16 May, 2012
- Jeremy Muir
No one should be denied medical assistance because of cost but there is no escaping the fact that prescripton medicine is expensive...
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15 May, 2012
- Jeremy Muir
Caring for disabled people is not an easy job, though it can be hugely rewarding — especially for parents, as they see their children deal with and...
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14 May, 2012
- John Jones
Passing the new practical driving test is proving difficult for young learners, about 60 percent of who are failing...
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12 May, 2012
- John Jones
While the National-led Government has faced another week of controversy, Labour has quietly positioned itself for the 2014 election...
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11 May, 2012
- Jeremy Muir
Serious threats have emerged this week to our horticulture and adventure tourism industries...
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10 May, 2012
Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon should be careful before he makes promises in the wake of uproar from residents...
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9 May, 2012
- Jeremy Muir
More evidence of a tepid New Zealand economy, new uncertainty in Europe and slowing growth in Asia make the Government’s pledge to return to surplus...
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8 May, 2012
- Jeremy Muir
Long-term contraception offered to beneficiaries and their teenage daughters is the headline-grabber of a welfare reform package announced...
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7 May, 2012
- John Jones
There is something depressing about the Alcohol Law Reform Bill and the debate now going on in Parliament...
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5 May, 2012
- Jeremy Muir
After several years of outshining most of the rest of the country in economic performance surveys, Gisborne dropped to the back of the class in...
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4 May, 2012
- Jeremy Muir
The bullying of some Gisborne teenagers on several Facebook sites this week was awful to see...
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3 May, 2012
- Jeremy Muir
That young New Zealanders are not being introduced to science at all well has to be an urgent call to action for the Ministry of Education, the...
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