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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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Content
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Names open category archives. Check boxes to combine filters, including subcategories.

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Tags

Popular tags and your selections. Names open tag archives; check boxes to combine filters.

Browse all tag archives

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Open Mike 30/12/2016

· notices and features

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

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Open Mike 29/12/2016

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Open Mike 28/12/2016

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Israel threatens sanctions against New Zealand

· mickysavage

This story gets weirder and weirder.  Fresh from the humiliation of the Security Council deciding that Israel's actions in building settlements on land it had prised away from Palestine during the 1967 six day war was illegal Israel has gone on the offensive. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

International us politics

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Open Mike 27/12/2016

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Open Mike 26/12/2016

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I have an idea

· advantage

What's your preferred Christmas paradigm? As a judgmental arse I find it calming to label every one of the people I meet over the next 48 hours under one of these labels: If you hate Christmas shopping and gifts as pretty much meaningless and classist,…

Deep stuff The Standard

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Open Mike 25/12/2016

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Open Mike 24/12/2016

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Open Mike 23/12/2016

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Keep it in the ground

· advantage

Some leaders are not all completely bonkers. President Obama will use his executive authority to permanently block offshore drilling in large swaths of the Arctic and Atlantic. Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau will also halt all oil and gas exploration in its own Arctic waters. Obama’s…

climate change energy global warming peak oil us politics

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Open Mike 22/12/2016

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Nats take a plunge on the Roy Morgan roundabout

· notices and features

The erratic Roy Morgan poll has swung around again: First poll under PM English: Govt confidence drops sharply ... Labour, the big losers in the previous poll plumbing new depths at 23.0%, have been the main beneficiary rising 5.5 points to 28.5% – still below…

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Rudman on Nats’ total housing fail

· notices and features

Brian Rudman in The Herald today has a comprehensive take-down of National's housing fail: Government's new housing ploy - blame the market Obviously the thought of a grumpy Nick Smith waving hot tongs around the Christmas barbecue in darkest Dipton was too much for best…

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Open Mike 21/12/2016

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Of Leaks and Hacks

· Mike Smith

Maybe the Russians weren't coming. Or we must believe that "KGB chief Vladimir Putin put Inspector Clouseau in charge of Russian security and left him to get on with it." George Washington discusses the evidence. Fodder for the net-savvy

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Question…

· Bill

Yesterday I came across a report claiming that the Security Council was meeting in camera after NATO officers had been arrested in eastern Aleppo. I sought verification (as you do) by looking for other news sources reporting the same thing, but didn't find much of…

aid International Syria war

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Donate to Auckland City Mission

· notices and features

Via RNZ: Auckland City Mission pleads for donations amid Xmas rush Auckland City Mission says more than 300 families are queueing for food and presents every day, and it needs more donations to meet demand. You can donate here. https://twitter.com/CheckpointRNZ/status/810709930873409536

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Open Mike 20/12/2016

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Daily Review 19/12/2016

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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …

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