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The royal visit that got away - chucking away the invite
Knock! Knock!
Nothing Too Serious
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Find the iron filings and you’ve cracked the seesaw case
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Find the iron filings and you’ve cracked the seesaw case
It was far past the time to be off home but Professor Daw remained high up in the Physics Building, some would say in a brown study, but in fact the professor was surrounded by the multi-coloured...
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The great renewal romance and the ticket to true love
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The great renewal romance and the ticket to true love
"Good morning. Welcome to the New Zealand Transport Agency. You’re speaking with Darlene."
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A helping hand for a troubled leader — poor old Charlie
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A helping hand for a troubled leader — poor old Charlie
I didn't recognise him at first. Only when he removed the fiery red toupee did the shining dome give the game away.
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Great travel moments can be just a stone’s throw away
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Great travel moments can be just a stone’s throw away
Sunday was St Patrick’s Day and, as usual, it was a special day for me. Patrick is still my actual first name and I was backing Ireland to win the Six Nations title, which they did. Unusually,...
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Give me Broad Bay’s sinking sun, again
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Give me Broad Bay’s sinking sun, again
You've met them many times. Tourists from the north exploring their old Otago haunts.
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Early pedallers deserve praise when Te Aka Otakou opens
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Early pedallers deserve praise when Te Aka Otakou opens
Let us now praise pedallers of the past because Te Aka Otakou is about to open officially.
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Letters and diaries bring home reality of war
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Letters and diaries bring home reality of war
It is Anzac Day, the one day of the year when a little seriousness may be permitted.
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Govt may be going a bridge too far: leak
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Govt may be going a bridge too far: leak
Even with Stuart Nash given the old heave-ho, Cabinet is still leaking.
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Changing logos more of a burger joint, toilet cleaner thing
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Changing logos more of a burger joint, toilet cleaner thing
William Butler Yeats’ lines came to me during last week’s cold snap as I cranked up the fire —
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Reupholstering red seats with election promises, hospital sheets
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Reupholstering red seats with election promises, hospital sheets
It’s election year and the National Party have engaged a Donald Trump election campaign adviser.
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No, Prime Minister, we win with insults, marriage and rap
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No, Prime Minister, we win with insults, marriage and rap
"WELL done, Prime Minister! Your ratings are up five points. Keep going this way and you’ll be preferred prime minister by a mile. Luxon will be dust beneath your bicycle wheels. We’re very proud...
An event of biblical proportions as Patearoa pub reopens
An event of biblical proportions as Patearoa pub reopens
From your deep knowledge of the Bible you will recall Revelation 4:1 which kicks off with, "I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one...
Slicing up the post-election casualties at breakfast table
Slicing up the post-election casualties at breakfast table
"Pass me another slice of Judith, Cindy."
A must-have: the singing Christmas tree
A must-have: the singing Christmas tree
It's that time of the year again. The frustrating frenzy of present buying, the shambles of party planning, emotional and fractious family reunions all culminating in nervous breakdowns in plague...
The crime wave at the hall
The crime wave at the hall
My holiday reading came from the Patearoa public library.
Encouraging staff to nurture dreams
Encouraging staff to nurture dreams
How cruel ratepayers can be. I've heard people slagging off at the Dunedin City Council for spending more than half a million dollars each year on staff training.
Surprise attack should overcome Richie's knighthood reticence
Surprise attack should overcome Richie's knighthood reticence
Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand
Goths have pierced our airport
Goths have pierced our airport
The Barbarians are at the gate. The ramparts have been breached and the very entrance to the city is in the hands of the Vandals or, more accurately, the Goths.
Designing politician waives the flag
Designing politician waives the flag
Welcome to this first meeting of the Flag Options Panel (FOP).