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Thinking Ahead....

07 December, 2011

My friend has told me all about her funeral. It’s presumably a long way off yet, but she has it all worked out. It’s even typed up on her computer. Her husband knows where to find the details when the time comes. She wants, she tells me, to have a white casket. And her makeup is to be subtle. Her face should not be ghostly white, just natural looking and her lips should neither take on the bright red of Marilyn Monroe nor the flamingo pink of Barbara Cartland. My friend is a woman of style in life, and so she wants to be seen in death.

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Submitted by: Valerie Millington | Categories: Families , Families , Viewpoints

Baskets

Too soft basket

15 December, 2011

The United Nations climate change summit concludes in Durban, with governments again deferring real action to a later date.

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Submitted by: Mike Moreu | Categories: Cartoons

Missing

Geoff Huegill eyes London Olympic Gold

10 October, 2011

Australian swimming champion Geoff Huegill has set his sights on a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games with his philosophy of “be your best”.

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Submitted by: Mimi Chau | Categories: Sport

Ipod

Wired for sound

15 October, 2010

Wired for sound, an illustration by Falco.

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Tapes

Teapot tapezzzzzz

26 January, 2012

The Key/Banks teapot tapes are leaked online, revealing a lot of nothing.

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Submitted by: Mike Moreu | Categories: Cartoons

Licence

The right to complain

24 November, 2011

Your EasyVote card is a licence to complain – without irony – about our Government for the next three years.

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Submitted by: Mike Moreu | Categories: Cartoons

Afghan

Good examples

09 December, 2011

Afghanistan promises to follow New Zealand's example when it comes to rapists and their victims.

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Submitted by: Mike Moreu | Categories: Cartoons

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Winston Peters is Back!

26 November, 2011

Winston Peters blasts his way back into the political spotlight during the 2011 General Election. Will he make a difference or will he get up to his same old tricks.

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Submitted by: Roy McDougall | Categories: Illustrations

Pieces

Labour in pieces

29 November, 2011

All the king's horses and all the king's men were grateful they didn't have to put Labour together again.

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Submitted by: Mike Moreu | Categories: Cartoons

Scientist

Dangerous work

19 January, 2012

A suspected Israeli bombing claims another Iranian nuclear scientist, raising questions about occupational hazards.

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Submitted by: Mike Moreu | Categories: Cartoons

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