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Shocking language distraction
Although many New Zealanders commonly use terms which would have been considered offensive decades ago, there are still words we would not expect to hear in our Parliament.
Opinion
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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: politics, austerity and customer service
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Letters to the Editor: politics, austerity and customer service
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the circus that is our parliament, austerity reigns at home and abroad, and when telephonists won't answer.
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How many Nato bottles left sitting on the wall?
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How many Nato bottles left sitting on the wall?
General The Right Honourable The Lord Ismay, KG GCB etc, the first secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, was probably holding a glass of port after an excellent dinner when he growled his famous remark.
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Edward a popular visitor
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Edward a popular visitor
Capetown, May 6: As the Prince of Wales continued his tour of South Africa, amazing scenes were witnessed.
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Bleak past shrouded by enveloping mist
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Bleak past shrouded by enveloping mist
It would be redundant to say the Scottish Highlands are beautiful.
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What message do we send when a right becomes a privilege?
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What message do we send when a right becomes a privilege?
What rights should convicted prisoners have, when, often they are in prison because they violated the rights of their victims?
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Letters to the Editor: DCC, the uni and genocide
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Letters to the Editor: DCC, the uni and genocide
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a reminder for our city councillors, reprioritising the university, and how genocide degrades humanity.
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The secret diary of... Brooke GTP
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The secret diary of... Brooke GTP
Andrea Vance writes a newspaper column. It is critical of the pay equity reforms which I have fast-tracked through parliament to bring about lasting, meaningful change.
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It’s not easy being Green
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It’s not easy being Green
Green is the colour of nature, a soothing collection of hues from a pale minty or spring-like tint to a deep mossy one.
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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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Oamaru bid for heritage status no sloppy call
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Oamaru bid for heritage status no sloppy call
As an enthusiast for Oamaru’s historic town centre, Civis was pleased to read about progress toward achieving National Historic Landmark status.
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Tikanga or not tikanga, that's the regulatory review question
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Tikanga or not tikanga, that's the regulatory review question
The regulations review committee is one of those select committees which does not get the recognition it deserves.
Within living memory . . .
Within living memory . . .
The student capping procession, in May 1985, was the usual bawdy, boozy, good-natured affair.
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Fertile ground for banter
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Fertile ground for banter
Beautiful weather prevailed on Saturday afternoon, when the directors of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company, the members of the various committees connected with the Exhibition, and...
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Is democracy locked in an arms race with the government?
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Is democracy locked in an arms race with the government?
I once had a dog who could climb trees and fences.
A tight Budget vs a good Budget
A tight Budget vs a good Budget
New Zealand should be going for productivity, not austerity, in next week's budget, Dennis Wesselbaum writes.
Answering whether or not God is contingent on some other reality
Answering whether or not God is contingent on some other reality
Christopher Holmes was asked "is God created?"
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The wapiti exception
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The wapiti exception
At first glance, the plan to grant wapiti deer special status in Fiordland National Park seems inappropriate.
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Cartoonist's view — Yeo
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Cartoonist's view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.