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The One Time of the Year in Japan
A culture where flower viewing is a national pastime is pretty damn civilised.
Gold rush returns to Reefton, with hopes of long-term boom
“We want a 20, 30, 40-year mine life.”
Government toughens sentencing laws as opposition defends status quo
Ending a “culture of excuses.”
Proposal to regulate protest rights rings civil liberties alarm
“There is something singularly ominous about a proposal seeking to justify a curtailment of such rights and freedoms.”
Police under fire for persisting with ‘hate speech’ training and protest crackdown
“They need to go back to being politically neutral.”
Tamatha Paul pivots to race after backlash over police comments
"I'm not surprised that people are upset that a young brown woman is being."
Yes, but What Do You Do About Tyrants?
It’s a rough-and-tumble game and Kiwis have been sorting out the winners from the losers since before you lot were in short pants.
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Face of the Day
Willis took over responsibility for the supermarket delegation this month and will announce decisions taken by Cabinet to incentivise and encourage a third player into the market.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… equity (noun): 1a: fairness or justice in the way people are treated, often, specifically : freedom from disparities in the way people of different races, genders, etc. are treated b: something that is equitable 2a: the money value of a property or of an interest in
