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RNZ Faces More Job Cuts After Loss
Former RNZ board chairman Dr Jim Mather, whose eight-year tenure ended in June, described the financial result as extremely disappointing.
A Pilgrimage to the Deep South
Perhaps the Wellington-centred media, who have been promulgating the idea that New Zealand is stuck in a slough of despond, need to get out more. The world’s always going to look miserable from a dyspeptic capital that is itself mired in the doldrums.
The Hell Rider
As anyone who has used public transport knows, it’s a bit of a horror show. Hence it’s refreshing to see a journalist, a senior writer for the New Zealand Herald, no less, in agreement. Did you hear? Auckland has invented train travel. Last month, the new City Rail
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The Centre Wants the Minors Shut Out
Guy Haddleton wants National and Labour to combine forces and review MMP. Voters just grew the smaller parties. The establishment’s answer is to lock them out.
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Face of the Day
Stacy Keach was indelibly linked with his take on the hard-boiled Hammer, the fictitious TV private detective created by crime novelist Mickey Spillane.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… galore (adjective) - : in large numbers or amounts : plentiful —used postpositively Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Galore means “in large numbers or amounts,” making it a synonym of useful words like abundant and plentiful. But its charm lies not in its meaning but in its sound and