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Opinion: Our kids should not be guinea pigs for vaping
Opinion: We don’t know the full impact of vaping’s health impacts yet.

New Zealand’s state highway pothole plague pitiful, subscribers say
Subscribers share their views on the state of the nation's roads.

Lake Taupō highway languishes behind other priorities
OPINION: A 30-year plan is needed for SH1 improvements.

Opinion: Deliberately misnaming, misgendering people is cruel and inhumane
OPINION: Identity change has always been a thing - even in the good old days.

The Premium Debate: Police should arrest gangsters, not escort them - subscribers
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on gang issues.

Kiri Gillespie: Ram raids cowardly and lazy crimes
Opinion: Business owners targeted need our help.

Opinion: Why evicting unruly state tenants is not the answer
OPINION: Kicking unruly tenants out is going to have its own implications for society.

Luke Bradford: What men just don’t get about health
Opinion: Men's Health Week is an opportunity to start doing things better.

Mark Lister: Should I pay off the mortgage, or invest that extra cash?
A paid-off mortgage will put you on the path to freedom, but it's not that black and white

Nicola Grigg: What the National Party wants for New Zealand women
Opinion: Women's spokesperson outlines the party policies.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: If we want better government, we have to do our bit
OPINION: I used to think young people had no interest in voting - now I'm not so sure.

From peaceful to perilous: Innovations needed to combat crime
Opinion: Supermarkets resorting to bodycams in a desperate bid for safety is a smart move.

How do we get the balance right between housing and heritage?
A form of urban intensification will still play a role in New Zealand’s planning.

Mark Lister: What a central bank pause means for markets
Opinion: We're close to seeing the last of interest rate hikes for this cycle.

Lizzie Marvelly: National's stance a prescription for disaster with women
OPINION: Luxon's National needs to find a cure for its foot-in-mouth problems.

The Premium Debate: Mum of injured teen speaks out after street racers arrested
Our readers have their say.

Mark Lister: What if the US debt ceiling isn’t resolved?
Opinion: We’ve got the small matter of the US debt ceiling to resolve.

Opinion: Poverty is a circumstance - not a character flaw
Opinion: "It’s a cycle. A trap. And one that is incredibly difficult to escape."

Luke Kirkness: Thinking beyond roadworks to fix pothole crisis
Opinion: Roads of despair - will drivers ever be safe from NZ's pothole epidemic?

Opinion: Tasering of elderly dementia patient appalling
Opinion: "A health issue should not be confused with aggressive, law-breaking behaviour."

Richard Prebble: Why Labour's biggest U-turn will swamp NZ
Opinion: They will pay taxes, but need housing, health, education, and much more.

Premium Debate: Why Labour’s Budget might be the most radical in 30 years
Subscribers have their say.

Opinion: Why the rental crisis is a national disgrace
Opinion: Kāinga Ora’s home ownership schemes deserve more taxpayer money.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers share views on family's rental struggle
Subscribers have their say.

Opinion: Why I'm only slightly surprised by this Budget
OPINION: The announcement I'm most interested in - for selfish reasons.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: No need to fear strong, Māori, women politicians
Opinion: Female Māori politicians are challenging some of the norms of Parliament.

Nicola Willis predicts tax cuts for all the wrong reasons
OPINION: Taxpayers need relief - and a complete change of direction.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers react to farmers facing a 'profit squeeze'
Opinion: Premium subscribers have their say.