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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?
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Jane Clifton: Like it or not, these were the hair and make-up Olympics
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Jane Clifton: Selfie control needed
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Russell Brown: Gender issues and the role of Russia at the Olympics
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Duncan Garner: Is this your modern New Zealand, Mr Luxon?
Kaipara Māori ward decision is a one giant leap backwards for entire country.
Jane Clifton: Milking a ‘Brexit betrayal’
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Guyon Espiner: Are we over-diagnosing mental health issues in an era of awareness?
I am grateful for more openness about mental health, but I have questions.
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Andrew Anthony: UK has delusions of grandeur when it comes to foreign policy
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Duncan Garner: It’s an apocalypse now, Adrian, so stop suffocating our economy
Surely Reserve Bank chief Adrian Orr's job is now done?
Jane Clifton: Tangos and tirades leave British TV makers terrified
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Former Australian PM turned diplomat Kevin Rudd pivots amid Trump’s surge
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Russell Brown: Fresh ideas for how and where people could live wanted
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Duncan Garner: Our government’s shameful treatment of police
NZ police officers feel shafted by a government they thought would be different.
Jane Clifton: When less is truly more
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This corporate life: Why women’s leadership events might miss the mark
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David Hill: If you want quiet these days, you’re doomed
Intrusive noise in public places is par for the course but comes at a price.
Duncan Garner: This ‘boot camp’ was doing a great job, so why is there no more funding?
Here’s a success story, one I would embrace and multiply, so why stop its funding?