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![Editorial: Wake-up call for pyjamas at the cinema](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Editorial: Wake-up call for pyjamas at the cinema
Dressing gowns get a dressing down at cinema where sartorial style matters
![Your letters: Not good enough, council](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Your letters: Not good enough, council
Whanganui council should have hidden construction site for Anzac service.
![Chester Borrows: Dressing down in a dressing gown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Chester Borrows: Dressing down in a dressing gown
The most common response to unwillingness to meet a standard is to lower the standard.
![Down the drain - it's been a problem for 150 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Down the drain - it's been a problem for 150 years
A dog has fallen down the city centre drain ... and a horse ... and two gentlemen
![Gwynne Dyer: Western democracy is broken](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Gwynne Dyer: Western democracy is broken
Some may argue that this is saving capitalism, but evolution is better than revolution.
![Business Zen: Mentors inspire us to be the best](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Business Zen: Mentors inspire us to be the best
The greatest mentors in my life never had to explain themselves. They led by example.
![Your letters: Good on you, Countdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Your letters: Good on you, Countdown
Not all autistics are locked into being Rain Man people (from the movie).
![Frank Greenall: Commonwealth does its dash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Frank Greenall: Commonwealth does its dash
International trade and communication have superseded Commonwealth ties.
![Jay Kuten: Ardern shows grace under pressure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Jay Kuten: Ardern shows grace under pressure
Ardern's "acceptance" of Trump's missile strike on Syria was diplomacy at its best.
![Ian McKelvie: 103 years - the changing face of Anzac Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Ian McKelvie: 103 years - the changing face of Anzac Day
From solemn parade to 'positive patriotism' - how Anzac Day has been kept alive
![Your letters: Nurses talk sense on end-of-life issue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Your letters: Nurses talk sense on end-of-life issue
Nurses are at the front line of health services, from the cradle to the death bed.
![Fred Frederikse: Ferns think they've got problems](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Fred Frederikse: Ferns think they've got problems
Overpopulation, coupled with land growing export crops, raises the spectre of famine.
![Kevin Page: Human seagulls scrap over fag-ends](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Kevin Page: Human seagulls scrap over fag-ends
I'm all for personal choice, but I deem butt-picking inappropriate, so I go out for a word
![Conservation Comment: Working together pays](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Conservation Comment: Working together pays
The Waitotara Conservation Area is a tramping backwater ripe for developing greater use.
![Your letters: Fake attacks, fake response](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Your letters: Fake attacks, fake response
White helmets, unprotected in T-shirts and jandals, "save" poisoned people. Totally fake.
![Your say: Little girl gives mum a telling off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Your say: Little girl gives mum a telling off
Readers get it off their chest -- bad language; news reporting and fluoride facts
![Terry Sarten: Some blue sky thinking ... with occasional showers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Terry Sarten: Some blue sky thinking ... with occasional showers
How's the weather with you ... and what does it all mean?
![Editorial: Please be careful what you 'accept', Jacinda](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Editorial: Please be careful what you 'accept', Jacinda
Ardern learning the language - and lessons - of international diplomacy
![Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of Israel Folau](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of Israel Folau
COMMENT: I'm the victim here. Intolerant people are hating on me.
![Gwynne Dyer: Air strike shows grownups still in charge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Gwynne Dyer: Air strike shows grownups still in charge
There can't be a new Cold War; the Russians don't have the resources to hold up their end.
![Your letters: Dublin St - a bridge too dark](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Your letters: Dublin St - a bridge too dark
The Dublin St Bridge's new LED lighting has turned out to be a disaster.
![Chester Borrows: First World services elusive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Chester Borrows: First World services elusive
We may well have pockets of citizenry who do not meet the definition of First World.
![Opinion: Reminder of how intolerant religion can be](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Opinion: Reminder of how intolerant religion can be
I think we should thank Israel Folau for reminding us how intolerant religion actually is.
![The stories Karen leaves behind](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
The stories Karen leaves behind
Karen Ellett's approach to life is a lesson to us all.
![Editorial: Royal fan gets treated like royalty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Editorial: Royal fan gets treated like royalty
A cheeky request sees the nation's media chasing Whanganui woman
![Frank Greenall: Simon says same old, same old](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Frank Greenall: Simon says same old, same old
The crucial stats pertaining to general quality of life for Maori have been in free fall.
![Your letters: What goes around comes around](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Your letters: What goes around comes around
No matter how much is spent making roads safer, incompetents will still cause accidents.
![Your letters: Hospital waiting lists won't just go away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Your letters: Hospital waiting lists won't just go away
Waiting lists are out of control, with a waiting list being created for the waiting list.
![Jay Kuten: The Wizard of manipulation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Jay Kuten: The Wizard of manipulation
The Facebook wizard has reassured the timid lions, tin men and scarecrows of Congress.