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Rachel Rose goes ringside ... and has second thoughts about the value of boxing
Terry Sarten: Imprisoned by old ideas
NZ's prison population today is 10,588 — up from about 8000 four years ago
Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of the Royal Wedding
It's the royal wedding ... but Harry, Meghan, Charles and even the Queen have a problem
Chester Borrows: Who will throw the first rock?
Hateful comments from those claiming to speak on behalf of all Christians makes me cringe
Editorial: Grinding to a halt in the cone zone
City centre cone zone puts drivers in the slow lane
Your View: Council response "fatuous flim-flam'
Readers write about council voting; apostrophes; assisted dying; and democracy
Frank Greenall: Predator creditors on the prowl
Regular columnist Frank Greenall discuss the debt predator
Editorial: Sheep singer questions our obsession with meat
A protester who sings to sheep before slaughter questions our meat-eating ways.
Jay Kuten: Lack of money means lack of freedom
Good advice for middle-class, well-off Kiwis, but what about those in struggle street?
Mike Hosking: Hands off our balloons
Please save our balloons -- tough for the environment, but the kids will be happy
Rachel Stewart: Ministry's cunning plan fails again
COMMENT: Farmers should have acted sooner but MPI should have too.
Fred Frederikse: I burn plastic ... and I'm not afraid to say so
Burning plastic: toxic, smelly, frowned upon ... but is it the way forward?
Editorial: Hail the mother of all marketing opportunities
Celebrating a special day when the marketing machine cranks into overdrive
Gwynne Dyer: Revisiting the classless society
On the 200th anniversary of Karls Marx's birth, Gwynne Dyer revisits socialism.
Mother's Day visit to a massage parlour
On the face of it a visit home by the Boomerang Child was the perfect Mother's Day present
Kevin Page: Mechanic throws a spanner in the works
There was nothing wrong with the car but my wife insisted I take it to the mechanic
Bold claims of water machine examined
Dr Alison Campbell discusses a water machine with big claims.
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Are those plants you want to share goodies or baddies?
Letters: Weighing in on the end of life debate
Letters to the Editor on issues of the day.
Gwynne Dyer: US exit from nuclear deal leaves few options
Gwynne Dyer discusses the US exit from nuclear deal with Iran
Editorial: Google's artificially intelligent wow moment
Google has just demonstrated an AI that can make phone calls.
Your say: Whanganui's Thain building must be saved
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Nicola Patrick: High time to make a fashion statement
'Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want'
Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of the Prime Minister's music playlist
It's NZ Music Month and former disc jockey Jacinda has picked her faves ... or has she?
Editorial: Public needs to know how councillors voted
Record council votes for greater accountability, so we can see where councillors stand.
Terry Sarten: Live life and live longer
Live music is good for your health, argues Terry Sarten.
Kate Stewart: Ladies get ready, it's man-flu season
Yes, ladies, it's that time of year, again. The season of dread and the imagined dead.
Chester Borrows: Under Donald, clubs are trumps
Why do 50 per cent of Americans think Trump is the answer to their confused question?