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Letters: Time for NZ to have its own State of Origin; flag artwork may have gone too far
OPINION: Why not also have a three-game New Zealand Island of Origin series?

Letters: What David Seymour could learn from brave 8-year-old; Run it straight ban a no-brainer
OPINION: Money spent on hairdressing regulations review better given to battling child

Letters: Gambling not the winner it was once touted
OPINION: Too many losers on the pokies.

Letters: Why is the Government auctioning off online casino licences?
OPINION: What’s so special about licensed online gambling sites?

Letters: We need cross-party agreement to create the health system that is the best for our people
OPINION: Health should not be a political football.

Letters: How to improve funding for the foundering public health system
OPINION: Some ideas on how to improve funding for the foundering public health system.

Letters: Greens, Labour need to say how they would fund programmes
OPINION: The Greens and Labour need to explain how they will pay for programmes.

Letters: Te Pāti Māori hold Parliament in contempt
OPINION: The business of democracy only works if everyone abides by the rules.

Letters: It’s time to update the rules of our Parliament – but not by those in power
OPINION: Proposed punishment for Te Pāti Māori MPs totally out of proportion.

Letters: We must accept that our Parliament has to allow for more differences than Westminster does
OPINION: Maybe Te Pāti Māori were wrong in crossing the floor, but not 21 days wrong.

Letters: New event 'pointless bravado at best, sheer stupidity at worst'
OPINION: Collision sport is about as moronic a way as possible to damage your brain.

Letters: Better funding for learning support will help improve school attendance
OPINION: Why we need well-trained teacher aides in every class

Letters: Worried about helicopters? Try living in West Auckland
OPINION: Out west, the police helicopter buzzes overhead day and night, a reader writes.

Letters: New Zealand was at its wealthiest with a smaller population
OPINION: When is it appropriate to use the C-word in any situation?

Letters: The standard of behaviour in Parliament is increasingly appalling
OPINION: Say what you like about Winston, but he has standards, unlike many others.

Letters: What’s worse? Te Pāti Māori haka or van Velden’s use of the c-word?
OPINION: Te Pāti Māori's Parliament haka was just cultural expression

Letters: Could the American Pope be a guiding influence for the American President?
OPINION: The two most powerful men in the world are American. Could that be a good thing?

Letters: We have to do our bit, whether on defence or to tackle climate change
OPINION: Could Trump's tariffs help us tackle climate change?

Letters: NZ women have honoured Kate Sheppard since 1893
OPINION: A social media ban employs the same thinking that book-burning did in the past.

Letters: Time to abolish rebates for charities
OPINION: Begging is a sad reality of New Zealand life today.