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Jamie Mackay's From the Lip - 'The media is no place for shrinking violets'

The Country host Jamie Mackay tackles his detractors in this week's column, but it's not all bad news.

Brian Fallow: Climate change not just about carbon

COMMENT: Ex-Minister suggests new way to tackle emissions.

Fran O'Sullivan: TPP hot topic on political agenda

COMMENT: Trump has turned international trade into a political minefield with his opposition to agreements like the TPP.

Dom 'Furious' George - Why is there such a divide between farmers and townies?

Dom George looks at both sides of the rural/urban story to try and see if everyone can play nice.

Let's defuse canine time bombs

The number of dog-bite patients discharged from hospitals around the country has increased 58 per cent over the past 10 years.

Feathers fly in danse macabre at Beehive

COMMENT: It was Real House Roosters of the Beehive kind of stuff, an A-grade brouhaha.

Fran O'Sullivan: Fonterra emerging from long winter

COMMENT: It is still too early for Fonterra's top brass to perform a victory roll.

When physical illness leads to depression

Kyle MacDonald discusses the common occurrence of stroke victims in particular experiencing depression during their recovery.

Dom 'Furious' George - so mad about So-Med

The Country's resident cynic investigates the murky world of social-media one-upmanship.

The healing power of sharing your story

This week, I decided to ask myself a question: "What is the People's Review of the Mental Health System, and why are you asking for

Dom George's ode to a chilled out entertainer

Dom George writes a touching and heartfelt and in no way sarcastic tribute to his boss The Country host Jamie Mackay.

Soper: Peters rides popularity wave

COMMENT: Winston Peters is a political showman who likes to keep 'em guessing, including those in his own party.

Political Roundup: Peters' angry route to power

The New Zealand First conference in the weekend showed that Winston Peters is becoming the hybrid "Trump and Sanders of New Zealand politics".

Jamie Mackay's From the Lip - ruminant ruminations and rural rugby

Jamie Mackay ruminates on the location of those 500 missing cows in this week's From the Lip.

Beware of buying Dad vouchers

Consumer finds 70 per cent of us regularly buy and receive vouchers and nearly a quarter of us have had a card expire.

Raising girls - it's a matter of opinion

COMMENT: Every time Father's Day rolls around, it makes me think about the huge influence a father can have upon a daughter.

Editorial: Treating water not a choice

When a bug in Havelock North's water supply caused an outbreak of campylobacter weeks ago, we asked the question, how could this happen in NZ?

Dom George tackles the trolls

Dom takes on some ill-informed keyboard warriors in this week's Furious George.