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Bruce Bisset: Gaza desert of hopelessness
There are no rights in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians; only wrongs. So, for any outsider to take either side is to choose which wrong to support.
Editorial: It's a joy to salute our local heroes
Our region has some truly amazing people and I was lucky enough to meet some of them on Wednesday night.
Anendra Singh: Crusaders' defeat may be blessing in disguise
When all the talk last week was about getting behind the Crusaders before the Super Rugby final in Sydney, I scoffed.
Editorial: Get out to support ABs test
In less than a month, the All Blacks will run out on to McLean Park in Napier for a test match against Argentina.
Wyn Drabble: Panic stations before we go LIVE
Of course we intended to watch the Super 15 final. Live. I don't know whether it was just assumption or whether I had seen it advertised somewhere but we were geared up for a 9.30pm telecast. Live.
Alan Clarke: Choose the money or the house
How many people near retirement or already retired have a big third and/or fourth unused bedroom?
Liz Koh: Educate your kids about finances
Financial education is now more widely available in NZ schools, and only 30% of students were in schools where financial education is not available, compared with the OECD average of 48%.
Wyn Drabble: Overwhelmed by the web? Not me
"Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it." I don't know who said it but you could always look it up on the internet. Just double click on "my computer".
Anendra Singh: Give Kane bat, not ball
Can someone tell me why Kane Williamson is bowling at all? The cornerstone of NZ cricket's batting way after Ross Taylor retires, what could possibly be the reason for rolling his arm?
Linda Hall: World War I had tragic cost
One Hundred years ago today World War I began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. The war lasted four years and is ranked among the deadliest conflicts in human history.
Editorial: Learn how you can save a life
As a former ambulance officer I know how essential it is for every member of the public to learn how to do CPR.
Bruce Bisset: Better to be forthright radical
The trouble with David Cunliffe is his first response to bitchiness and provocation is to adopt the measured tones of a reasonable man