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Kronic campaigner now pushing glam rock
The de facto spokesman for the legal-high industry has shed the nine-to-five image for his rock music alter ego

Pound becomes death row for dogs
More than 3300 dogs impounded in Auckland were destroyed in 2010-11.

NZ's $926m Lotto gamble
The Lotteries Commission wants to boost sales further after a record year.

Garth George: Thanks for reading, and goodbye
'For a tad more than 15 years, this weekly contribution has been a significant part of my life'. Columnist Garth George signs off in his last Herald column.

Gender gap fuels Occupy protests
Women have a special reason for joining the the Occupy movement, argues a veteran feminist.

Shelley Bridgeman: Girl or boy? The choice is yours
In a society bent on consumption, it seems designer babies could be just as desirable as the next in-season bag. Let the commodification of babies begin as people get the choice to choose their child's gender.

Deborah Hill Cone: Nice warmth if you can get it
While Zac Guildford gets forgiveness and life coaching, run-of-the-mill crims get locked up and ignored.

Tracey Barnett: Time to revisit small stories posing big questions
Weather engineering, suicidal soldiers and inconvenient truth for governments.

Election 2011: Small businesses' battlefield
The Herald examines where each party stands on big issues

Dark mood in election year as American Dream falters
Despair over political deadlock may yet produce a watershed poll result.

Deborah Hill Cone: Getting older - get used to it
Ageing afflicts us all eventually, so maybe it's time to declare truce in the battle of the generations.