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Gran was devastated when the rest home was sold and she had to move.
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Editorial: The council and the C word
Let the council know what you think, they will listen.
Kate Stewart: Under cover and looking for love
Kate Stewart goes under cover to look for love
Gareth Carter: Fresh fruit one of gardening's pleasures
Fresh Fruit is one of the best pleasures of gardening, writes Gareth Carter
Steve Braunias: Secret diary of new fuel tax
COMMENT: PM is absolutely right when she says it will cost motorists next to nothing.
Have your say: In the dark about cosmic karma
Readers have their say on the cosmos; velodrome; nuke-free Denmark and the Russian scourge
Social media mobilises the young
There may be quiet now but, believe me, they are talking.
Opinion | Why John Key should have flagged his legacy project
John Key's biggest regret - hoisted by his own flag petard.
Chester Borrows: Justice must be based on evidence, not emotion
We need protections for victims and offenders -- because they are largely the same people
Foundation of lies laid for Trump adventure in Middle East
US propaganda sees one stray missile turn into invasion threat
Your views: How to get round opposition to helmets
Readers have their say on bike helmets; respect; state housing and whale watching
Harete Hipango: Passage of law frustrating when good ideas are dismissed
Applying the law as a lawyer was less complicated than attempts to shape and make the law
Frank Greenall: Eye spy with my little eye ...
Frank Greenall lifts the lid on the covert world of spies.
Editorial: Swing vote a win for common sense
A decision by council to re-instate a riverside swing is a win for common sense.
Your view: Readers get it off their chest
Readers have their say on city apartments; Obama's visit; regional rates; and Maori Party
Jay Kuten: Dying with dignity a must - and so is choice
MP's plan for mandatory palliative care denies patient's the choice to end their life
Frank Gibson: Taming climate change not cheap
Jim Jones has some innovative ideas for combating climate change and greenhouse gases
Editorial: Title fight hype had us all floored
It was unpatriotic not to back Parker ... but we should have seen it coming
Rachel Stewart: Death part of the cycle of life
COMMENT: Death notification app is not for all tastes but it keeps things in perspective.
Editorial: Mankind unique among creatures ... we're game for a laugh
Easter messages and April Fool's pranks jostle side-by-side for plausibility
The Sarjeant: Art tough to pin down - even for experts
If nothing else, the painting should serve as a reminder to artists to sign their works.
Gwynne Dyer: Creating the illusion of democracy
Why do they need these fake democratic elections in order to validate their rule?
Opinion: Unions' time may be coming again
Is it time for workers to get behind their unions and make it a level playing field again?
Fred Frederikse: Quebec and its neverendum
Britain captured French-speaking Quebec in 1763; the issue of its independence is ongoing.
Your letters: Why not open the end of the line?
The line fails to go the full way to the port which we, the people of Whanganui, own.
Kevin Page: Chat opens eyes on Easter
Innocence and compassion still exist in this crazy world and it is to be rejoiced over.
Letters: Game animal back from brink of extinction
Sportsmanship has gone by the board due to the win-at-all-costs philosophy of Ocker land.
Terry Sarten: It's not where we are - it's how we get there
National MP's bill to change school decile system missing the point
Conservation Comment: River takes, beach gives back
Remember, It's not where you take things from but where you take them to that counts.
Readers have their say: Frustration at bill for bins
Readers have their say on rubbish collections, Artists Open Studios and euthanasia
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Russian Spies
Russian spies hiding out at Parliament ... and nobody knows
Editorial: Russian spies ... who needs them?
Why worry about 'spies' - the digital world has made James Bond redundant
Nicola Patrick: Feeling down despite swimmable target going up
Disappointment at failure to raise swimmable rivers target to 80 per cent
Chester Borrows: Don't worry - there is always an old white guy to blame
'Stale, pale males" may end up so under-represented they become a sought-after demographic
