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Summer comes and everything in the garden goes, or rather grows, into double time. You need to be everywhere, picking and planting, weeding and...

It is very clear now why National did not agree to a further debate between the leaders. Last night's debate between Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luzon was totally one sided.

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Gillian Vine checks out a quartet of new gardening books. Browsing new books is always a pleasure and at this time of year, those that impress get...

Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald looks at the stark truth about bullying in New Zealand.

10 August For the first time a bilingual book has taken out the top prize at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku by Mat Tait (Ngāti Apa ki te rātō) was tonight presented ...

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As the weekly shop gets more expensive, chef and cooking school teacher Anna Valentine has some easy advice — eat seasonally. "Eating with the...

Overall, the 2022 midterms were the best for any sitting Democrat President since 1978. Whilst losing control of the House is disappointing, the Republican majority is slim. Should hardliners try to block the Biden agenda as they did with Obama, they risk moderate Republicans breaking ranks. Further, hardline Republicans overplaying their hand in Congress may scare moderate voters away from the party and at the same time motivate the Democrat base to win back the House in 2024. Add to that the p...