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Can you feel the love tonight? Terry Sarten's lyrical musings on music lyrics

8 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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"It's been a hard day's night but you can't always get what you want," muses Terry Sarten.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Photo / AP

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Terry Sarten: Why vote for the cruel?

25 May, 2019 5:00am
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A wrap of world politics with Terry Sarten

Job seekers who were born under the zodiac sign Taurus, the Bull, would be employed, by the Austrian company as they fit the criteria. Photo / File

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Terry Sarten: Born under a bad sign

18 May, 2019 5:00am
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Dawning of the age ...? An Austrian company selects its staff based on their star sign.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has often been described as the wily old fox and this coalition has given him unparalleled access to the chicken coop. Photo / Stuart Munro

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Terry Sarten: Foxes in the chicken coop

11 May, 2019 5:00am
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Proposed change to the laws around cannabis should be meaningful

National MP Maggie Barry and Act Party leader David Seymour at the End of Life Choice Bill debate at the Central Baptist Church in Whanganui. Photo / Bevan Conley

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Is the End of Life Choice Bill just palliative legislation?

4 May, 2019 5:00am
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Palliative - "relieving the pain without dealing with the cause of the condition"

NZ First Leader Winston Peters during his media conference following the Prime Minister's announcement that the Government has rejected a proposed capital gains tax.

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Terry Sarten: Whining wealthy win again

27 Apr, 2019 5:00am
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Opportunity lost – inequity wins again.

Donald Trump really does know everything.

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Terry Sarten: Everything is black, white and orange

20 Apr, 2019 5:00am
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The orange people are a widely misunderstood group who pale by comparison with others.

It is time for car manufacturers to do their bit for road safety. Photo / Bevan Conley

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Nobody needs a car faster than 130km/h

13 Apr, 2019 5:00am
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Statistically, one of the most dangerous things you can do in NZ is to drive

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses MP's in the Palace of Westminster in London Photo/AP

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Terry Sarten:British parliament muddles its way through the Brexit debacle

6 Apr, 2019 5:00am
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Terry Sarten: Interior Therapist and the Insurance Casino

30 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Reluctance to insure properties in Wellington is all about gambling, writes Terry Sarten.

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Terry Sarten: Words can be wise and words can be weapons

23 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: Take a daily dose of kindness and caring, writes Terry Sarten.

Former winner of the Whanganui Musicians' Club songwriting competition, Kate Van Elswijk, who overcame a vision impairment to compete on The Voice Australia. Photo / Stuart Munro

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Terry Sarten: Musicians La Femme

9 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Good conspiracies are everywhere

2 Mar, 2019 11:20am
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Good conspiracies are everywhere

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Terry Sarten: The Challenge – Whanganui Violence Free Zone

23 Feb, 2019 5:00am
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Terry Sarten puts his case for Whanganui to lead the charge against violence.

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Terry Sarten: Online trolling, a game of trivial pursuits

16 Feb, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Everyone has a right to express their views

If The Donald can have a State of the Union, then so can El Tel. Photo / AP Photos

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Terry Sarten's State of the Nation speech

9 Feb, 2019 6:00pm
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The current state of the union requires us to be united in finding solutions

Some of the British tourists accused of bad behaviour seen in Hamilton two weeks ago.

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Terry Sarten: British tourists behaving badly

2 Feb, 2019 12:00pm
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Terry Sarten: Is there such a thing as an incomplete rascal?

Marie Kondo, the 'organising consultant', has a popular TV series on cleaning up, organising and de-cluttering your home.

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Terry Sarten: Start decluttering by ignoring all things you're told you should be doing

27 Jan, 2019 2:00pm
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There is far too much talk about clutter, and it is time to declutter your thoughts.

Who has the best red tape - Britain or Europe?

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Terry Sarten: Red, red tape ... tying Britain up in knots

19 Jan, 2019 11:00am
3 minutes to read

The whole Brexit debacle contains a number of interwoven factors.

Terry Sarten (aka Tel) is a writer, musician and social worker. Feedback welcome: tgs@inspire.net.nz

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Don't lose your direction in life, find and follow your moral compass

14 Jan, 2019 12:30pm
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Don't lose your moral compass, writes Terry Sarten.

Trump, going down? This year might be his last as US President.

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Terry Sarten: Trump to be impeached and other bold predictions for 2019

5 Jan, 2019 8:48am
4 minutes to read

What will go up, down, sideways or be gone for good in 2019?

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Who's been naughty and who's been nice? How does Santa know?

31 Dec, 2018 3:00pm
3 minutes to read

Christmas has passed and, once again, a major question remains unanswered ...

If you have any further information it would be great to hear from you.

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Terry Sarten: Home for Christmas in 1944

22 Dec, 2018 11:00am
3 minutes to read

From a second-hand book found in a shop in Bulls ...

Flashback to 2016 and Britain's Sun newspaper celebrates Brexit.

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Terry Sarten: Brits bewildered by Brexit

16 Dec, 2018 11:00am
4 minutes to read

Brits seem to be bewildered by Brexit. Leave or Remain, have a second referendum?

Feeling crotchety and cantankerous? Hone your skills with the Curmudgeon 101 study course.

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Terry Sarten: Get really tetchy with Curmudgeon 101

8 Dec, 2018 8:00am
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Terry Sarten and focusing on bloody-minded sheer grumpiness

US band known as Threatin ... not so famous after all. Photo / supplied

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Terry Sarten: Fake it till you make it

25 Nov, 2018 6:09am
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Terry Sarten on hype and hyperbole

The laws of aerodynamics - thrust, pressure and airflow, with no bad dancing.

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Terry Sarten: The Laws of social dynamics

10 Nov, 2018 3:00pm
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Dancing, alcohol and the Laws of Social Dynamics

Industrial-scale farming has impacted badly on the environment.

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Terry Sarten: Dangerous and delusional myths laid bare in land of the long white lie

4 Nov, 2018 12:00pm
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New Zealand has spent a lot of time immersed in myths of our own making.

A public figure who put himself out there, but is Jami-Lee Ross fair game?

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Terry Sarten: The Secret Diary of a Secret Diarist

28 Oct, 2018 4:00pm
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Terry takes on the Secret Diary of the Secret Diary of Steve Braunias

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Terry Sarten: 'I've got the power'

21 Oct, 2018 6:00am
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"What kind of power would sir be looking for?"

Art Jam: Christina Emery (left), and Sarah Williams talk about new art event.

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Terry Sarten: We're jammin' -- 24 hours of art set to go off

13 Oct, 2018 10:00am
4 minutes to read

A lot can happen in a 24-Hour Art Jam

A refugee from New Zealand arrives in Nauru - he's accepted their lei, will he accept their values ...?

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Terry Sarten: Diversity a core value - except for NZ First

6 Oct, 2018 3:00pm
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With the values they propose, it is unlikely NZ First MPs would be let in the country

Profits are up, but business confidence is down - go figure.

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Terry Sarten: Business confidence down? It's crocodile tears and cries of martyrdom

29 Sep, 2018 3:00pm
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Ordinary punters pay their inflated corporate salaries every time we buy a piece of cheese

The galley ship rowed by slaves - new technology in olden times and maybe a blueprint for modern corporations.

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Terry Sarten: Corporate slavery ... when blue sky thinking meets a paradigm shift

22 Sep, 2018 11:16am
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When blue sky thinking tangles with a paradigm shift it can mean frictionless redeployment

Boris Johnson makes his point by using terrorist imagery when writing about Brexit. Photo / AP Photos

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Terry Sarten: Locked, loaded and aimed at you next

14 Sep, 2018 10:12pm
4 minutes to read

Words can be loaded with meaning — and they may be locked, loaded and aimed at you next

Metallica - turn it off, I ll tell you everything.

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Terry Sarten: The weaponising of music: torture for the soul and your ears

8 Sep, 2018 5:00pm
4 minutes to read

There are also ways music can be twisted into a weapon.

The world passes you by as you gaze at your smartphone

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Terry Sarten: To the ramparts comrades, let's reinstate the art of conversation

2 Sep, 2018 7:00pm
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Communication requires dialogue. Txting doesn't count.

Simon Bridges - spend first, count the cost later.

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Terry Sarten: Politicians are going places ... at our expense

26 Aug, 2018 2:05pm
4 minutes to read

Politicians going places: No budget, no pre-approval ... and they're spending our money

Lucky Bar in Wilson Street - just one facet of the creative energy sending a buzz around Whanganui.

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Terry Sarten: Time travel with 2020 vision ... it's looking good

5 Aug, 2018 8:00am
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The Goldilocks effect will see Whanganui booming by 2020.

Speech - it's free, so get it while you can

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Terry Sarten: Free speech - get it now before it's all gone

21 Jul, 2018 2:00pm
4 minutes to read

The truth waits to be found but is not as shiny as a well-polished lie, so we miss it

Ask Dr Google how the internet is dumbing us down.

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Terry Sarten: Shaky, shonky world-wide-wisdom network

14 Jul, 2018 7:00pm
4 minutes to read

The internet is awash with conspiracy theories

He may think sockless is sexy, but women are advised to tiptoe round the barefoot man. Photo / File

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Terry Sarten: Banal and bizarre ... you can add that to my list

7 Jul, 2018 12:00pm
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Terry presents his own list of the 10 Worst Pieces of Advice.

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Terry Sarten: Once you get into adolescence the mistakes come thick and fast

23 Jun, 2018 12:16pm
4 minutes to read

Living the Life of a Mystic or Living the Life of a Mistake

(From left) Christina Emery - MC for the show, Carla Donson - Women's Network Manager, Cushla Robson - Women's Network volunteer, Airini Beautrais - poet and Charlotte Melser - musician.

Soul-stice Songfest gig at Lucky Bar

20 Jun, 2018 11:16am
2 minutes to read

Gig for Women's Network tonight

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Terry Sarten: Land of the long right rip off

9 Jun, 2018 4:00pm
4 minutes to read

If life is a race then some NZers are starting well back in the running.

Miriam Clements (far right) with various models at a Fight for Life event in 2007.

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Terry Sarten: Is Miriam on to a Shore thing?

2 Jun, 2018 7:00pm
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North Shore wants independence from New Zealand ... so let them go

Transport Minister Phil Twyford has admitted using a cellphone on a plane after the doors were closed.

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Terry Sarten: With Hubris Unlimited you're special ... and the rules don't apply

27 May, 2018 10:00am
4 minutes to read

'Being a politician and a minister I am beyond the rules that apply to others.'

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Terry Sarten: Imprisoned by old ideas

19 May, 2018 7:00pm
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NZ's prison population today is 10,588 — up from about 8000 four years ago

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Terry Sarten: Live life and live longer

12 May, 2018 5:00pm
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Live music is good for your health, argues Terry Sarten.

Thermo-nuclear missile trajectories mean MAD by WMD.

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Terry Sarten: A mass delusion about mass destruction

5 May, 2018 5:00pm
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Terry Sarten discusses the return of a MAD cold war policy

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Terry Sarten: Amazed by what passes for news

28 Apr, 2018 3:00pm
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I'm amazed by the media and content that is an insignificant puddle of dross.

Can't decide whether the weather is occasional showers or occasional sunshine.

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Terry Sarten: Some blue sky thinking ... with occasional showers

22 Apr, 2018 3:00pm
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How's the weather with you ... and what does it all mean?

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Terry Sarten: A family of guitars

14 Apr, 2018 1:00pm
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Terry Sarten is off to Nelson to play at a special guitar event – the Resonator Festival.

TYPE CAST: Immigrants - please stay in line.

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Terry Sarten: Hey immigrants, please keep in line

8 Apr, 2018 12:00pm
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is ethnic profiling deciding who comes into NZ and who stays out?

National MP Erica Stanford is backing a private members' bill to change the school decile system

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Terry Sarten: It's not where we are - it's how we get there

2 Apr, 2018 1:00pm
4 minutes to read

National MP's bill to change school decile system missing the point

HEROIC OPPORTUNITY: Wonder Woman - doing great things but in need of some financial support.

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Terry Sarten: Women's Network full of heroes and searching for more

25 Mar, 2018 12:00pm
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You, too, can be a hero -- or even a super hero - by supporting this wonderful network

VOTE FOR US: There's a good case for 16-year-olds having their say at the ballot box.

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Terry Sarten: Sweet 16? You can have sex ... but you can't vote

17 Mar, 2018 6:45pm
3 minutes to read

It's true -- politics seems incredibly boring compared to sex

With Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one must choose one's words very carefully

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Terry Sarten: China reacts to subversive power of the humble letter 'N'

3 Mar, 2018 12:08pm
4 minutes to read

Severe censorship part of Chinese leader's move to be president for life

TICKED OFF: Pushing a button is a gesture not a commitment.

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Terry Sarten: Love is a pavlova; like has lost its flavour

24 Feb, 2018 2:00pm
4 minutes to read

Love is devalued; liking has become meaningless, but hate is still hate

BRUSH STROKES: Try a splash of privilege - and lay it on thick.

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Terry Sarten: Coat of white privilege endures as others suffer wear and tear

18 Feb, 2018 10:00am
3 minutes to read

The price of privilege varies ... and it's all about colour

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Terry Sarten: I am brilliant ... and humble with it

10 Feb, 2018 3:00pm
4 minutes to read

Terry Sarten is so good he can't keep quiet about it

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Terry Sarten: Cinda-rella has gone to the ball

3 Feb, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Terry Sarten discusses Jacinda Ardern's new nickname