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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.
Opinion
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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.
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British service for PM
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British service for PM
London, May 14: A large congregation of New Zealanders and others was present at the memorial service to Mr Massey in Westminster Abbey.
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Silly surgery secrecy attempt
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Silly surgery secrecy attempt
Health Minister Simeon Brown’s withholding of advice received on the risk of moving thousands of surgeries from public to private hospitals was silly.
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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: Archway, pillocks and gold
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Letters to the Editor: Archway, pillocks and gold
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a plea to tear down the Archway lecture theatre, defining the word "pillock", and there's gold in them thar hills.
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Being swept away into some ‘time torn off’
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Being swept away into some ‘time torn off’
I am waiting for a man to sweep my chimney.
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William Massey laid to rest
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William Massey laid to rest
Clouds hung over the city as a pall as the great leader of New Zealand was borne from the scene of his life’s labour.
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Afrikaner ‘refugees’ just pure theatre
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Afrikaner ‘refugees’ just pure theatre
As my flight landed in South Africa on Sunday, I looked in vain for the plane that was due to take off with the first 49 white, Afrikaans-speaking "refugees".
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Caught between beginning and end
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Caught between beginning and end
As a student in Dunedin, I find May to be one of those strange months — caught between beginnings and endings, uncertainty and celebration.