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Editorial: Less hui more do-ey, please
We give our MPs pay rises, no matter how well or poorly they perform, and they are appraised every three years through the election process
Editorial: Bullying incident struck a nerve
It's been a long week and to be honest, I am worried of making a complete hash of this, writes Craig Cooper.
Editorial: Our lovely town's dirty little secret
Northern Advocate editor Craig Cooper says there is much more work to do to make Whangarei a tourist paradise, with the town hiding a dirty little secret about safety.
Editorial: Straight decision needed on gallery
I suspect Friedrich Hundertwasser is having a good old laugh at the drawn-out process that the Hundertwasser Art Centre proposal for Whangarei has become.
Editorial: At least Tasker is now silent
In the end, I couldn't watch. Or listen. I turned the radio off, driving into town.
Nickie Muir: Nothing wrong with great expectations
In oppressed towns and countries you're not allowed to joke.
Editorial: There needs to be some substance
Straw polls, critics say, have all the power of the material they are named after.
Nickie Muir: Let's celebrate diversity
They're back! Nuggety international tourists, they are the cast members of the original biological real life epic: Mission Impossible.
Joanne McNeill: Lifejackets waste of space
Making an exception to strict house rules by turning on the telly to watch America's Cup racing last Sunday morning, proved just how dangerous daytime television can be.
Editorial: Coercion of rellies' cash intolerable
One of the most despicable things around is when people put pressure on family members-particularly older parents-to part with their money.