Jerry Flay: Our own stupidity will bring about our end
We are of finite minds, and so it is likely we shall be a finite species.
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Richard Shaw: Election turnout not looking flash this year
Declining voter turnout has become the canary in the political coalmine.
From the MTG: Encompassing inclusion
Which stories are told, from whose perspective and to which audiences?
Caroline Ritchie: Feel the Bondi burn
Behind the razzle dazzle across the ditch, two professionals are wary.
Tim Gilbertson: Dam day will be a tragedy
The theological observer suspects history may be unkind to the Romans.
Mike Williams: Driver's licence could be get-out-of-jail card
A licence can be life changing experience and chance to make fresh start for offenders.
Michael Fowler: Window of opportunity
Paul Franco proved repeatedly he was a winner at drawing crowds into stores.
Greta and me, it was dog-tale magic
Most will have loved a dog and understand in their hearts what is hard to express in words
Ruataniwha Dam: Accountability is getting it right
There's a fair chance D (for dam) day is about to be postponed.
'People's Budget' designed to gain votes
The package unveiled yesterday was the work befitting a govt in power for nine years.
Polished 'people's budget' designed to garner votes
Some may say Budget is cynically timed for election year, but it is simply smart politics.
Brian Anderson: Real beneficiaries of dam are not ratepayers
Who are the real beneficiaries of the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme.
Novelty wears off pseudo tribal gatherings
So-called elite competitions in myriad codes have passed their use-by expiry dates.
Linda Hall: I just picked up a Lotto guilt trip
Finding winning ticket raises lot of questions
Editorial: Add voice on bullying issue
This Friday is "Pink Shirt Day" - the culmination of Bullying-Free NZ Week.
Bill Sutton: Council leaders must earn their salaries
The Water Inquiry report has provoked a fascinating correspondence about accountability.
Editorial: Is gorge a pass of the past?
Present lengthy blockage prompts questions about long-term viability of east-west pass.
If you can hack a spot of bad career advice
For some dubious people hacking is seen as a career, and a lucrative one it at that.
Sally Jackson: Library to serve community
Napier Library will bring people from all cultures and backgrounds together.
Jacoby Poulain: Helping hand good for all
Locals can help others in need by passing on pre-loved clothing to families with newborns.
Eva Bradley: Texting? I'd better pull my digit out
Smartphone overuse gets painful thumbs-down
Marcus Agnew: Kids, it's okay to win
Of course it is okay to lose, we all know that, someone has to, no one's going to die.
Laura Vodanovich: Clock ticking, don't miss out
Just two weeks left to see popular exhibition
Michael Fowler: Retail hours hard sell
The common retail work week used to be six days, with a half-holiday allowed
Mike Williams: Disaster stance total nonsense
Spin doctors try hard but report findings don't support their position
Glen Robertshaw: It is the people who should decide the dam
Regional council has perfect opportunity to properly consider public's views on dam.
Editorial: Is coke really that OK?
Should the sports organisations be tougher on those trying to crack it in the big time?
Tom Belford: She'll be all right. Yeah, right!
Standing before the regional council is its most consequential environmental decision ever
Bruce Bisset: Turning a tap for change
It's a mistake to treat suburbs as separate identities