpinionAugust 12

Moving a mountain of rice with two sticks

How is it that some cultures where rice has been the staple for centuries have settled on a form of cutlery consisting of two sticks?
Joe Bennett
Moving a mountain of rice with two sticks
Moving a mountain of rice with two sticks
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OpinionAugust 12

AI and bio-weapons

Gwynne Dyer
AI and bio-weapons
AI and bio-weapons
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EditorialAugust 12

Editorial: Getting back to work with National

``We’re going back to work,’’ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told the country yesterday, and not before time.
Editorial: Getting back to work with National
Editorial: Getting back to work with National
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OpinionAugust 12

Learning is one of the easiest things to do, once you know where to begin

There is snow on the hilltops, but down here, bumblebees knock at my window and trees are beginning to bud.
Eleanor Wong
Learning is one of the easiest things to do, once you know where to begin
Learning is one of the easiest things to do, once you know where to begin
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OpinionAugust 11

Setting records is not always good

An important aspect of the human spirit is driving ourselves to achieve new and great things, to boldly go where no-one has gone before, as it were.
Setting records is not always good
Setting records is not always good
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OpinionAugust 11

Awaiting the PM, whoever you are

On Friday the Prime Minister will be in Christchurch to speak at the South Island Election Conference. And who might the Prime Minister be? We’ll come back to you on that one.
Mike Houlahan
Awaiting the PM, whoever you are
Awaiting the PM, whoever you are
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OpinionAugust 11

Cartoonist’s view - Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
YeoCartoonist
Cartoonist’s view - Yeo
Cartoonist’s view - Yeo
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OpinionAugust 11

When Moths Collide: Time for gunpowder plotting

Lord knows, I try to be upbeat. Effusive Elly, not Negative Nelly. That’s me.
Elspeth McLean
When Moths Collide: Time for gunpowder plotting
When Moths Collide: Time for gunpowder plotting
OpinionAugust 11

The messenger still under fire

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s statement that he would hold a referendum on MMP if his government is re-elected is not a need based on any demand.
Philip Temple
The messenger still under fire
The messenger still under fire
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