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Regrets, I have a few

Issue 3798 18th Feb 2013

The only thing Paul Holmes would have regretted about his funeral was that he could not have been there in more animate form.

Avoiding the sugar trap

By Jennifer Bowden in Nutrition

Issue 3798 18th Feb 2013

Sugar lurks in unexpected places, including tomato sauce, canned soup, breakfast cereals, yoghurt, curry and pizza.

Bowel cancer: The silent killer

By Ruth Laugesen in Health

Issue 3798 18th Feb 2013

More than 100 New Zealanders a month die from bowel cancer. Why don’t we have a screening programme?

NZ Government: Theatre of the absurd

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By Jane Clifton in Politics

Issue 3798 16th Feb 2013

As MP Richard Prosser has shown, the seeds of bigotry and racism are always with us.

Reality slaps: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

By Yvonne van Dongen in Psychology

Issue 3798 14th Feb 2013

Many popular ideas about happiness will make you miserable, says a former GP turned self-help therapist, whose strategies worked wonders in his own life.

Education: Testing times

By Catherine Woulfe in Current Affairs

Issue 3798 14th Feb 2013

The good marks some schoolchildren are getting may be a result not of their ability but of a change in two key tests.

Editorial: Take it on board

By The Listener in Editorial

Issue 3798 14th Feb 2013

We cannot ignore our humanitarian responsibilities to refugees.

Wild about animal mistreatment

By Marc Wilson in Psychology

Issue 3798 14th Feb 2013

Children who’ve been exposed to domestic violence are more likely to be cruel to animals.

Caption competition 12

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in Competitions

Issue 3798 14th Feb 2013

Get captioning to be in to win Kevin McCloud’s 'The Best of Grand Designs'.

Film review: Amour

By David Larsen in Film

Issue 3798 14th Feb 2013

It’s a formally perfect masterpiece built around two achingly raw performances, writes David Larsen.