Family First's day care report has to be filed under 'clutching at straws'.

I couldn't tell you how many conversations I have had over the past 20 years about Maori or iwi owning a slice of New Zealand infrastructure assets.

Our homegrown protesters have simply ended up being portrayed as a rabble.

I have been absolutely flabbergasted by the number of drownings reported this summer.

Why is it that a Christian-based church that has never done anything legally wrong has raised the ire and suspicion of so many?

About 60 years ago my father inherited a crib from an uncle who had no kids of his own.

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I had few ambitions as a child. I do know people who, from a very young age, have set their hearts on being something or someone in the distant future.

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What has Christmas actually become in New Zealand society

What is the rationale behind calls for banning the burqa?

What is it they say about statistics and lies?

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With a day to go until we vote I haven't seen anything over the past few weeks of the election campaign that has changed my personal view about the politicians or the parties one way or the other.

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Much has been made of the family political history of Te Tai Tonga candidate Rino Tirikatene, which is quite understandable.

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The history of Te Rauparaha and his raids into the Marlborough and Canterbury region is fairly well-known in the general sense, but there is a level of detail not understood by most.

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Is New Zealand falling to bits?

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I had better declare an interest up front. I am a director of the Maori Television Service, so this is by no means a totally unbiased or utterly objective view, but I think the Maori Television broadcasts of the Rugby World Cup games have been exceptional.

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This weekend a historic Ngai Tahu house, Mahunui, is to be farewelled by the people of Tuahiwi.

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Every election I pay significant attention to what is going on in the Te Tai Tonga electorate.

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The issue of offshore exploration for oil and gas reserves is starting to heat up and looks set to provide the fuel for another episode of discussions and debates spanning everything from environmental protection, economic development and Treaty of Waitangi rights.

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Dunedin has been a wee cauldron of controversy these past few days.

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Towards the end of this month Nga Puhi will have completed their consultation hui seeking a mandate to begin direct negotiations with the Crown in an effort to reach a settlement of all their Treaty breach grievances.