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Rod Rattenbury: The British royal family has only been really British for about 400 years.
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Rob Rattenbury: we are an interesting mixture of cultures and beliefs.
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The pandemic is back and it may only be time before we have more lockdowns maybe.
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Not all weapons have been handed in. A good proportion of them are still in the community
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Rob Rattenbury is undecided who he will vote for in September.
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Rail helps develop and maintain the population in the regions, argues train fanatic.
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Times have changed and as a country we are much better at observing Anzac Day.
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Is every day a Sunday in our bubbles?
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COMMENT: Domestic violence is blight on this land that brings shame.
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COMMENT: New Zealand will not be the same when this blight leaves us.
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Rob Rattenbury: We are Australia's poor country cousin. Here's why.
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Times are tough but we will all get through.
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Comment: Those who lived through the trauma will have mental scars to the day they die.
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'We have nothing in common with Zeeland but everything in common with Aotearoa.'
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Most Pākehā, when told about this concept, are shocked and go into denial.
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The state of our housing is a shameful blight on National.
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I am now more confused than ever about everything, writes Rob Rattenbury.
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New Zealand has yet to really grasp the concept of a national day.
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The value of volunteer labour alone equates to $3.5 billion annually and climbing.
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This is a neverending war with periods of peace after bouts of extermination.
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"Many New Zealand men have developed a fear of being alone with small kids."
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Comment: Having a Head of State who is a foreigner seems archaic in a democracy.
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Unless you are immersed in the language daily it is hard to maintain any fluency.
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Comment: How much deeper could the divide in American society run, asks Rob Rattenbury.
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No New Zealand cop wants to shoot anyone.
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Kids, don't judge us all by those wealthy boomers, writes Rob Rattenbury.
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Comment: Gangs are handy for dog-whistling politicians to use just before the election.
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Comment: Are bullies wired wrong or are they just plain nasty?