Kevin Page: Putting one's best foot forward
A solution to creaking footwear becomes a new source of embarrassment for Kevin Page.
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Opinion: Northland kids missing out
$1 million for a meningitis vaccination in Fiji but we won't vaccinate Northland children?
Opinion: Fake commercial bonhomie unwelcome
I'd simply like to be treated as an independent thinking adult to be respected.
Comment: Let's see parking more prominent in our plans
The car gives our baby boomer generation a sense of independence and security.
Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai: Successes of our young people inspiring
Youth Space funding boost triggers reflections on recent youth achievements in Whangārei.
Bowled over by cricket lover's final wish
The cancer ward was so deep inside the building, Bill doubted anyone could ever escape it.
Trump's demise will be missed
We're all looking for a balance between work, family, creativity and political engagement.
Parenting nostalgia in the Page household
Boomerang Child and Builder Boy need a ride to and from a party. They're grown ups now...
Opinion: We stand with other New Zealanders
The hands of prejudice and intolerance have no place in our society.
Comment: Faith, love and horror
I, like most of us, had never contemplated a mass shooting of this scale in New Zealand.
Smells trigger memories you don't remember remembering
And with the memory comes not only full sensual detail, but also full emotional detail.
Don't let them win, don't bow to extremists of any stripe
Our sense of peace has been shattered by the intrusion of this unspeakable evil.
Making sense of martyrdom
March 15, 2019 marks the day we work harder to be a tolerant, open multicultural society.
New Civic Centre smart move financially and organisationally, Mayor says
COMMENT: Whangarei District Mayor Sheryl Mai "dispels myths" over new Civic Centre.
Different sort of book collecting
A couple of book collectors travel the world seeking the authors' signatures
A truth I first knew in my bones at age 8
Survival forces shaped you and me and the dog and the dinosaurs.
Play it safe - hold back if you see orange and black
A better understanding about speed around the different stages of road repair is needed.
GST is a mongrel of a tax
GST on new builds, work on existing homes, is contributing to homes being more expensive.
Why no vaccinations for 5-12-year-olds?
Isn't vaccinating our children against meningitis a government responsibility?, asks MP.
Hamburger delivery press release triggers call to duty
In the age of the internet, privacy is a duck so dead it's dripping yellow fluids.
Love is a four-legged word
Jonny Wilkinson sniffs out dog ownership - it's mostly all about love
Power outage brings First World problems
A power outage leaves our columnist held hostage by an automatic garage door.
CEO responds to Parua Bay Plan Change concerns
Plan Change allows development down to 500sq m if land is serviced, 2000sq m if it is not.
#schoolstrike4climate movement arrives in NZ
Greta Thunberg: "We are striking because we have done our homework and they have not."
Mrs P wants a cordless one
In the end I pulled the magic plastic from the wallet and did the deed.
Is Baby Shark the answer to Northland's horror road toll?
Half of the 2019 Northland road deaths had occurred on roads in Whangārei District.
Joe Bennett: NZ off the map - let's embrace our invisibility
Americans can't find New Zealand on a map anyway. Now, they don't have to.
Mind how you mow
On behalf of the world's insects, please consider your use of synthetic pesticides.
Tricky road to travel on for one dad
The road was wet and slippery in places, particularly in the Dome Valley.
Capital gains tax all about politics
Over the past 20 years $1 trillion of capital income on houses, land has not been taxed.
Farm grown truths
There's nothing like a good dose of farm life to humble your children.