We lost two very close matches. I thought we played well considering how much competition we've had.

I think that is very harmful to the nature of our democratic politics because, not unlike the market, competition politically is a healthy sign of a well-functioning democracy,

I'm really excited by this generation. They're so young and so talented, they're meeting the criteria of this competition [using Maori or Pacific language] and they're doing it with impressive musicianship. It's good to see them getting the encouragement that this competition provides.

This ruling threatens competition to offer new services, new features,

It is a big step up from sectional to district competition. Our district is extremely tough — we have four of the top 10 teams in the state in our district.

Every market has some form of competition and they are not bad, they are just different than ours.