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OPINION: Camping and picnics have something in common.
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Why did we spend last summer in the trenches, and this summer in the sunshine?
Felix Desmarais: The five types of Boxing Day
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Booze culture: 'Targeted measures are a better solution'
OPINION: Alcohol Beverages Council warns against an 'emotional' response.
Subscribers weigh in on warning bells ringing for Labour
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Felix Desmarais: It’s better to sweat than shiver
OPINION: Summer is the best - winter is the worst.
Comment: Unpopular transport package the right decision
OPINION: The package, priced at $350 million, hasn't been warmly received by many people.
‘How did Kiwis get through two World Wars, the Great Depression and the 1980s reforms without smashing up the corner dairy?‘
OPINION: Dairy owners' group head proposes a solution to robberies.
Opinion: Why no inquiry into Whakaari tragedy?
It's been three years since the eruption at Whakaari claimed the lives of 22 people.
How to give the best gifts this Christmas
OPINION: Experiences make better gifts than things, Felix Desmarais writes.
Felix Desmarais: This is the right way to arrange a toilet paper roll
"We’ve never been more divided - so it’s time we all get on board, on the right track."
Bryce Edwards: The high barriers to lowering the voting age
Sixteen-year-olds aren't likely to be able to vote any time soon, writes Bryce Edwards.
Felix Desmarais: Don't worry, I found a place better than Twitter
OPINION: If Twitter is dying, I won't miss it, writes Felix Desmarais.
Healthcare in NZ needs 'radical rethinking' - experts
One in four New Zealanders have a chronic health condition.
Mihi Blair: Are Māori health concerns finally being heard?
OPINION: Māori Health Authority offers hope for significant system and investment changes.
Felix Desmarais: Why I resent Six60
OPINION: I don't like Six60 or New Zealand. Let me explain.
Sonya Bateson: Stop the blame game on emergency housing - we need action
OPINION: Families need homes now. We don't have the luxury of time.
The Conversation: With a Covid 'variant soup' looming, New Zealand urgently needs another round of vaccine boosters
OPINION: Many of us are in deep denial about the pandemic's ongoing threat.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Women's rugby is finally getting the attention it deserves
OPINION: I'm not surprised to see the positive public reception the games have received.
Comment: Healthcare staffing crisis putting lives on the line
Opinion: Frontline medical staff have already told the Government what's needed.
Sonya Bateson: Past remedies can be solutions to modern problems
OPINION: We don't have to reinvent the wheel, but we sure can give it a few tweaks.
Felix Desmarais: It's spooky I don't have a boo
OPINION: How are my awesome culinary skills not attracting would-be suitors?
Michele Hunter: Frustrated public is starting to lose its faith in the justice system
OPINION: The public is losing faith in both the justice system and community policing.
Sonya Bateson: We don't want our children becoming rapists through ignorance
OPINION: Parents should be teaching young adults about healthy sexual relationships.
Opinion: Alcohol-related harm can be reduced - if we act
We all pay the price when it comes to inaction over alcohol-related harm.
Zoe Hunter: Fears of another 'tragic' drowning year a reminder of responsibilities
OPINION: Every child should have the chance to learn the basics of how to swim.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: When it comes to social services, it's results that count
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
Who's the greatest dog you've ever known?
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.