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![Best birthday present ever](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Best birthday present ever
My stomach flipped at the very thought of jumping off or out of anything.
![The heat is well and truly on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
The heat is well and truly on
Has the heat got hotter or am I just wilting too quickly these days?
![Talking Point: No place for plastic in a wild bird's stomach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Talking Point: No place for plastic in a wild bird's stomach
Problem seems overwhelming, but we can all make a difference at a local level.
![Knuckle ball after knuckle ball; NZ concussion test due](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Knuckle ball after knuckle ball; NZ concussion test due
Bowler Tim Southee's nobility is infectious but when do you start saving him from himself.
![The Treaty of Waitangi is for both Pākehā and Māori](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
The Treaty of Waitangi is for both Pākehā and Māori
Today's generation of non-Māori New Zealanders are no more British than I am.
![Historic HB: Post office has rich history](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Historic HB: Post office has rich history
Post office's foundation stone was laid by then PM Sir Joseph Ward on May 10, 1929.
![Canny View: Countdown to the new trust law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Canny View: Countdown to the new trust law
The new law has profound ramifications for trustees and beneficiaries
![Stuart Nash: Police stepping up armed response to gang behaviour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Stuart Nash: Police stepping up armed response to gang behaviour
Expect to see police openly carrying their Bushmaster rifles and Glock pistols.
![Opinion: Wyn Drabble - may I now rest my case?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Opinion: Wyn Drabble - may I now rest my case?
Self confessed apostrophe pedant Wyn Drabble resubmits his abolition argument
![T20 World Cup focus but habits must change smartly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
T20 World Cup focus but habits must change smartly
Did Sophie Devine and Martin Guptill take the catches cleanly or did they grass the ball?
![Megan Banks from The Hits: My 2020 goal? To stick to my goal-setting course](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Megan Banks from The Hits: My 2020 goal? To stick to my goal-setting course
They say you shouldn't make your New Year resolutions until at least February.
![Opinion: Have we entered the year of the seagull?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Opinion: Have we entered the year of the seagull?
The seagulls are coming to town so it must be their year.
![Opinion: Racist rhetoric has no place in gang debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Opinion: Racist rhetoric has no place in gang debate
Tired, unintelligent, racist rhetoric has no place in debate on gangs.
![A history of Hastings police ... including Const Lawliss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
A history of Hastings police ... including Const Lawliss
Michael Fowler reflects on the history of Hastings policing, including Const. Lawliss
![Opinion: Anti-science driving National agenda for election](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Opinion: Anti-science driving National agenda for election
The right will fight the 2020 election on an "anti-science" agenda,',' says Bruce Bisset
![Wyn Drabble: When time slows down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Wyn Drabble: When time slows down
That was how my flesh gathered up its bits and bobs of waste matter from the roadside.
![Why does Black Clash need fans' money in first place?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Why does Black Clash need fans' money in first place?
Putting Black Clash T20 on free-to-air TV somehow counters the drive to pack McLean Park.
![Opinion: Legal weapons in the wrong hands remain a problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Opinion: Legal weapons in the wrong hands remain a problem
A legal weapon in the hands of a gang member remains a massive negative.
![Take a tour behind the scenes of MTG](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Take a tour behind the scenes of MTG
In 2019 collection tours covered a number of themes
![Don't overlook risk in search or returns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Don't overlook risk in search or returns
The truth is higher yield does not come free
![Rachel Wise: Pass me the cheese - I have a whippet to catch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Rachel Wise: Pass me the cheese - I have a whippet to catch
We're going through quite a bit of cheese.
![Bruce Bisset: Men think 'they are better leaders'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Bruce Bisset: Men think 'they are better leaders'
Are we wise enough to wise-up to it?
![NZ Cricket stance to cloak racist fan defeats purpose](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
NZ Cricket stance to cloak racist fan defeats purpose
Explaining mechanism of racism and why it's so vile is becoming a futile exercise anywhere
![The community spoke and the DHB listened](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
The community spoke and the DHB listened
There's no surer thing in life than the fact none of us get out alive.
![The rise and rise of robots and things](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
The rise and rise of robots and things
It's a bit of a worry this ever-expanding world of robotics.
![Talking Point: Celebrating New Zealand's healthy food](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Talking Point: Celebrating New Zealand's healthy food
What do you know about the food you just ate?
![Artists draw on with nature to produce unique visions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Artists draw on with nature to produce unique visions
The koru or elementary part of kowhaiwhai is drawn from the unfurling fern frond
![Don't bother trying to pick stocks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Don't bother trying to pick stocks
Investors should consider other aspects of a managed fund