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[ad_1] OPINION: We live in a time when we open up and share our private hurts, pains, and tragedies so that others feel better about theirs. A shared problem is apparently a problem cut in half. So why am I a little uncomfortable about a comment the Duchess of Sussex …

[ad_1] The first time I met Qiane Matata-Sipu, she told me that she never wanted to be an exhibiting photographer, as they were mounting giant copies of her photographs, bigger than my car, in Auckland’s Silo Park. “I had the idea that photography would be a good skill when I …

[ad_1] OPINION: We do not have a housing crisis. If we did, the streets would be paved with the homeless and our cities littered with shanty towns. What we have is a crisis of aspirations, with a generation that is excluded from the housing market or is forced to live …

[ad_1] World November 28, 2020 09:09 pm4 minutes to read British Prime Minister Boris Johnson inspects a sample at a Public Health laboratory in England on November 27. Photo / AP The British government has appointed a minister for vaccines as it prepares to inoculate millions of people against the …

[ad_1] OPINION: All Blacks No. 6 Akira Ioane could have slapped Marcos Kremer on the cheek in Newcastle on Saturday night. It did not. Nothing happened. It was a promising sign. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images Akira Ioane was one of the most prominent of the All Blacks during the …

[ad_1] Elizabeth Zhong was reported missing from her home in Auckland on Friday. Photo / Supplied. Elizabeth (Ying) Zhong was a grandmother who had been eager to live her life with her new partner, a friend told the Herald. A body believed to be that of the 55-year-old businesswoman reported …

[ad_1] Deal November 27, 2020 4:25 AM3 minutes to read Bunnings Warehouse, Mt Roskill. Photo / Richard Robinson On this Black Friday retail bonanza day, Bunnings suddenly closed a $ 49.2 million Auckland department store after receiving engineering advice on seismic issues. A statement recently issued from Australia described problems …

[ad_1] Another referendum on cannabis is proposed, this time to decriminalize, but not legalize, the drug. A public notice in today’s Herald advises that a citizen-initiated referendum has been proposed asking: “Should New Zealand decriminalize the possession of cannabis for personal use?” The proposal, presented by Wellington Central Young Greens …

[ad_1] The average New Zealand household sends nearly 10 times more food waste to the landfill per capita than supermarkets per capita, says an award-winning expert working in the field. Francesca Goodman-Smith says there is a stark contrast between who needs food and how much is wasted. Photo: Supplied It …

[ad_1] A New Zealand company has found 11 drugs that show promise for fighting the Covid-19 virus and, although it is early, it has quickly started planning clinical trials. Koru’s team will work with another New Zealand facility authorized to retest against the actual Covid-19 virus (file image). Photo: 123RF …