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Letters: Leaker's anonymity harms local government
"A shadow has now been cast by this person's actions on every councillor."

Frank Gibson: Revolution in New Zealand farming
Frank Gibson reviews The Coming Transformation of New Zealand Agriculture.

Letters: Used to better for Māori
Macron cut the wealth tax, corporate taxes and capital gains taxes: All taxes of the rich

Frank Greenall: Full speed ahead for Yesterday's Schools
NZ education is heading back to the future, or would that be forward to the past?

Gwynne Dyer: Dammed if you do, dammed if you don't
India's and Pakistan's problem-solving abilities have thus far not inspired confidence.

Opinion: Why we believe the things we do
Try viewing Brexit and Trump through the lens of cognitive bias and evolutionary instincts

Jay Kuten: Bullying and abuse of power
What's needed is a clear understanding of frank and more subtle bullying.

Letters: Keeping Christ in Christmas
Worldwide, all sorts of people dress up as Santa, Why should a Maori Santa raise comment?

Letters: Pension age should go down, not up
Let's face facts: How easy is it for somebody who is past 50 to get a job now?

Kevin Page: Like a bolt from above ...
Storming off into the storm led to an "enlightening" experience.

Ian McKelvie: Review welcome in diverse House
As in any workplace, allegations of harassment in Parliament should be investigated.

Letters: First double photo finish
To publicly slight the President of USA is scandalous. Shame on you, Frank Greenall.

Conservation Comment: Methane not main challenge to agriculture
This research may reduce our methane emissions without devastating the NZ economy.

Nicola Patrick: Nothing surprises me anymore -- except these surprises
Nicola Patrick on the spirit of Christmas

Kate Stewart: Killing off of the Christmas spirit seems to have become mandatory
Kate Stewart on the PC world of Christmas

Your say: Maori Santa -- Whanganui got there first
Letter to the Whanganui Chronicle

Terry Sarten: Get really tetchy with Curmudgeon 101
Terry Sarten and focusing on bloody-minded sheer grumpiness

Chester Borrows: NZ seen through new eyes
"Kiwis think they are clean and green, just because there are only 4.5 million of them."

Editorial:Staff right to issue warning about lake
Horizons chairman Bruce Gordon finds himself in a unhappy position

Frank Greenall : A day in the life of Donald
Hey, a real McCoy American mile is worth a dozen of those cheap Chinese miles.

Letters: Impressive speaker, good-looking school
"Tomorrow's Schools" champions competition among schools, but there is a downside.

New Caledonia: Wandering islands lost in time
New Caledonia is a 15th the size of NZ but has 50% more plants that survive nowhere else.

Gwynne Dyer: War with Iran a bad look for Saudis and US
Both Saudi Arabia and Israel would love to entangle the US in a war with Iran..

Letters: Beach lunacy set to rev up
Time to end the pathetic excuses and act to protect the lives and safety of our citizens.

Jay Kuten: The great divider
America, under Trump, looks away from moral requirements where money is involved.

Editorial: Whanganui's boom creates growing pains
Housing crunch a symptom of fast growth

Business Zen: Christmas comes more quickly each year
Businesses like Vault are "giving it a go" — and they deserve our support this Christmas

Kevin Page: Let the mad Christmas panic set in
You might want to check.You may actually have less time till Christmas than you thought.

Opinion: Key people in your child's future
Teachers aren't fighting for money, but for the integrity and strength of their profession