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Dawn Picken: Slow slog of lockdown is draining

The last steps of the marathon are the hardest.

Credit to PM for leading nation through Covid-19 pandemic

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Zizi Sparks: Key takeaways from the Covid-19 lockdown

Comment: Three things I've learned at alert levels 3 and 4 we shouldn't forget.

Comment: Economy, freedom - and trust come with alert level 2

The rules around level 2 have been revealed.

Letters: PM's handling of pandemic demonstrates lack of understanding

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Letters: Gould should stop Trump bashing

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Zizi Sparks: Rates need to be spent kick-starting local economy

Comment: Councils should be careful with their spending during the pandemic.

Zizi Sparks: It's time to ease recreation restrictions

COMMENT: More freedom will mean fewer breaches.

Letters: Focus needed on local rugby

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Tenby Powell - Our local businesses need our communities to support them

NZME has today launched GO LOCAL! to encourage people to buy and support local.

Zizi Sparks: Why I've agreed to run/walk 100km in two weeks

Comment: 100km in 14 days doesn't appeal in the slightest but I've signed up anyway.

Letters: Bookings, speedy cyclists and Anzac

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Scott Inglis: Now is the time to back Go Local! campaign

COMMENT: Now is the time for us to support local businesses.

Stephanie Worsop: Alert level 3 not the time to get complacent

Opinion: Restrictions at level 3 must be adhered to if we are to reach level 2.

'We all knew about the war but no one spoke of it'

Times have changed and as a country we are much better at observing Anzac Day.

Dr Phil Shoemack: Remembering the good from a bad situation

Comment: Let's make sure we remember all the good from a really difficult situation.