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Trump campaign attack on Tim Walz’s military record hides ugly truths

US election brings out ugliest most cynical expression of who loves the military the most.

Duncan Garner: Our kids aren’t soft, they’re distracted, addicted and uninspired

Sometimes our kids need to be told to toughen up, but there's far more to it.

Jane Clifton: Why your fridge could soon look like a Regency era diorama

Now social media is conning people into decorating their fridges.

Applying intelligence to rules around AI

Why the government should take a light-handed and adaptive regulatory approach to AI.

The mantra of community pantry movement: Take what you need, give what you can

Community pantries need support now more than ever.

Nazism rears its head as Germany reaches a turning point

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, does not bode well.

The horrendous rigmarole required to buy tickets for Oasis comeback

Can you legislate to force a business to have an adequate IT system?

PM’s speech to the local government: Mana-diminishing or what ratepayers wanted to hear?

Response to PM's speech to local councils depends on where you stand.

The classier, cheaper alternatives that could solve our housing shortage

Can we say goodbye to the soulless, barely liveable townhouses?

Duncan Garner on his hometown: Is Wellington now officially dead?

For a city once so Absolutely Positively Wellington, its sad decline has been rapid.

Charlotte Grimshaw: Even in France, I reflect on the Polkinghorne murder trial

It’s not “gutter” or “tabloid” to cover any murder trial. It’s in the public interest.

Guyon Espiner: Alcohol causes $9.1 billion of social harm. Surely that’s too high a price?

Auckland Council takes a stand on liquor laws; the govt might like to follow its example.

Why music therapy should be available in health, education and welfare systems

Music therapy became not only logical, but crucial, and I had found my calling.

Jane Clifton: Like it or not, these were the hair and make-up Olympics

As if it's not enough competing on the world stage, some do so with lustrous locks.

Duncan Garner: Is it about to be lights out, New Zealand?

Just when it looked like we'd turned a corner, here comes a new crisis.

Jane Clifton: Selfie control needed

Locals and tourists in Europe are clashing over photographing treasured relics.