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Fran O'Sullivan: Reading between the lines

It didn't take an Einstein to get who Bill English was really talking about at his Chinese New Year dinner speech, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

Jamie Mackay's From the Lip: Trump - you have to hand it to him?

You can rightfully accuse Donald Trump of many things but you couldn't accuse the most powerful man in the world of sitting on his hands.

Editorial: Serve them right

There are vegans who not only will not touch dead meat but while avoid any products of living things.

Who is the greater polluter, cows or people?

Malcolm Lumsden was recently stopped by a lady pronouncing that "I was one of those irresponsible farmers who allowed their cows to 'pee and poo' everywhere resulting in our rivers all being polluted"

The TPP is dead - long live what?

COMMENT: Is the end of the Trans-Pacific Partnership the death of open economies or just a setback, Brian Fallow writes.

Free sport on TV a Kiwi birthright

COMMENT: NZ First wants public money to pay for televising significant games so they can be seen by everyone, says Winston Peters.

Rachel Stewart: Stage set for worse to come

COMMENT: Not even a week into Trump's presidency, it's crystal clear that US citizens are now dealing with a fascist regime, writes Rachel Stewart.

Best Fish Guide should revisit the facts

COMMENT: A strong correlation was found between the state of the country's fish stocks and the quality of its fisheries management, writes Tim Pankhurst.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Easter opening debate divides Waitomo

Should Waitomo businesses be allowed to open on Easter Sunday? It's a question currently being considered by the council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rachel Stewart: Who will stand up to dairying?

COMMENT: As we head into another sweltering Kiwi summer, the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams will continue to disappoint and enrage.

Dom 'Furious' George - Have yourself a beery little Christmas

Dom George attempts to piece together the events of The Country's Christmas party.

Rachel Stewart: Why I really hate Xmas

COMMENT: We're entering that time of year when I remind people to be kind to atheists. Remember, Christmas capitalism has room for all of us.

Dom 'Furious' George - Give a goat this Christmas

Dom has come over all festive in this week's Furious George, advising us to give to those in need this Christmas.

Feeling betrayed by Air NZ

COMMENT: Air NZ announced it was pulling out of Whanganui. It sent a powerful message that Whanganui was not worthy of our national carrier's munificence.

Jamie Mackay's From the Lip: 2016 - The year of the upset!

The Country Host Jamie Mackay reflects on the good, the bad and the ugly of 2016.

Whitebait fritters mean Christmas

COMMENT: So this Christmas, I will savour every last morsel of my whitebait fritter - because it may well be my last for a while.

Editorial: NZ whitebait a delicacy worth saving

New Zealand whitebait are one of the few dining pleasures to escape the culinary assault of reality chefs.

Dom 'Furious' George - Below the belt

Dom George is miffed that boxing novice Jamie Mackay gets ringside seats to the Joseph Parker fight...