OPINION: Turangi attack reminds us that the ferals' kids are growing up - and they're feral too.

JOHN BIRMINGHAM - Brisbane Times

OPINION: Australian columnist John Birmingham reckons it's time to take over New Zealand, and he's got a few ideas about what to do with the country.

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OPINION: A malicious message that might once have been seen by a handful of people can now be viewed by millions.

OPINION: John Key was in his element last night as he repeatedly demanded that Goff "show me the money" during a rollicking debate in Christchurch.

OPINION: The pretence that the Rugby World Cup would be a politics-free zone has finally been dropped.

OPINION: Will John Key regret blithely carrying on with a radio station's publicity stunt while the economy was dealt a hammer blow?

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OPINION: Don Brash's old National Party minders would have winced over his comments on cannabis.

OPINION: Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully's sudden takeover after Auckland's waterfront fiasco does not come as a surprise, writes Tracy Watkins.

OPINION: The Government's Achilles heel was always going to be a disaster at party central or in the transport network, writes Vernon Small.

OPINION: asks is there a secret National Party plan to bore the electorate into handing it a second term?

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OPINION: On a day out on the campaign trail last week, Labour leader Phil Goff sounded for all the world like a man who knew his task was next to impossible.

OPINION: Karl Du Fresne poses some tricky questions, including "why are there are no Scottish restaurants?"

OPINION: Financial markets may rise and fall and Afghanistan defeat all comers, but Jane Fonda is eternal. I wonder, is it the teeth?

OPINION: This week's woes came at the worst possible time for the Government as it prepares to release a discussion document on KiwiSaver, writes Vernon Small.

OPINION: Let me tell you what made me an antisocial, godless, illiterate criminal: comics.

OPINION: Alan Bollard is not, by all accounts, barking mad. Which is why the Reserve Bank is unlikely to hike interest rates today, writes Vernon Small.

OPINION: Not a lot cheers you up in freezing weather, with icy cold creeping up through floorboards – but cyclists are good value writes Rosemary McLeod.

OPINION: Whether or not you accept Labour's argument that it is a "stitch-up", Paul Goldsmith's selection for National in Epsom is the political equivalent of "taking one for the team", writes Vernon Small.

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OPINION: Though I'm wary of nostalgia, a wistful sigh wafted through my lipstick on reading about last weekend's celebration of the chap in London.

OPINION: John Key's reaction to today's allegations about Israeli citizens operating out of Christchurch at the time of the earthquake is extraordinary, writes Tracy Watkins.