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Samantha Motion: Concerns over homeless stem from pride of place
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Dylan Thorne: Urgency needed on court house upgrade
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Tommy Wilson on the fall and rise of the Māori Party in Waiariki
Opinion: "Ki tai wiwi ki tai wawa – The tide goes out - the tide comes back in."
Carmen Hall: I watched my dad and sister slowly die. Here's how I will vote
Opinion: Watching someone you love die a slow death is not easy.
Editorial: Beers are cold here too, cobber
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Kristin Macfarlane: 'I was alive but I wasn't living'
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Samantha Motion: Why we should ditch the boring election hoardings
COMMENT: Back your future. Protect your future. Change your future. Ditch the signs!
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Covid-19 is shining a spotlight on wealth inequality
Stephanie Worsop: The perils of social media when you get it wrong
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Te Ururoa Flavell: Te reo Māori is again a thriving language
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Dawn Picken: Changes needed as women do most of the heavy lifting at home post lockdown
We need more than shovel-ready projects to re-employ women in the Covid era.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour must not squander voters' trust
Delay to election may be to the Government's advantage.
Zizi Sparks: Government sending mixed messages about Covid-19
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Dawn Picken: Why we should support voluntary euthanasia
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Not the Kiwi way: Why charging people for quarantine is a gross injustice
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Claire Trevett: Who are the new National leader contenders?
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Comment: Spare a thought for those who give their time freely.
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