Friday, November 6, 2026

A pilgrimage to the deep South

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James Quin's grave in Riverton cemetery. The Aparima River, lined with whitebaiters' stands, is in the background. My wife Jolanta a...
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Diversity redefined

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Intrigued by the cancellation of an Israeli DJ named Dekel by a Golden Bay music festival, reportedly because he failed to publicly condemn ...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026

I wrote this in 2008 and wouldn't change a word

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I wrote this column about MMP 18 years ago and wouldn’t change a word. Some of the references are dated (United Future, the Tight Five, Alam...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Everything you ever wanted to know about the popularity of flounder in Massachusetts

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Today’s edition of the Stuff-owned Wairarapa Times-Age runs to 32 tabloid-sized pages. Seven pages consist of exclusive local content, incl...
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Thursday, June 25, 2026

Camp Freedom revisited

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Where should the balance be struck between public safety and individual freedom? At what point should the latter be curtailed to protect the...
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Monday, May 11, 2026

Mallard in Fantasyland?

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I attended two sessions at the Featherston Booktown Festival on Saturday. One, on the state of the news media, was almost totally useless. I...
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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Why the Maiki Sherman-Lloyd Burr incident is a matter of public interest

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 A good and respected friend – like me, a former newspaper editor – takes the view that the furore over TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman’...
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