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OPINION: It's time to start measuring the impact of social investment.

Felix Desmarais: My Sliding Doors moment

OPINION: Life is a series of choices, and we do our best with them when they come along.

Felix Desmarais: The best dogs I've ever known, ranked

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Matt Cowley: Transport woes a complex issue

Humans will choose the most convenient, practical, and safe transport option.

Sonya Bateson: What kind of adults are impoverished children going to grow up to be?

OPINION: Things seem a lot harder now than when I was a child, writes Sonya Bateson.

Luke Kirkness: Hindsight won't help us in the fight against climate change

OPINION: Surely we can all see the climate is causing chaos in New Zealand.

Letters: CBD parking decision driving everyone to suburbs

OPINION: Our readers have their say.

Richard Prebble: Any idiot can run - why so many Kiwis didn't vote in local elections

OPINION: Any review has to consider the real reasons for non-participation.

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: What we need to do to prevent loss of another Malachi

OPINION: For three nights I have not been able to sleep.

Simon Bridges: Republicanism will open a can of worms

OPINION: Now's not the time for talks of republicanism.

Dame Susan Devoy on miscarriage; NZ's problem with racism; reality TV secrets

The former squash champion will soon be competing in Celebrity Treasure Island.

No easy fix to health professional shortage

OPINION: Midwifery never stops and these people should be remunerated accordingly.

Sonya Bateson: Easier for young minds to absorb new languages

OPINION: Te reo is everywhere. And in a few more years it'll be more common still.

Shane Te Pou: What's wrong with workers seeking pay rises to combat cost of living, inflation?

OPINION: Kawerau mill workers are asking for a pay rise in line with inflation.

Felix Desmarais: Unlocking my love for the regions

OPINION: Big city life might be action-packed, but living in the regions has its perks.

Comment: Embarrassing stories from the doctor's surgery

OPINION: Laughter is the best medicine, except if you have broken ribs and diarrhoea.

Dawn Picken: Hard choices on and off the court

OPINION: If tennis legend Serena Williams can reimagine parenting, maybe we can, too.

Richard Prebble: Labour nails Sharma drama, Luxon throws Uffindell under a bus

Labour is showing up National on how to handle a scandal.