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NZ is in economic purgatory, and indicators are flashing red

OPINION: 'Are we there yet?' the kids ask. 'Nearly there,' Dad replies.

Resilient Hercock chases a record year

OPINION: Kate Hercock is in the top 15 on the national jockeys’ premiership.

New exhibition begins with Rūaumoko, god of earthquakes: Laura Vodanovich

OPINION: Step inside a cottage set in 1931 and experience an earthquake, without the risk.

A bewildering array of linguistic options: Wyn Drabble

OPINION: The variables of English highlight the richness of the language.

Matariki is the ‘door to the new year’: Te Hira Henderson

OPINION: Matariki not the only star in the sky.

Hastings stable claims another Waikato Hurdle win in mixed day: John Jenkins

OPINION: The training partnership came away with good and not so good results.

Nick Stewart: The dangerous allure of investment folklore

OPINION: Many market maxims are financial fairy tales that can lead investors astray.

Alarmed by a dream start: Wyn Drabble

OPINION: The time was 2.45am - the alarm had been a very realistic dream.

Editorial: Unique road-cone hotline for those feeling too safe

OPINION: Counting road cones 'almost certainly a waste of everyone’s time'.

Editorial: If you want to crack down on fly-tipping, consider making the dump cheaper

OPINION: It's a blemish on NZ's clean, green image and it's high time something was done.

Catherine Wedd: Govt invests in learning support, promises aid for students in need

OPINION: She says she's proud her Government is investing so much in supporting kids.

'Clear and chilling message': Young wahine on our harshest political suspension

OPINION: Every New Zealander must ask: what kind of nation do we want to be?

John Jenkins: Brazilian jockey helps Hastings mare return to form

OPINION: Queiroz got the mare to settle perfectly with some reserve on the home turn.

‘Model’ Pakowhai dairy plant produced 500 bottles of milk an hour: Gail Pope

OPINION: Simple milk bottle a nod to agriculture, employment, enterprise and community. 

Nick Stewart: Diversification fortifies port in a storm

OPINION: Diversification is often called the only ‘free lunch’ you get with investment.