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OPINION: It's time to look at how to adapt with a second wave of Covid looming.

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OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say about Covid-19 isolation rules.

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OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on Dry July and giving up booze.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: talk to teens about drinking

OPINION: We must keep talking to our teenagers. Life does not deliver us a Plan B.

Letters: Three Waters opposition about retaining democracy, nothing else

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Comment: Iso mandate stems from lack of trust in public

OPINION: Can we be trusted to do the right thing when we're sick?

Tauranga lawyer Mary Hill: Let's keep commissioners on a bit longer

Opinion: They are intensely interested in what the community wants, thinks, and needs.

Luke Kirkness: What we can learn from a businessman about Covid-19

OPINION: Why have so many people stopped following health advice?

Letters to the editor: Country gone soft on warrants and regos

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Jo Raphael: Forking out for a 15 per cent surcharge?

OPINION: It may be distasteful to some, but let's turn a blind eye to a surcharge.

Rob Rattenbury: US is a beautiful but complex nation

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Jo Raphael: Political cracks widening on gun control in the US

OPINION: Cracks are widening in the US political landscape over gun violence.

Sonya Bateson: Rainbow Youth centre fire: Hate brings out the love in others

OPINION: Fire is a dark cloud over the LGBTQ+ community's continuing fight for acceptance.

A former meth addict's inspiring story of recovery has touched our readers

OPINION: Premium subscribers weigh in on the issues.

Why Matariki is far more than a new public holiday

Opinion: It was during a hīkoi I realised the depth of knowledge associated with Matariki.

Opinion: New Year in summer is terrible - Matariki makes it right

Opinion: It's good to set goals - but summer's a sucky time to start.