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Jo Raphael: Don't let Covid vaccine fears put communities at risk

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Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Euthanasia decision one of my hardest

OPINION: I had to be sure I had enough information to make a decision I could live with.

Letters: Why is Tauranga facing another water shortage?

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Opinion: I was vaccine-hesitant, but not any more

Honestly? Avoiding getting the jab won't influence any 'new global economic system'

Zoe Hunter: Hiring with no background checks has more risks than rewards

COMMENT: Hiring without background checks is risky business.

Rob Rattenbury: What has happened to the right of NZ politics?

National's plunge in polls - down to 22.5 per cent in one - raises big questions.

Luke Kirkness: What else can we eliminate?

OPINION: We will soon need to shift our focus away from the pandemic towards other issues.

Jo Raphael: The irony of red tape giving us more freedom

OPINION: Those wanting more freedom must be willing to prove their vaccination status.

Rob Rattenbury: Facing perils of Facebook

OPINION: A closed and private Facebook group may not be as safe as you think.

The Premium Debate: Man in Mount cave gets a home

OPINION: Our Premium subscribers have their say.

Rachel Ward: Let me tell you about the birds and the bees

Opinion: Watching the birds became a daily attraction.

Dawn Picken: An insider's guide to the ICU for the vaccine hesitant

ICU a reality for more people amid Covid-19. You don't want to go there, says Dawn Picken.

Tributes like kids' emotion haka for Wainui a way to show we care in Covid times

OPINION: Restrictions on funerals have been one of the hardest parts of the Covid era.

Samantha Motion: Dear Auckland, you are all we want for Christmas

OPINION: Today, the Government is set to give more detail about the path out of lockdown.