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4/02/2012
Elections just aren’t the same

Elections just aren’t the same

  I attended my first political meeting in 1946. Fred Jones, Labour’s »»

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Would the real Helen stand up?

Would the real Helen stand up?

  Labour throws the dirt at National in the Two Johns advertisements but »»

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The US election’s perfect storm

The US election’s perfect storm

  The longest, most expensive political campaign – and one of the »»

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Lightening our carbon footprint

Lightening our carbon footprint

  Our physical surroundings are a gift of nature, spectacularly beautiful and »»

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Councils to play money market

Councils to play money market

  Imagine Queenstown’s council chambers morphing into something »»

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Gardens battle now a circus

Gardens battle now a circus

  Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages – Roll Up, Roll Up to the »»

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Oiling wheels to get workers

Oiling wheels to get workers

  Willing workers are important in any tourist town, but in a busy place like »»

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The Nevis needs our help now

The Nevis needs our help now

  Think of the Nevis River and consider William James’s observation: »»

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Keep painting the town green

Keep painting the town green

  If you say ‘Queenstown’ to anyone in New Zealand, it immediately »»

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Nine years of water on the brain

Nine years of water on the brain

  I’m fascinated »»

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