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<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Foreshore debate all about big bucks

<i>Editorial:</i> Flag shows progress is being made

<i>Cartoon:</i> Just the usual fees

<i>Steven Ratuva:</i> Quiet diplomacy needed to bring Fiji back into the fold

Steven Ratuva says scoring political points will not break the impasse between the two countries.

<i>Editorial:</i> Class-standards leaflet a misuse of public funds

<i>Cartoon:</i> Draw the curtains and lock the doors

Audrey Young: A new flag is inevitable

It's only a matter of time before the national flag is changed and New Zealand becomes a republic, writes Audrey Young.

<i>Rawiri Taonui:</i> Partnership gives reason for hope

Rawiri Taonui looks at the alliance with the National Party and the year ahead for Maori.

<i>Editorial:</i> Flag change need not cause rancour

New Zealand's flag says virtually nothing about how this country sees itself today and how it wishes to be seen.

<i>Matt McCarten</i>: Government does less than minimum for workers

<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Taking National's temperature an offer too tempting to refuse

<i>Audrey Young:</i> Tolley the first to fail National's standards

<i>Editorial:</i> Role of local boards will be crucial

<i>Len Brown:</i> Beating crime in the Super City

<i>Editorial:</i> Labour needs to look past Ratana pact

<i>John Carter:</i> Boards to breathe new life into local government

<i>Paul Moon:</i> Republicanism argument is outdated and pointless

<i>Gary Taylor:</i> 2010 promises yet more controversy