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Editorial: Wedding a majestic lesson for doubters
MAYBE now people will get it ...

Your view: Respect Queen, fly the right flag
Readers write on royal flags; euthanasia; existence of god; alien life; heritage buildings

TV Review: My Kitchen Rules - an ill and disgusting drama
Scandal in My Kitchen Rules Australia episode this week

Rachel Rose: The gym that made me think twice about boxing
Rachel Rose goes ringside ... and has second thoughts about the value of boxing

Terry Sarten: Imprisoned by old ideas
NZ's prison population today is 10,588 — up from about 8000 four years ago

Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of the Royal Wedding
It's the royal wedding ... but Harry, Meghan, Charles and even the Queen have a problem

Chester Borrows: Who will throw the first rock?
Hateful comments from those claiming to speak on behalf of all Christians makes me cringe

Editorial: Grinding to a halt in the cone zone
City centre cone zone puts drivers in the slow lane

Editorial: Sheep singer questions our obsession with meat
A protester who sings to sheep before slaughter questions our meat-eating ways.

Jay Kuten: Lack of money means lack of freedom
Good advice for middle-class, well-off Kiwis, but what about those in struggle street?

Mike Hosking: Hands off our balloons
Please save our balloons -- tough for the environment, but the kids will be happy

Rachel Stewart: Ministry's cunning plan fails again
COMMENT: Farmers should have acted sooner but MPI should have too.

Fred Frederikse: I burn plastic ... and I'm not afraid to say so
Burning plastic: toxic, smelly, frowned upon ... but is it the way forward?

Editorial: Hail the mother of all marketing opportunities
Celebrating a special day when the marketing machine cranks into overdrive

Gwynne Dyer: Revisiting the classless society
On the 200th anniversary of Karls Marx's birth, Gwynne Dyer revisits socialism.

Mother's Day visit to a massage parlour
On the face of it a visit home by the Boomerang Child was the perfect Mother's Day present

Are those plants you want to share goodies or baddies?
Are those plants you want to share goodies or baddies?

Letters: Weighing in on the end of life debate
Letters to the Editor on issues of the day.

Gwynne Dyer: US exit from nuclear deal leaves few options
Gwynne Dyer discusses the US exit from nuclear deal with Iran

Editorial: Google's artificially intelligent wow moment
Google has just demonstrated an AI that can make phone calls.

Your say: Whanganui's Thain building must be saved
Readers have their say on heritage buildings; euthanasia, Israel Folau and fluoride

Nicola Patrick: High time to make a fashion statement
'Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want'

Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of the Prime Minister's music playlist
It's NZ Music Month and former disc jockey Jacinda has picked her faves ... or has she?

Editorial: Public needs to know how councillors voted
Record council votes for greater accountability, so we can see where councillors stand.

Terry Sarten: Live life and live longer
Live music is good for your health, argues Terry Sarten.

Kate Stewart: Ladies get ready, it's man-flu season
Yes, ladies, it's that time of year, again. The season of dread and the imagined dead.

Chester Borrows: Under Donald, clubs are trumps
Why do 50 per cent of Americans think Trump is the answer to their confused question?

Your letters: Trees are answer to global warming
it is logical to believe the Earth is heating and that mankind is at least partly to blame