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Luke Kirkness: Covid-19 daily update must change
Opinion: The format of the Covid-19 daily update has run its course and needs updating

Samantha Motion: The new age of state housing can't come soon enough
COMMENT: It will be messy and disruptive and challenging for some but we need it.

Jo Raphael: The race for 90% vaccination is on and we're falling behind
OPINION: The goal is to get every region to 90 per cent vaccinated.

Comment: Zeeland is 17,000km away, Aotearoa is right here
Comment: We are more connected to Aotearoa, a name used by Māori before Europeans arrived.

Christopher Luxon: Local control in troubled waters
OPINION: The tide is going out on community decision-making

Matt Cowley: We need more time to consider Three Waters Reform
OPINION: Change needs to happen in a logical order.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Water reform presents opportunity for National
OPINION: Water reforms are a biggie and will only get bigger.

Luke Kirkness: Govt needs to make housing issues its new priority
Opinion: Another problem shielded by the pandemic needs our urgent attention.

The Premium Debate: Is it time to start taxing inheritances?
Opinion: Premium subscribers have their say.

Jo Raphael: Drawing back the curtain on our mental health
OPINION: Gone are the days when you were told to "buck up".

David Beck: Car thieves leave chaos in their wake
OPINION: Even if it was insured, having your car stolen is a long and painful experience.

Rob Rattenbury: What is happening with National?
OPINION: Poll results for National Party a 'serious concern' as next election approaches.

Maryana Garcia: Quality time away from the screen
Every year since I was 18 I've taken five days away from the internet. Here's why

Samantha Motion: Three waters reform heading up a creek
OPINION: The public engagement to date does not bode well for local input.

David Beck: Dear parents, please blow my inheritance
OPINION: My parents worked hard for everything they have. I don't want any of it.

Letters: Cruise ship solution to lack of MIQ availability
Our readers have their say.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Moe mai ra Billy Apple, an extraordinary talent
OPINION: Billy's generous time raised many thousands of dollars for Women's Refuge.

Luke Kirkness: New Zealand is the land of opportunities
Opinion: Let's not waste all our good work and get ready to reap the rewards.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers have a say on rising building costs in Tauranga
Have your say by going to bayofplentytimes.co.nz and becoming a Premium subscriber.

Zizi Sparks: Tighten Auckland border or risk a larger outbreak
Opinion: The border seems to be leaking like a sieve

Letters: SH2 decision shows Govt letting councils down
Our readers have their say.

Jo Raphael: This is what I'm grateful for amid the pandemic
OPINION: Gratitude is about looking outward rather than inward.

Matt Cowley: Vaccinate to get our freedoms back
Opinion: More people fear hard lockdowns than the risk of catching the virus itself.

Rob Rattenbury: Time to build a new Covid-19 quarantine facility
'Any decent government's first priority is to protect its citizens'

Paora Stanley: Learning reo keeps our language alive
OPINION: Te reo elevates people – it calms the natives and infuriates racists.

David Beck: Needle, thread and footy - stereotypes never, stitching forever
OPINION: I'm glad I've never let stereotypes or societal pressure control my actions

Luke Kirkness: The important next step to get out of the pandemic
Opinion: If you decide not to vaccinate then the past two years have been for nothing.