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![Editorial: Anecdote and clamour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Editorial: Anecdote and clamour
Sometimes it pays to listen to the experts, but we often hesitate, writes Peter Jackson.
![John Carter: Another biosecurity threat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
John Carter: Another biosecurity threat
It is unthinkable that our manuka, feijoa and pohutukawa, might be blighted by myrtle rust
![Letter: Council isn't listening](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letter: Council isn't listening
A reader is dissatisfied with the council response to queries on alcohol policy.
![Myrtle rust should have been our priority](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Myrtle rust should have been our priority
As soon as myrtle rust was discovered here the government should have been ready
![Mongrels by name...](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Mongrels by name...
Politicians have long talked about banning gangs, but it will never happen.
![Letters: Bad vibe for New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letters: Bad vibe for New Zealand
A reader is disgusted by people who don't want to integrate to our culture.
![Editorial: It's a buyers market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Editorial: It's a buyers market
What Immigration NZ doesn't seem to understand is that it is working in a buyer's market.
![Editorial: The Kiwi spirit lives on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Editorial: The Kiwi spirit lives on
April 25 is the day when we take time to think about the sacrifices of war.
![Letters: Yours to enjoy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letters: Yours to enjoy
The FNDC and the community board have little thought for this coastal community.
![Editorial: Immigration loses the plot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Editorial: Immigration loses the plot
Immigration has a penchant for picking on the wrong people
![Kelvin Davis: Ture Whenua Maori Bill neither fair nor right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Kelvin Davis: Ture Whenua Maori Bill neither fair nor right
The Ture Whenua Maori Bill is up for debate in the committee stages this week.
![Letters: A sad reality](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letters: A sad reality
Our hearts bleed for so many of the kids of today., writes a reader
![John Carter: Moving forward together](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
John Carter: Moving forward together
Mayor John Carter is calling on the government to change how they deal with problems.
![Sheryl Mai: Working together to grow our NI regions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Sheryl Mai: Working together to grow our NI regions
The upper North Island's environment is critical to our nation's success.
![Letter: Treating the symptom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letter: Treating the symptom
A reader offers a view of the problems with students in the Far North.
![Editorial: Rules of engagement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Editorial: Rules of engagement
New Zealand soldiers have always been regarded as well trained and disciplined.
![Winston Peters MP: Who's pulling the handbrake?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Winston Peters MP: Who's pulling the handbrake?
Winston Peters questions why Northland still fails to thrive.
![Letter: Guns in the wrong hands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letter: Guns in the wrong hands
New Zealand and the rest of the world appear to have problems with firearms.
![A new annual plan season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
A new annual plan season
Crucially for ratepayers, annual plans translate directly into rates demands.
![Kelvin Davis: He Tangata, He Tangata, He Tangata](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Kelvin Davis: He Tangata, He Tangata, He Tangata
Te Tai Tokerau has all the potential in the world, writes Kelvin Davis.
![Editorial: Damned if they do ...](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Editorial: Damned if they do ...
The failure of police to limit offending is a problem, writes Peter Jackson
![Letter: Why not Paihia?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letter: Why not Paihia?
A Kohukohu local questions the editor about what passes for news these days.
![Editorial: A too-short life well lived](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Editorial: A too-short life well lived
Kaitaia almost came to a standstill for the funeral of teen Te Amo-haere Ella Rudolph.