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What would have happened if Capitol Hill rioters weren't white?
OPINION: Capitol riot highlights the ongoing issues of racism and inequality in the US.
Rob Rattenbury: NZ ripe and ready for UK trade deal
Opinion: There has been talk about the formation of a fourth international trading bloc.
New Year's resolutions are the absolute worst
Opinion: Every year I suffer from the New Year's resolution hangover.
Carmen Hall: Addressing safety fears in downtown
Opinion: Bus drivers should not have to ward off assaults and attempted robberies.
Samantha Motion: What's behind the rise in shoplifting?
Prosecution rates are at a five year high in Tauranga and Rotorua.
Samantha Motion: There's one 2020 lesson we shouldn't forget
As many people head back to work, let's remember what we learned the hard way last year.
Letters: Shaming shoplifters is the right tactic
Opinion: Readers discuss shoplifters, the Waikeria riots and look back at the old days.
What was this angry young man's beef?
Is it because home ownership is drifting out of reach for many young people?
Stephanie Worsop: 2021 wishlist a reflection of the year that's been
Opinion: 2020 was a whole lot of bad but there were good bits too. Let's remember those.
Hidden gems the secret to boosting local tourism
Opinion: Think you've seen everything a city has to offer? Think again.
Stephanie Worsop: Don't be an idiot like me, put on sunscreen
Opinion: Make sure every day you spend in the sun, the decision you make is the smart one.
Carmen Hall: Food hygiene and the waste-not want-not ethos
About 200,000 people across the country get food poisoning struck every year.
ACC funding decision puts mountain bikers in danger
Why would ACC stop funding a first response unit that has rescued nearly 1000 riders?
Zoe Hunter: My New Year's resolution is to donate more to charity
COMMENT: Zoe Hunter says a little can often go a long way
Letters to the editor: Police chase solution 'overlooked'
Readers share their views on issues making the headlines.
Kiri Gillespie: Drink-driving? Then you deserve to get caught
Such trauma is entirely preventable. All it takes a taxi.
Truth is, I'm a total Anglophile
COMMENT: Despite what readers might glean from my columns, I love everything British
A New Year's Eve to suit every life stage
Opinion: The way you celebrate New Year's Eve is dictated by what stage of life you're in.
Zoe Hunter: Don't ignore the safety signs, stupid
OPINION: Zoe Hunter says the signs are there for a reason.
Zizi Sparks: We can't fix child poverty with band-aids
OPINION: Addressing youth homelessness and poverty requires a collaborative approach.
Zoe Hunter: Why this year will go down in history
This year has been etched in memory for many reasons, many of them good despite Covid-19.
Jo Raphael: The age-old conflict between landlords and tenants
OPINION: Who is the villain - the landlord or the tenant?
Rob Rattenbury: Let's put 2020 behind us
It has been a challenging year for many so it is nice to think about happy events.
Dawn Picken: The wisdom of the Stoics - give yourself a break this Christmas
Opinion: Realising what we could lose can help us appreciate what we have.
Stephanie Worsop: Are the gaps in our knowledge getting worse?
Opinion: Everybody has gaps in their knowledge, what's yours?
Samantha Motion: A holly, jolly, news parody of the best Christmas song ever
OPINION: Is it even Christmas without the drunk tank or the boys of the NYPD choir?
Letters to the editor: Capital Gains Tax bad for the economy
Readers have their say.
Stephanie Worsop: Home ownership available to some, not all
Opinion: A rent to buy scheme could help fix the inequality in the housing market.
Kiri Gillespie: Wharf St upgrade just what city needs right now
Opinion: Could the dining precinct come to rival Rotorua's popular Eat Streat?
Letters to the editor: No reason for the proposed 6.5% rates rise
LETTERS: Our readers have their say
Kelly Makiha: Don't take stuff that isn't yours
Taking things you're not entitled to should result in a deterring level of punishment.