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Identifying as a perennial is a divergence from how we’re used to thinking about ourselves

The joyful activity of attending a pop concert turns out to be fiscally damaging.

A language spoken in the home is the ultimate indicator of a living language.

Concerns over what we’re going to watch if current strike in US not resolved soon.

There is reason to celebrate rather than deplore the inclusion of Māori in dictionaries.

The circus serves candidates by distracting voters from asking questions.

Funnelling children into the criminal justice system is surely populist and shortsighted.

They connect us through humour in mundanity but raise concerns about infantilising women.

The frustration when catching a plane wouldn't be accepted in any other modern activity.

Lengths climate-action protesters will go to are ratcheting up - as are police actions.

In one incident, about 50 teenagers took control of a giant slide and refused to leave.

Trevor Loudon isn’t the only ZAP student to find a home with Act.

Why it took so long and whether we will learn from it are important questions.

Amid all the blissful love stories, a narrative grounded in reality is somehow refreshing.

No one but a dutiful medical professional wants to be the killjoy who dwells on risk.

"If Labour turns itself into a National mini-me, then action I will take."

As Earth’s resources run out, govt’s and businesses are driven to look further afield.

It’s hard to overstate what a fundamental social transformation the Lionesses represent.

Ditch the SUV. Eat less meat. We can stop felling trees and give up mowing lawns.

The traditional Fashion Week format has come under scrutiny in recent years.

It’s easy to blame the internet. But youths were developing their own culture for aeons.

Are a few students exploiting changing nature of learning? Probably; but when didn’t they?

The deal clinches Australia’s reputation as a “deliriously loyal US ally".

After a tow truck crashed into a power pole, we were disconnected for two days.

They will improve life for a probable majority, but have sparked a lot of criticism.

Being a bored teenager in Palmerston North taught me something important,

An effective solution exists, but the US lack the political will to employ it.

11yo living with Aids was one of many who campaigned against discrimination.

"She was strong-willed, she was complicated, she was courageous to the end."