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Letters: Where have all the street signs gone?
The St Hill St debacle is a damning sign of council mismanagement and incompetence.
Ian McKelvie: The Arms Amendment Bill
The past month in New Zealand has been both heart wrenching and heart warming.
Frank Gibson: Women have been involved in astronomy for a long time
Katie Bouman is the young woman who led a team to make meaningful picture of a black hole
Letters: New flats could end up as mud flats
What's not to like about Whanganui's warm, wealthy future?
Jay Kuten: Do not go gentle into that good night
When I first heard of the End of Life Choice bill I was skeptical and frankly curious.
Frank Greenall: The Devil's in the retail ...
Israel's no slouch in reminding those what certain fate awaits them
Business zen: Strategic planning
Do you have a view of where you will be in your business in five years' time.
Comment: Assange should have gone to Sweden
Julian Assange should have gone to Sweden seven years ago and faced the rape charges.
Rachel Stewart: Dignified death of a feisty farm cat
COMMENT: This isn't really a column about my dead cat, though it might appear that way.
Letters: Mankind must fix own mess
We must lower our numbers and simplify, then again simplify our lives.
Frank Greenall: It's the Stars and Gripes ...
Frank Greenall sees an bit of Basil Fawlty in politics
Lynley Tulloch: Australian animal rights activists make pertinent points
Many people are wary of diversity, and any views that challenge the status quo.
Letters: Pell desperation parroted
The jury's input is limited to a "guilty" or "not guilty" verdict voiced by its foreperson
Nicola Patrick: Will you see me on a bike around town?
This year was meant to be the year I got back on my bike, writes Nicola Patrick.
Nobody needs a car faster than 130km/h
Statistically, one of the most dangerous things you can do in NZ is to drive
Kate Stewart: Just put a deposit down on an avocado
Is the price of healthy, balanced diet to high
Jay Kuten: Gun lobby too much say
Any inquiry into the terror attack needs to look into the gun lobby's influence
Business zen: What my Netflix algorithm showed me about business
Business zen with Balance Consulting.
Letters: Councillors absent again
It was a nice change to have more than one or two of us in the public gallery.
Gwynne Dyer: Hope and fear in Algeria
After weeks of peaceful demonstrations, Algeria's president has been forced to resign.
Mayoral candidate campaigns on composting toilets
Only a fool would run for Mayor on a platform of compost toilets in all households...
Zero-waste mission: Toothbrushes win, toothpaste fails
COMMENT: My bubble was burst. Eco-confidence? Shattered! But after a few small steps ...
Comment: Imagine commentating a Tour de France without the word cyclist
If cyclist is dehumanising, what then is motorist, racist, extremist or terrorist?
Chester Borrows: Who pays for dumb decisions?
While many of us treasure clean, green New Zealand, others just don't get it.
Letters: Why do governments use commercial banks?
Bill English and Tony Ryall evaded the question with nonsensical replies.
Letters: Kids need hats out in sun
Wake up, people. There's a reason NZ has one of the highest skin cancer rates in the world
Comment: National security? Who needs qualifications?
Aftermath of the mosque massacres exposed an elephant in the room, says Frank Greenall.
Ian McKelvie: A lot has happened in 18 months
Westpac's employment confidence surveys shows New Zealand workers are less confident.
Letters: Castlecliff link needed
The problem is that current roading access from the city to Castlecliff is very poor.
Rachel Stewart: Outlook grim despite the allure of denial
COMMENT: Species extinction and extreme weather are only going to get worse.
Gwynne Dyer: Climate refugees will test rich countries
According to the UN's ILO, there are currently 277 million migrants in the world