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Why wasn't I told?
Long before Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr, there was a great leader of peaceful resistance in Taranaki: Te Whiti. He led the people of Parihaka in non-violent protest against the illegal confiscation of their land.
This morning, the Crown apologised for atrocities committed when government troops invaded and sacked the pacifist village in 1881. This is the story of what happened.
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Catching the giant wave
In May, a 19.4-metre wave was recorded in the Southern Ocean. A group of surfers tracked it for a week as it approached the Otago coastline. Then they went for a surf.
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Some like it tough
Graeme Dingle says high-adrenalin pursuits in the outdoors can transform youth lacking confidence and violent offenders alike. On Monday, he became Sir Graeme, knighted for his lifelong work introducing outdoor pursuits to more than 500,000 young people.
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Spider power
The most perfect weapons are to be found amongst these super-agents of death. Welcome to the world?s ultimate arms race.
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WE USE 1.6 BILLION PLASTIC BAGS A YEAR
Twenty-five million of them were recycled last year through a government-backed scheme, but critics say recycling is not the answer.
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FREEDOM CAMPERS FACE NEW LOO RULE
From next year, campers will need to have a usable toilet within their vehicle to be allowed to stay at restricted areas provided by councils and DOC.
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