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![Nick Clark: Rethink needed on council funding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
Nick Clark: Rethink needed on council funding
OPINION: Council rates are rising. Help from central government is needed.
![The three common mistakes men make in relationships](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
The three common mistakes men make in relationships
OPINION: And how to turn these setbacks into strengths.
![Princess Kate never claimed to be perfect – this biography is ridiculous](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Princess Kate never claimed to be perfect – this biography is ridiculous
OPINION: Book is exaggerated, embarrassingly written, and devoid of insight into Kate.
![Opinion: A mum and new-born twins faced a health crisis - we're grateful for their world-class care](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Opinion: A mum and new-born twins faced a health crisis - we're grateful for their world-class care
OPINION: What we saw in 20 days was world-class care delivered almost without exception.
Latest Business Opinion
![Sky TV paid a hefty fee for Olympics in a different era – its business quest to strike gold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Sky TV paid a hefty fee for Olympics in a different era – its business quest to strike gold
Are we seeing too many ads with the Olympics on pay TV? Sky opens up on the financials.
!['You won't have a TV station': TVNZ chair defends cuts to the man who appointed him](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'You won't have a TV station': TVNZ chair defends cuts to the man who appointed him
The RNZ chief and a former minister go head to head over Māori content.
![Richard Prebble: Why the Government should privatise SOEs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Richard Prebble: Why the Government should privatise SOEs
OPINION: The economy is too complex for any government to be able to pick winners.
Latest Cartoons
![Daron Parton’s cartoons: July 1 - 31](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Daron Parton’s cartoons: July 1 - 31
Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.
![Northland sci-fi and fantasy festival a grand success second year in a row](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Northland sci-fi and fantasy festival a grand success second year in a row
The Festival is a huge community spirit booster.
More Opinion & Analysis
![Daron Parton’s cartoons: July 1 - 31](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Daron Parton’s cartoons: July 1 - 31
Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.
![Letters: Attacks on the Treaty of Waitangi akin to domestic abuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Letters: Attacks on the Treaty of Waitangi akin to domestic abuse
OPINION: 'There has been no equal partnership between Māori and Pākehā.'
![Simon Wilson: Tracing the links from abuse in care to crime on Queen St](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Simon Wilson: Tracing the links from abuse in care to crime on Queen St
OPINION: The links between violence in public and private and how the state acts.
![Letters: Valuing public servants; public pays for abuse in care compensation; abandoned scooters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Letters: Valuing public servants; public pays for abuse in care compensation; abandoned scooters
OPINION: 'The city looks like a toddler has had a tantrum and thrown out all their toys'.
![Sasha Borissenko: Abuse in Care apology hollow if boot camps continue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Sasha Borissenko: Abuse in Care apology hollow if boot camps continue
OPINION: Is history set to repeat itself over boot camps?