Gwynne Dyer: Amateur hour in Middle East
It's like a very bad romantic novel, but real people are being killed in large numbers.
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Conservation comment: Permaculture moves ahead
Local farms have been hit hard by a repeating pattern of too much water and not enough.
Letters: Politicians well behind times on cannabis
Readers have their say on legalising cannabis; dog pound; social housing and the church
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Cyclone Gita
'Hard-working New Zealanders have had a gutsful of cyclones'
Editorial: Expo's success down to what happens next
Thrive expo sowed the seeds, but will the green shoots appear?
Kate Stewart: Guilty till proven innocent - everyone's a judge and jury
Guilty till proven innocent is the rule in sexual misconduct witchhunt
Terry Sarten: Love is a pavlova; like has lost its flavour
Love is devalued; liking has become meaningless, but hate is still hate
Rachel Rose: Knock 'em down -- social cost of our substandard housing
Whanganui: Cheap land, even cheaper houses - some of which need to be bowled
Review: Brilliant Tempest produces a storm of laughs
Great cast, great setting -- another Shakespearean triumph at the botanic gardens
Your letters: Fluoride - The science is not sorted
No health agency in fluoridated countries is monitoring fluoride exposure or side effects.
Chester Borrows: You have to hunt where the ducks are
Entrenching the core vote and alienating the centre won't grow support for the party.
Editorial: Right to let son go to funeral
Corrections gets tough call right by letting prisoner out for funeral.
Gwynne Dyer: Ramaphosa can rebuild party's reputation
The ANC is still a legitimate, democratic party with the loyalty of most South Africans.
Business zen: Gita reminder of need for plan
Financial markets, after years of cheap credit, could soon prompt fast-rising inflation.
Your letters: The price of opening
Our main showcase of glass work is closed over our busiest holiday season for visitors.
Frank Greenall: More for poor, no strings
Undoubtedly, no-strings hand-outs can pay off in spades as kick-starters to change.
Editorial: Possible demise of an iconic American brand
Gibson guitars - iconic instruments - could be in trouble.
Jay Kuten: Marijuana debate needs clear minds
We need reasoned weighing of medical cannabis, without politicians' thumbs on the scales.
Editorial: Money talks ... and only it will change US gun laws
Gassroots action offers a slim chance of changes in US gun laws
Your letters: When trees get too big for their roots
Council policy is to remove and replace trees within the CBD when they get too large.
Rachel Stewart: Carping at movie deeply misguided in flawed world
COMMENT: Three Billboards film has drawn flak for lack of neat ending — but that's life.
Rachel Rose: Herbicide resistance rising - let's adapt
Increasing weed resistance will render herbicide sprays redundant
Your opinion: Planned pound too near gunfire?
How will nearby gunfire impact on the already stressed state of dogs in our new pound?
Fred Frederikse: Weeding out the garden
Columnist Fred Frederikse dicusses gardening
Opinion: Noose should be around rodeo's neck
Rodeo is no different to elephants and lions being forced to perform in a circus,
Editorial: $1m dog pound? Because they're worth it ...
$1m for a dog pound is not that exorbitant
Conservation Comment: Our wildlife is worth saving
If we leave these precious creatures to fend for themselves they will be gone.
Your letters: The Frisbee is a big hit in Ethiopia
Frisbees delighted children in the remote village of Waka, in the Dawro zone of Ethiopia.
Your say: Assaults by patients are a real threat
Readers letters: Hospital security; rental issues; Knighthoods; National leadership race
Kate Stewart: Taking a stand could do more harm than good
Oh Lorde ... boycotting a concert in Israel only hurts the innocent
Terry Sarten: Coat of white privilege endures as others suffer wear and tear
The price of privilege varies ... and it's all about colour
Another View: As good a way to go as any
Bill English's fiscal management is the gift that keeps on giving -- even to Labour
Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of National Leadership race
COMMENT: Oh hello! Fancy seeing my name in my own Secret Diary!
Gwynne Dyer: Robots have designs on the future
Finally, most jobs will go - including skilled manual jobs and high-level management jobs.