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Search syntax

Type words or a Sphinx search expression in the query box. The plugin uses this expression for full-text matching through SphinxQL.

Start with a few words, then narrow the search using these examples, inspired by recent posts on The Standard.

All words
unemployment statistics

Find both words, anywhere in the indexed text. A space means AND; unemployment & statistics also works.

A phrase
"data centres"

Find these words next to each other, in this order. Use straight double quotes, as shown.

Either word
Labour | National

Find either word. Use the vertical bar for OR.

Leave a word out
election -Trump

Find election while excluding Trump. election !Trump also works. Include a positive search word; -Trump on its own is not a valid search.

Group alternatives
(Labour | National) unemployment

Find unemployment together with either Labour or National. Parentheses make combinations easier to read.

Words near each other
"coalition government"~5

Find these words close together, in either order, allowing fewer than five intervening words.

In a title
@title "data centres"

Find the phrase in a post or page title. Comments have no indexed title; select Posts for articles only.

In the body
@body "tactical voting"

Find the phrase in the text of a post, page or comment.

By an author
@author lprent @body search

Find search in the body of items whose indexed author name contains lprent. Use the displayed author or commenter name, which may differ from a login name.

In a category
@category politics

Match words in indexed category names. Use the Categories checkboxes to select a specific category and its descendants.

In a tag
@tags election

Match words in indexed tag names. Use the Tags checkboxes to select a specific tag. Comments inherit their parent post’s categories and tags.

Combine fields
@title election @body (Labour | National)

Require election in the title and either Labour or National in the body. A field applies to following words until another field or the end of its parenthesized group. @* switches back to all fields.

Which fields work with @?

The current index supports @title, @body, @author, @author_full, @category and @tags. @author_full lprent searches the same author text as @author lprent; it uses the same word-matching rules.

The date columns published_utc, calendar_day and date_added are numeric attributes used for filtering, date counts or ordering. They cannot be searched with @: expressions such as @published_utc 2026 or @calendar_day 20261107 produce a query error. Use the From and To (inclusive) controls for dates.

Likewise, use Content for posts, pages or comments, and the Categories and Tags checkboxes for specific terms. Their numeric IDs and content-type attributes cannot be searched with @.

For example, enter @title election, select Posts, set From to 2026-01-01 and To (inclusive) to 2026-11-07, then press Search. This combines the title search with an inclusive date range in the site’s time zone.

Find recent posts

Select Posts only and Newest first. In Text Search or Archive Explorer, set From to one year ago and To (inclusive) to today, then press Search. The sidebar opens Text Search, where you can add these dates. For comments, the date range uses the comment’s own date.

Try @title election, @title "data centres" or unemployment statistics. Recent starting points:

If the results surprise you

Check Content and the date, category and tag filters. English word endings may match the same stem, so quotes fix word order rather than spelling. Wildcard searches such as elect* require index settings that the plugin’s default configuration does not enable.

Enter the expression itself in the box; choose dates and ordering with the controls. For example, use Labour | National for alternatives.

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Happy Birthday lprent!

· lprent

Happy 50th lprent! Now here's someone Russel Norman could legitimately call grey ;-) But seriously, Lynn is a baby-boomer, one of those generation born with a golden spoon who enjoyed a free education while lumbering my generation with debt. A generation who are now further…

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I wish to complain…

· lprent

It turns out that Phil Goff was aware of an allegation about Richard Worth weeks ago that may relate to the current investigation. Labour leader Phil Goff took an allegation of Richard Worth's inappropriate behaviour towards a woman to Prime Minister John Key about a…

activism blogs crosby textor humour spin

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Is this Rodney?

· notices and features

From Darren Watson.. For those who don't follow Star-trek, click the image.

humour

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More Mt Albert silliness

· notices and features

Nothing tops a lamington on the head, but still, here's Mt Albert candidate Jackson Wood pounding the streets of Wellington to drum up support:

humour mt albert

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The Standard now largest NZ political blog?

· Marty G

No, not because we've overtaken Kiwiblog in readership just yet (although ours is growing at a healthy 10% a month) but because I don't think we can call Kiwiblog a political blog any more. 1) A blog is meant to be writers giving their views…

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Key: Govt “on track”

· Guest post

Prime Minister John Key today announced that he was ecstatic with his government's performance and was "on track" to making his the most corrupt governance in New Zealand history. "Richard Worth has done some tremendous work - lies, conflicts of interest, general disregard for his…

humour national/act government

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Priceless

· all_your_base

Spotted on Labour's "Grassroots" supporters' site.

humour

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The real apology

· Eddie

The PM's office Melissa Lee has released an apology for her 'crims on the motorway' comments. Well, not a genuine apology - 'it was a heated debate' is the line, which TUMEKE! exposes as a lie and not an excuse anyway. On Red Alert, Trevor Mallard…

humour law and "order" racism

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Bad Request

· notices and features

A reader writes: This cracked me up. When I went to look at the press release about John Key's cycleway, this is what I got. Must be a not so subtle sign from Bill!

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Classic

· notices and features

From the Herald's Your Views on Waterview: HammerHead (Wellington City): No they should replace it with a cycleway. This would prevent criminals coming from South Auckland, as most don't have bikes. This would also reduce the crime rate in the area. Have you ever tried…

humour mt albert transport

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New rules

· notices and features

Makes you wish we had some good political satire here.

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Fringe candidates: The spammer from the city of hot-air.

· lprent

Ok I give up, the craziest Mt Albert candidate isn't John Boscawen urging National to declare support for an above-ground motorway in Waterview. That has to be a real vote winner for both Act and National in the electorate - yeah right! On the other-hand…

humour mt albert

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Say goodbye to Nanny State

· notices and features

Stepfather State's taken over. Our new parent likes to keep his distance...he usually comes home after work at the office...but only for a quick bite to eat...he ignores the kids, yells at the Mrs and kicks the dog on the way out to the club…

humour national/act government

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heh

· notices and features

Sent in by a Standard reader and avid lolcats fan:

humour

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Teabagging fad sweeps US

· Guest post

In 1773, a group of Bostonians who objected to being forced to pay a tax on tea by the British Parliament, which they didn't get to elect, boarded a ship carrying tea and threw the cargo into Boston harbour. The Boston Tea Party became an…

humour International

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Chopper’s vice

· Eddie

Trevor Mallard reminded us in comments of another story that illustrates Anne "Chopper" Tolley's great intellect. Soon after she became minister, Tolley had a meeting with the Vice-Chancellors of various universities. She turned to her staff and asked something along the lines of 'how come…

education humour

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One of these things is not like the other II

· the sprout

One of these things is not like the other... One of these things is not quite the same. Can you guess which one is not like the other... Can you tell me before I finish the game?

humour

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One of these things is not like the other

· the sprout

One of these things is not like the other... One of these things is not quite the same. Can you guess which one is not like the other... Can you tell me before I finish the game?

humour

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Repeat offender

· Guest post

Breakfast host Paul Henry is in trouble again after making fun of a guest's appearance. "Shall I read these out? They're a bit iffy," he said, holding viewers' comments. "Everyone in my ear is saying 'don't read it out'." Co-host Alison Mau tried unsuccessfully to…

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