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News, lies and damn statistics
The majority of news stories appear to be passed from one agency to another unaltered.
Best practice: Show me the evidence
Teach your children to ask questions, not just accept what they are taught.
Your views: Readers' letters
Ferry plan reservations; Pike River mine; Evolution's flaws; History not propaganda.
Your views: Readers' letters
A comedy of commas; When a "mandate" isn't; New council "sandbagged".
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Winston Peters
Winston Peters secret diary, as told by Steve Braunias
Auckland: Bars over-crowded; beer over-priced
Outrage at Aucklanders paying $15 fro a beer
Terry Sarten: For takeoff, please fasten dancing shoes
Terry Sarten on how to beat the perils of overbooked flights
Letters: Focus funds on peace, not war
Funding for peace; Know your biblical genres; Belief systems; Down Syndrome and abortions.
Rachel Rose: No intent to disrespect in stand
Rachel Rose on the value of Quakers and their message of peace
Seabed mining application: Has anything changed?
Extension to hearing for new information casts doubt on TTR's iron-sand mining application
Anzac road trip special
Be grateful for the sacrifices made by those who left us this beautiful, peaceful country.
Your views: Readers' letters
Who are these bureaucrats who insult our culture at a time of national mourning?
Making a mint out of interest
Why does govt access funds through privately-owned banks when it has a better option?
Old sites may harbour secrets
Archaeological digs flesh out details of Whanganui's rich colonial past. Let's have more.
Your views: Readers' letters
Poppies, spies and police dogs in civvies. Thanks all round and a call for clarity on port
Editorial: Red tape almost strangles Anzac Day
How red tape nearly strangled Anzac Day
Definitely not a bridge too far
Mangapurua Track: A fascinating experience in a beautiful part of New Zealand, says MP.
Fog is lifting a little late
Who knows what's in the clouded mind of politician or a journalist? The Shadow knows.
Mother of all bombs hits
Trump's "mother of all bombs" is unlikely to have have intimidated the Pashtuns.
Quality coding our rivers
A credible plan to improve water quality for swimming requires a credible grading system.
Readers' letters
E-bike magic; banks, usury and Sonny Bill; flood protection; an Anzac Day challenge.
Your views: Readers' letters
.Freedom camping, White poppy sellers, Sonny Bill's haircut.
Nelson Lebo: Too-hard basket is a cop out
New Zealand's biggest problem could be the institution known as the too-hard basket.
'Club Med' prisons appeal to needy
Homeless ... it's one of those words that gets bandied about on a regular basis.
Passport to paradise: Just who should we let into New Zealand?
The psychic rolled up to the customs desk and addressed the border official.
Editorial: They should learn to talk proper!
Talk proper -- even the TV news reporters mess up the English language