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| Liam Dann : SCF city slicker in homespun clothing |
| Boom. After threatening to blow for months, South Canterbury Finance finally went this week with a ferocity that captured the attention of the whole country. Nothing focuses people like the news they are paying for something themselves.Many... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:30 a.m. |
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| John Roughan : A city can have what it will pay for |
| The harbour bridge was an apt backdrop for TV3's Auckland mayoral debate on Monday night, possibly more than the participants realised.The bridge is a better example of city leadership than I had realised before delving into ... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:30 a.m. |
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| Brian Gaynor : Sth Canterbury an inevitable train wreck |
| South Canterbury Finance collapsed because Allan Hubbard was far too popular and didn't have the skills to run a large financial organisation.Hubbard was placed on a large pedestal by investors and money flooded through the doors... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:30 a.m. |
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| David Leggat: When punishments outweigh the gravity of the crime |
| When Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were facing jail terms on drug charges in July 1967, an editorial in the Times newspaper was headlined, "Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel?"The point of the piece by Times editor William... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:30 a.m. |
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| Paul Thomas : Mid life crisis in land of the free |
| Observing American politics these days is a bit like watching an old family friend go through a mid-life identity crisis. He's dumped his wife for a pole-dancer, become a Buddhist and got himself a tattoo and a ponytail. You wonder:... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:30 a.m. |
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| How to cope in gridlock city |
| Organisers of the country's largest motorway closure are praying they have scared enough Aucklanders off the roads this weekend to avoid the city grinding to a halt.A chunk of motorway that usually carries 60,000 vehicles on a... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:30 a.m. |
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