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Peaceful start to Waitangi Day

National day and politics 'don't mix'

<EM>Picture:</EM> Sights, sounds and colours of an ancient culture

Entertainment and education on Waitangi Day

<EM>Editorial:</EM> Questions of right and power

Protester's flame still burns, if less brightly

<EM>John Roughan</EM>: Founding pact for the sake of two nations

Waitangi, a town of two halves

Lobbying for Asian voices on health

Ngapuhi turn out in droves to party

Sharples vows war on culture of dependency

From dumb gringo to able traveller thanks to language school

I know a smattering of German, a handful of French, enough Farsi to get me into trouble, and Papua New Guinea Pidgin as a party trick. But Spanish is the first foreign language I have attempted with any sense of commitment to the long haul.

Bilingual safety advisers

<EM>My home now:</EM> Migrants and refugees to New Zealand tell their stories

Google submits to Beijing's control

<EM>Rawiri Taonui:</EM> Maori armed to meet challenges