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Editorial: Seven basic gun rules need heeding

The death of Reporoa boy Connor Phillips as a hunting party was unloading firearms in Kaingaroa Forest on Sunday is the fifth fatal accident with firearms in New Zealand this year.

Editorial: NZ will need a new deal for rental homes

A conference of property investors in Auckland this weekend is liable to hear some tough talking about rental houses.

Editorial: Capital gains tax can make a difference

At the beginning of this month, New Zealand acquired an effective capital gains tax.

Editorial: Clinton facing struggle to win war against guns

Obama's possible successor picks up the challenge of US love-affair with weapons.

Editorial: Time for our champions to find the spark

All Blacks' sluggish form is a Rugby World Cup worry ... and so is the sad slump in the fortunes of South Pacific teams.

Editorial: Kiwis deserve quick end to TPP secrecy

Most people will be more than aware that, like all public relations campaigns, this one will not reveal the full picture.

Editorial: Strong case to revisit our firearms law

Editorial: The police have no real idea of how many firearms - legal or illegal - there are in the country. So poor is the record-keeping that there is not even a national register of seized guns.

Editorial: Clark's words on trade deal badly needed

Sometimes it takes someone a little removed from the fray to put the right perspective on the TPP issue.

Editorial: To all those who helped take a bow

Editorial: No government likes to have its immigration decisions made by others But many governments are being led by their better citizens in this crisis. New Zealand's is one of them.

Editorial: Talk helping us lose fear of the black dog

Editorial: Corbyn likely to lead Labour to the margins

Political parties - especially those that position themselves to the left of centre - in countries like ours will watch with interest what happens to the British Labour Party's new leader.

Editorial: Culling 1866 display a fail for museum

The Auckland War Memorial Museum has enjoyed five years of much-needed stability following the brief but turbulent directorship of Vanda Vitali.

Editorial: Assessment not just for students

Without a national achievement target, how would the PPTA suggest the performance of the eduction system be checked?

Niki Bezzant: Can you eat yourself happy?

There's been emerging evidence showing that a healthy diet can reduce the risk of depression and cognitive decline.

Editorial: Little should lighten up on flag options

Editorial: Red Peak should be in the first ballot. The only question is whether it replaces one of the panel's four or becomes a fifth option.

Editorial: Silver Fern deal an inevitability