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Editorial: Capital gains tax can make a difference

At the beginning of this month, New Zealand acquired an effective capital gains tax.

Editorial: Clinton facing struggle to win war against guns

Obama's possible successor picks up the challenge of US love-affair with weapons.

Editorial: Time for our champions to find the spark

All Blacks' sluggish form is a Rugby World Cup worry ... and so is the sad slump in the fortunes of South Pacific teams.

Editorial: Kiwis deserve quick end to TPP secrecy

Most people will be more than aware that, like all public relations campaigns, this one will not reveal the full picture.

Editorial: Strong case to revisit our firearms law

Editorial: The police have no real idea of how many firearms - legal or illegal - there are in the country. So poor is the record-keeping that there is not even a national register of seized guns.

Editorial: Clark's words on trade deal badly needed

Sometimes it takes someone a little removed from the fray to put the right perspective on the TPP issue.

Editorial: Let Brown in if he's willing to speak out

For many people, the violence of Chris Brown's attack on singer Rihanna left no room for shades of grey, or for forgiveness.

Editorial: Key's critics miss point - pandas will be for all

Every time the Prime Minister tries to advance something that does not address one of the country's more pressing problems, he is harangued.

Editorial: Bright's free ride has cost us enough

Editorial: Corbyn likely to lead Labour to the margins

Political parties - especially those that position themselves to the left of centre - in countries like ours will watch with interest what happens to the British Labour Party's new leader.

Editorial: Culling 1866 display a fail for museum

The Auckland War Memorial Museum has enjoyed five years of much-needed stability following the brief but turbulent directorship of Vanda Vitali.

Editorial: Assessment not just for students

Without a national achievement target, how would the PPTA suggest the performance of the eduction system be checked?

Niki Bezzant: Can you eat yourself happy?

There's been emerging evidence showing that a healthy diet can reduce the risk of depression and cognitive decline.

Editorial: Little should lighten up on flag options

Editorial: Red Peak should be in the first ballot. The only question is whether it replaces one of the panel's four or becomes a fifth option.

Editorial: Silver Fern deal an inevitability

Editorial: Abbott's exit largely a relief for Australia

Pity the Australians - they have been watching Prime Ministers fail for too long. Leadership coups provide compelling drama but they should not happen when a party is in power.

Editorial: Major triumph puts our Lydia among greats

The astounding thing about Lydia Ko's first triumph in a golf major, the Evian Championship in France, is it seemed so matter of course.

Editorial: Online respect way to stop cyber bullying

The 2015 Harmful Digital Communications Act had its critics as it passed through Parliament.