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Gwynne Dyer: Berlusconi comeback scripted
Immigration is the biggest issue, and Berlusconi talks bluntly about mass deportations.
Opinion: Confidence and confidentiality
The council has been using confidentiality unnecessarily - a concern for our democracy.
Chester Borrows: In search of the full-blooded Kiwi
Focusing on the things connecting us makes a strong community and a nation to be proud of.
Your letters: End of life - a one-sided view
My wife could live the rest of her life in jail for the crime of holding my hand as I die.
Editorial: Bridge repair progress no express train
Aramoho Rail Bridge repairs and maintenance must be a priority before it's too late
Frank Greenall: Straight flush hard to beat
We need a public TV service channel for a more balanced and inclusive view of the world.
Your letters: RDA site - what's wrong with this picture?
Why can't NZ Transport and the WDC just gift the land to this very worthy cause, RDA?
Jay Kuten: Ardern's Government has a lot of work to do
The new Government can hardly miss looking good by comparison with the old one.
Your letters: We mustn't sign TPPA II
TPPA benefits are minuscule compared with its potential to inhibit our legal system.
Your letters: Brewing better health for pensioners
Giving Gold Card holders a free dozen of beer a week would be a better health option.
Fred Frederikse: Don't mess with the Corsicans
Boat people find the Corsicans less than welcoming and try to carry on to mainland Europe.
Gwynne Dyer: Amateur hour in Middle East
It's like a very bad romantic novel, but real people are being killed in large numbers.
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