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Wrong start for OIA review
We have become used to big talk about Official Information Act reform in election years.
Opinion
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Mussolini survives — by a nose
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Mussolini survives — by a nose
Rome, April 7: While Signor Mussolini was leaving the International Congress of Surgery, an elderly woman fired a revolver almost point-blank, wounding him slightly in the nose. Signor Mussolini...
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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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Fanatics facing a belligerent US
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Fanatics facing a belligerent US
We don’t have to look very far to find a useful historical analogy for the current crisis in the Middle East.
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On being given plenty and then giving back
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On being given plenty and then giving back
The first quarter of the uni year has been a whirlwind, with almost no time to pause and think.
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Pork belly and pagan superstition reign
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Pork belly and pagan superstition reign
Well now, we’re a quarter of the way through the 21st century and we’re still eating pigs like our caveman forebears, or at least I am.
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Fifa initiative seeks to shrink male-female coaching gap
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Fifa initiative seeks to shrink male-female coaching gap
Women are less likely to put their hands up for sporting roles.
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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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They’re having a baby
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They’re having a baby
London, April 6 (Received April 7, at 5.5pm): The Duke and Duchess of York have moved to 17 Bruton street where the Duchess lived prior to her marriage. This will in future be their town house. — A...
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Value of pounamu protected
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Value of pounamu protected
Cases heard at the Manukau District Court seldom have a profound impact on the South Island, but a prosecution nearing completion in that Auckland courthouse has resonated deeply here.
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Travel costs be damned, the old home town beckons
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Travel costs be damned, the old home town beckons
When the big wide world is too much, sometimes you have to go small.
First do no harm with alcohol law reform
First do no harm with alcohol law reform
New Zealand’s most vulnerable bear the brunt of our relationship with alcohol, Nicola Blaikie writes.
Religion, violence and the hard work of self-examination
Religion, violence and the hard work of self-examination
Faith and fighting need to be carefully considered, Graham Redding writes.
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The right to take the proverbial
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The right to take the proverbial
Politicians are often viewed as being a humourless bunch, but a Bill before the House right now may cast doubt on that.
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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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Speight’s is 150 years old and I’ll definitely drink to that
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Speight’s is 150 years old and I’ll definitely drink to that
On Saturday I drank a toast to Speight’s.
Where are the leaders, where are the peacemakers?
Where are the leaders, where are the peacemakers?
Joss Miller asks what real leadership looks like?
Opinion: Soil issues dirtying city progress
Soil issues dirtying city progress
Dunedin’s lead soil policy is costing residents dearly, but it shouldn’t be an issue at all, Darryl Sycamore writes.
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Baptist rivalry
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Baptist rivalry
Temuka, April 6: Members of the Baptist Young Men’s Bible classes have been camped at the Temuka Domain for the Easter holidays, and favoured with fine weather, have had an enjoyable time. The...
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Varsity records beaten
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Varsity records beaten
The athletic meeting in connection with the New Zealand inter-university tournament proved a most successful affair. The weather was fine, but a fairly brisk southwest wind blew down the Caledonian...