16 May, 2012
- Kevin Jordan, Wairoa
THERE’S an old saying “No pain, no gain”. In the case of the Gisborne-Napier rail line, it’s “No train, no gain”...
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15 May, 2012
- Gwynne Dyer
LAST year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned: “Nobody should believe that another half-century of peace in Europe is a given. If the euro...
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14 May, 2012
- Craig Bauld
CRIKEY, I’m glad I’m not a council officer, or even Mayor — they have to be so polite to people. Council officers even have to be polite to...
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12 May, 2012
Re: Ruatoria rates rage, May 10 story...
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11 May, 2012
- Pat Seymour
LIFE Education and the children of this region are hugely grateful for the ongoing support of the Rotary Club of Gisborne West. Last night Rotary...
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9 May, 2012
- Neil Henderson
SORRY Mr Hughes, I did indeed mislead readers. The concession by the IPCC that there is unlikely to be any warming wasn’t in the draft of the fifth...
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8 May, 2012
- Gwynne Dyer
THE Combating Terrorism Center in the United States revealed last week that I was on a very short list of journalists (eight in Western countries...
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7 May, 2012
- Craig Bauld
STILL no important formal meetings this week, which new chief exec Judy Campbell will probably be pleased about — gives her a little more time to...
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5 May, 2012
- Gwynne Dyer
THE Oslo Accords, signed in 1993, were supposed to lead, through a “peace process”, to the final solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: two...
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5 May, 2012
- Jonathan Hansard
MIXED feelings engulf me. I couldn’t be more thankful for the efforts of the allies during World War 2. It is a sad state of affairs though that war...
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5 May, 2012
- Ohomauri Joss Ripia
Re: The Crown’s “large natural grouping” policy...
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5 May, 2012
- Nicky Solomon
Here in Tairawhiti, we may soon be facing a really big decision. Apparently we have some resources, maybe even infinite riches, buried beneath our...
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3 May, 2012
- Brian Shepherd
THE Cenotaph is in very poor condition and needs all of our attention. We must overturn the council’s decision to repair it and move on what should...
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