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Craig Cooper: He kā te hopuoro i ngā wā katoa - the microphone is always on.
In some way or another, every week should be Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
My roof painting days are over
The rain made pretty patterns on the wet brushstrokes we had created.
Craig Cooper: Spare change or courtesy for homeless?
We're conditioned to ignore the strugglers in society.
Signs of new life spring forth
These little shoots must be coddled and cosseted like newborn babies.
I'll miss the hive of activity outside my window
I am going to treat myself to a meatball sometime this week.
Perfecting the art of procrastinating
Thanks to our smartphones we have so many excuses to sit and not do much
Mark Story: Native whitebait should be off the menu
Covid sparks inadvertent whitebaiting rahui
Linda Hall: Don't cross the line when it comes to being kind
Disposable masks littering our streets
Neil Kirton: It's not about blame or setting off a witch hunt
The quest for detailed information is not about blame or setting off a witch hunt.
Our homeless need an outreach home
It's always been one of life's ironies that no one wants homeless people as neighbours.
Dealing with cognitive decline
A person's financial adviser is often first to notice cognitive deterioration.
It's time to protect children from Covid
We can be proud of what we've done to protect each other from Covid-19.
Dramatic tension in work of art
This cropped framing is a trademark of art that uses photographs as a starting point
Fire destroys Frimley homestead
The first recorded use of the name Frimley was in December 1870
Feeding feathered friends makes me feel fine
So here we are, in the early stages of spring and the birdies are getting louder.
Farcical shortest F1 'race' ever in Belgium
Lewis Hamilton makes a fair point about a fan refund after Belgian event.
Linda Hall: Nothing wrong with wanting to feel secure
The building of 180 new homes in a gated community will ease the housing market slightly.
Electric trial run for the sake of our planet
Once when the PO wouldn't start it was diagnosed as suffering from "old petrol".
If you need to leave don't hesitate
Providing school lunches is about the children - not the parents.
Might just be sticking with the good stuff
Not wanting to cause a fuss I threw it in my trolley and took it home.
Here's hoping L4 swimmer in trouble was an optical illusion
The eye can be a trickster, especially where the ocean is concerned.
Wallace is ordinary, boring and just purrrrrfect
It seems that the more unusual the animal the more popularity they garner.
Napier get green light for airport site
Napier's first aerodrome was at the embankment site after the earthquake
Lockdown prevented Sir Michael Cullen's passing getting the attention it deserved
I did not know him well and I think few did, beyond the family he doted on
Floating rubbish ruins our waterways
It's a bit harder to recycle when you live rural.
Look, listen and take heed
My Nissan has occasionally stuttered and stammered whilst being started.
Charlie Watts - salt of the earth
Ginger Baker attacked his drum kit. Charlie Watts became one with his.
I have a dream and it's Covid free
Let "self-isolation" and "Covid tracing app" become vocabulary of the past.
Wearing a mask saves time
For me this lockdown hasn't been so stressful and that's not just because of the wine.
Editorial: To my old friend, the new anti-vaxxer
OPINION: You popped up on my Facebook timeline unexpectedly this week. It's been years.