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Owen Glenn: Forget the sound-bite circuses
Partial sale of assets is sensible, writes Owen Glenn in a series of articles leading up to the election

Peter Wells: Missionary position
Writer Peter Wells explains the process of working with Auckland artist Gavin Hurley to create the cover for his new biography of the controversial historical figure William Colenso

Soccer finds unity in country scarred by war
Fans from rival ethnic groups are backing their national side for the Euro 2012 playoffs.

England: Diver who saved a cathedral
Jim Eagles visits a piece of British history and finds out how its unlikely saviour spent five years rescuing it from ruin in a swamp.

Barry Donovan: Turning silver to gold
As Kiwis hope and pray for an All Black victory at Eden Park tonight, rugby fan and former player Barry Donovan looks back at some of the great games he has watched there, including New Zealand’s victory in the 1987 inaugural World Cup.

Allan Baldwin: Kuia with moko gallery
Hastings photographer Allan Baldwin has spent his life creating precious taonga -- over 1000 photographs of Maori kuia with moko. Here is a selection of the images. Images copyright Allan Baldwin.