| What you need to know about owning a dog
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 All dogs need exercise and attention, some breeds more than others. Owning a dog is a daily commitment. It gets you out of bed early, forces you for walk around your neighbourhood on even the rainiest of days, requires constant...
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| Kiwi dies in cycling accident on Croatian island
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 A Kiwi has died in a cycling accident on a Croatian island, local media reports. The 39-year-old man fell off a bicycle and into a 3m chasm, the Dubrovnik Daily said. He wasn't wearing a helmet at the time, the paper reports, and...
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| Farmers should know they are still appreciated
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 Rural New Zealand can easily feel ignored or misunderstood in political discussion these days. Though this has been a predominantly urban country for many generations now, it is perhaps only in the last two generations that most...
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| Why women will decide this election
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 Three days to go until the election and I'm working hard on achieving a Zen-like state. So many deep breaths have been taken, and so much counting to 10, I'm in danger of becoming a yoga teacher. It's hard not to get caught up in...
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| Win or lose Jacinda Ardern has made her mark
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 Whatever happens on Saturday, the 2017 election will be remembered because of Jacinda Ardern. She made it a contest. Only seven weeks ago the Labour Party was looking like it would not only be defeated, it was on the cusp of becoming...
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| Rescued from a hard life
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 By Robyn Welsh Young builder Logan Felts was flatting near here when his contract painter - who owned 13 Rodney St - walked into his office and asked if he wanted to buy it. Before he could think to ask the price, Logan...
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| Lifestyle with touch of glamour
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 By Robyn Welsh Chris Smith is quite at home among the stars. He has had 28 years of living the high life in Beverley Hills. Sure, this clifftop Glendowie neighbourhood only shares the same name as California's famous celebrity...
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| Harnessing holiday vibe
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 When Tina Onnes bought this Stanmore Bay home, it was a 'two birds with one stone' situation. Tina says: "I thought if you can combine the feeling of a holiday home with where you actually live, you get the best of both without the...
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| Happy Women's Suffrage Day, here come the sexists
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 Before I worked at the Herald, I never read the comment section. I, like many Kiwis, simply opted out. Better that than arguing with a holocaust denier until 3am. My resolution couldn't last. When I was hired as a social media...
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| New speed cameras seek to reduce deaths and injuries
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 One of five new speed cameras will soon be installed in Counties Manukau in an attempt to reduce speed in high crash zones. The camera, positioned on Waiuku Rd in Mauku, is among 33 sites across the country where new safe speed cameras...
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