millisphere (noun): A discrete region populated by roughly one thousandth of the world's population; a bit over seven million people

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It was great to see former Whanganui District Councillor Sue Westwood presiding over this week's Audit and Risk committee. She is

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By now just about everyone has a Trump story. Back in 2004, after 30 years in the newspaper industry, I was about to take over the

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