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Terry Sarten: Empty slogans deserve our derision
The upcoming election means lots of party slogans that say very little

Rachel Rose: A dog's tail tells many a fascinating tale
Dogs tails tell quite a tale ... thank goodness docking will become illegal

Kate Stewart: Fitting in with a bit of burka bother
'It's like a white supremacist moving to Fiji.'

Editorial: Politicians should sign up media maestro Steve Hansen
Steve Hansen again the master of media management

Braunias: Secret diary of Barnaby Joyce
COMMENT: "Someone's been asking questions about you," said Turnbull.

Your views: Readers' letters
Readers review the fate of the Greens' Metiria Turei and an Aussie "man tax."

Editorial: Girls success raises questions for boys
Girls shine academically ... but what's happening to the boys?

Frank Greenall: The madness of King Trump
Lear at least had a fool with him out there on the heath. Trump has even fired the fool.

Business Zen: We need to stop wasting our time
Meetings can be a powerful medium in which to strategise and make important decisions.

Your views: Readers' letters
For and against STV voting. Whitebait plentiful. Euthanasia

Jay Kuten: No short term fixes for pain
In states with medical cannabis, the rate of opioid-related deaths fell by 16% to 34%.

Your views: Readers' letters
A public menace. Is Trump like LBJ? Plastic bags and worse. Climate science.

Opinion: Put environment first
We need to protect a representative sample of all our habitats before it is too late.

Fred Frederikse: Major parties fail the poor
Jacinda Ardern or not, don't expect Labour to take on "fringe economics" like the UBI.

Editorial: City College show leadership in te reo
The time for compulsory te reo Māori has come

Kate Stewart: Shellshocked by those deadly eggs
Run for cover -- unexploded egg in the pantry

Terry Sarten: Looking out to improve what's within
A reflection on who we are ... and where we might go

Rachel Rose: Swamp Thing, you make my heart sing
A celebration of a special band ... and an iconic Whanganui venue

Editorial: Fight for te reo may prove an election sideshow
Compulsory study of Maori te reo in schools part of the election debate

Editorial: Should Nicola Patrick withdraw from the election?
Chronicle's new election poll

Opinion: Tide may be turning in favour of STV
Under First-Past-The-Post, your last tick is as valuable as your first. That isn't right.

Life imitates art in nuke threat exchange
Major nuclear powers China and Russia border on North Korea, and neither loves the US.

Your views: Readers' letters
New bridge at last; Animal welfare standards; Air Chathams experience; Little mistakes

Like a knife through plasticine
If Andrew Little resembles Wallace (of Gromit fame), Jacinda Ardern is more like JFK.

Editorial: Pressure on EPA to say 'Yes'
Expect a 'Yes' verdict for company's bid to mine ironsand off the South Taranaki coast