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Waitangi RortDocuments prove taxpayers have now bought forest ‘twice’
The New WineboxA tax haven bank, accused of helping launder cash, and its NZ political connections
Lipstick SoldiersAre Western armies getting soft?
JOHN KEYTHE FULL INTERVIEWThe PM let’s rip at the Greens, Fiji, the ‘New World Order’ and much more
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24 Man At The HelmThis is Prime Minister John Key’s most comprehen-sive interview so far. IAN WISHART finds out Key’s real feelings towards the Greens, and why he’s sup-porting Helen Clark’s “lifelong ambition” in the UN
32 Waitangi Forest Rort The Kaingaroa forest treaty settlement was rushed through with indecent haste by Labour just before the election. But is it in fact nothing more than a $500 million bribe to Maoridom? ROSS BAKER details evidence showing it’s the second time the Government has paid for the same forest
42 Lipstick SoldiersGirls in uniform seemed like a good idea at the time, but as a wave of political correctness saps military morale around the world. HAL G. P. COLEBATCH sug-gests the experiment has been a dangerous failure
52 The New WineboxWhat do a National Government minister, a former cabinet minister under Helen Clark, a tax haven bank-ing and finance conglomerate and Osama bin Laden have in common? IAN WISHART has the story from TGIF EditionCover: Presspix
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Editorial and opinion06 Focal Point Editorial
08 Vox-Populi The roar of the crowd
16 Simply Devine Miranda Devine on mad Greens
18 Mark Steyn Obama’s concrete boots
20 Eyes Right Richard Prosser’s phone problems
22 Line 1 Chris Carter’s slam-dunks
Lifestyle62 MoneyPeter Hensley on getting rich
64 EducationAmy Brooke on brainwashing kids
66 ScienceInternal clocks, look like clocks
68 TechnologyLearning a new language?
70 SportChris Forster on Daniel Carter
72 HealthClaire Morrow’s nit picking
74 Alt.HealthNew autism culprit
76 TravelVisiting the French Riviera
82 FoodJames Morrow’s spare ribs
84 DriveVW Jetta TDI
86 ToyboxThe latest and greatest
88 PagesMichael Morrissey’s summer picks
92 MusicChris Philpott’s CD reviews
94 MoviesThe Boy In Striped Pajamas
96 DVDsThe Coen Brothers do it again
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