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Dark Matter
05:00am 20 Jun 2013 On June 12, 2013 the Global Peace Index released a report indicating that New Zealand was the third most peaceful country on the planet, after Iceland and Denmark. Ironically, on the very same day, New Zealand showed up on the global terror map. At a US Congressional hearing, Congressman Peter King, Chairman, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, said Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operates networks that ''span across South Asia and the Persian Gulf into Europe, especially Britain, as well as Canada and New Zealand''. For New Zealanders this should be a wake up call
Mad on Sport
05:00am 18 Jun 2013 The Vodafone Warriors did us proud on Sunday night, notching up a fourth win in a row, beating the Sydney City Roosters 23-12.
Willie Jackson
05:00am 14 Jun 2013 While Peter Dunne's political career is in turmoil, Winston Peters has shown pundits that in New Zealand's Parliament he really does rule supreme.
Off Pat
05:00am 18 Jun 2013 It's a pattern that an author would die for. Actually, he's dead already but interest in his book is at its highest level in decades.
Out of my league
05:00am 17 Jun 2013 Last week I wrote that it was the game of season when we beat the Eagles. Scrap that. Last night was even better!
Tales from the Crypt
05:00am 18 Jun 2013 Ursula Donald rushed out to buy a train ticket south after learning her sister Helena's husband was in Taumarunui and not expected to live.
Oily Rag
05:00am 17 Jun 2013 It's getting cold, so it's not surprising we have had some tips recently about a problem that has occupied the minds of mankind since fires were invented - how to start them easily!