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Do you use disabled parks?
Do you use disabled parks?

The Facebook group "You've got my Car Park, want my Disability too?" which aims "to make the New Zealand public aware of…

"It's hard to be a woman in Australia"

Australia is still a deeply sexist society, writes Kathy Marks. The menu and radio interview were not the only incidents…

Blog: Dare to dream big

This is a fun exercise. It's also super-powerful. I used to get surprised when clients did this and amazing stuff started…

Tragic threat lurking in pursuit of perfection

Kris McKenzie loved his puppy, Oden. One day, inexplicably, Kris flew into a rage, grabbed Oden and threw him into a wall…

Relationships

'Choke' just a 'playful tiff' - husband 'Choke' just a 'playful tiff' - husband

Photographs which appear to show Charles Saatchi grabbing…

'It was shocking to watch' 'It was shocking to watch'

Police are investigating photos appearing to show…

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Don Kavanagh: Flavour of success
Don Kavanagh: Flavour of success

Aficionado Don Kavanagh puts his reputation as a beer lover on the line.

Blog: Feminist men in history
Blog: Feminist men in history

In the third of her series covering men's relationship to feminism, Rebecca takes a look at some influential pro-feminist…

Blog: Benefits of bath time
Blog: Benefits of bath time

It's winter time, when our bodies can start to feel stiff and sore and activities are often limited to being rugged up and…

Shelley Bridgeman: Is ask.fm dangerous?
Shelley Bridgeman: Is ask.fm dangerous?

I became aware of the social networking site ask.fm in April when a mother of a girl in my daughter’s class copied me in…

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Rebecca Kamm: What does a feminist man look like?

Rebecca Kamm: What does a feminist man look like?

In the second of a multi-part series on male feminism, Rebecca asks: what makes a man a feminist?

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Blog: Bad sideline behaviour

Blog: Bad sideline behaviour

A Huffington Post writer reckons parents can't be trusted to behave when viewing their child's sporting matches. In Ban Parents on the Sidelines? she wrote: "Youth sports bring out the worst in parents. Some parents…

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Louise Thompson: Can't get no satisfaction?

Louise Thompson: Can't get no satisfaction?

Last week we analysed the whyfores of what is working in your life.

Don Kavanagh: In beer nirvana

Don Kavanagh: In beer nirvana

Kiwi craft brews stand out at an Australian beer festival, writes Don Kavanagh.

Rebecca Kamm: Can a man be a feminist?

Rebecca Kamm: Can a man be a feminist?

In the first of a multi-part series, Rebecca looks at what it means to be a male feminist, and examines that most contentious of questions: can a man be a feminist in the first place?

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Nicky Park: Foods to fight PMS

Nicky Park: Foods to fight PMS

Mood swings, irritability, bloating, random teary episodes and super sore breasts - all the niggly symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. But there's good news - some foods can help fight the dreaded hormonal changes that come…

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Bad grammar - ain't it awful?

Bad grammar - ain't it awful?

Some people ain’t too bovvered by examples of bad grammar. But others, the self-appointed “grammar police”, are quick to frown upon the use of faulty punctuation.

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Rebecca Kamm: Technology and the sexes

Rebecca Kamm: Technology and the sexes

Do men use their phones differently to women? I personally had never wondered, but Microsoft had. And they have some very exciting news for us: "It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman: The way people use (or misuse)…

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Shelley Bridgeman: What's with the womb obsession?

Shelley Bridgeman: What's with the womb obsession?

There's gathering evidence that society at large has an obsession with the inner workings of women's wombs. The pregnancies of the Duchess of Cambridge and Kim Kardashian have been minutely reported in the media - and, locally…

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Louise Thompson: Identify why it's working for you

Louise Thompson: Identify why it's working for you

We are building on the life satisfaction wheel that you filled in last week, looking at the 8 key areas of life.

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Opinion

Auckland needs population strategy
Auckland needs population strategy

Barring some unforeseen catastrophe, we certainly will grow from 1.5 million citizens to over 2.5 million…

Auckland growth estimates exaggerated
Politics: Race, religion and gambling
John Armstrong: Political stunt falls flat but still manages to score points
Bob Jones: It's vote-and-hope for competence at top
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