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Jay Kuten
Columnist
Whanganui

The New Zealand Herald has more than 200 journalists across the country, bringing you the stories that matter on our website and app, in print and across our social media platforms.

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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A NZ Strike Force Raptor won't improve safety. Ultimately police bullying affects us all.

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Gordon Sondland's statement corroborated the testimony of less central prior witnesses.

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Alleged bullying by MPs cuts across party lines
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Jay Kuten: Publish and he's damned

24 Apr 05:00 PM

Calling Assange a narcissist is psychobabble or misuse of diagnostic tags to diminish him.

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Jay Kuten: More inconvenient truths

06 Feb 02:00 AM

Just like the fate of real possums, that paralysis can be fatal.

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30 Jan 03:30 AM

Simon Bridges is following in Richard Nixon's footsteps with politicisation of cannabis.

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Jay Kuten: New day dawning in United States

02 Jan 05:30 AM

Hope dawns as Democrats take control of the US House of Representatives.

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Jay Kuten: Guess what ... the good and the bad of 2018

26 Dec 12:30 AM

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24 Oct 02:00 AM

Saudi Arabia annually cuts off more heads than Isis has done in all its years of existence

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Jay Kuten: It's over? Judge for yourself

10 Oct 03:00 AM

These hearings are not criminal trials. They are job interviews for high judicial posts.

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Jay Kuten: Kavanaugh issues abound

03 Oct 04:00 AM

Seating Kavanaugh would put the faith of citizens in the US Supreme Court in jeopardy.

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Jay Kuten: An evil of biblical contortion

20 Jun 06:00 AM

A country's greatness can be measured by the way it provides for its most vulnerable.

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16 May 08:00 AM

Good advice for middle-class, well-off Kiwis, but what about those in struggle street?

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Jay Kuten: Keep the police out of politics

21 Mar 03:00 AM

We can't have politicised police; we must be sure police act for our safety not against it

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Jay Kuten: Marijuana debate needs clear minds

21 Feb 06:40 AM

We need reasoned weighing of medical cannabis, without politicians' thumbs on the scales.

Jay Kuten: Power without due process
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Jay Kuten: Power without due process

13 Dec 01:30 AM

Forced out by sex allegations without the chance to defend himself.

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