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Canny view: KiwiSaver vs market volatility
February wasn't great but in the past 12 months overall, KiwiSavers have done well.
Hastings has its share of beauty treatments
City's face an ever-changing one over the years.
Personal mementos of loved ones tug at heart-strings
Mourning jewellery evolved out of Queen Victoria's 40 years of grief for Prince Albert
Marcus Agnew: The rugby league opportunity
Get the system right, and rugby league can take off, writes Marcus Agnew.
Opinion: New parents need more encouragement
Judgment and helpful advice are not always helpful.
Roads under pressure as traffic builds
Forward thinking needed to prevent traffic jams.
MP: Making a difference for our regions
Opinion: Provincial Growth Fund helping Govt work towards fairer New Zealand.
Adam Green: I'm up for day of cold ones in Iceland
We need more holidays and the world has plenty for us to pounce on
Opinion: Maybe the kids can stir up a change
Another mass shooting in the US and you start thinking 'how long before the next one?'
Changing the culture of our councils
Councils are looking more and more like unthinking hierarchical behemoths.
Fast-tracked rail link could be good for Bay
Napier-Wairoa rail link must not become a drain on tax and ratepayers.
Employment there for the picking
Apple industry crying out for pickers so get off the benefit and up those trees.
Dr Claire Badenhorst: Is exercise the enemy?
Exercise and appetite are not the issues in meeting health goals: food choice is.
Martin Williams: Ruataniwha dam must be considered
In my view the Dam emerges as an option which at the very least must be considered.
Fowler: Playground Avenger blast for kids
US warplane's varied career included WWII service and crop dusting.
Paua thieves poaching cultural nourishment
Heritage pastime frittered away by greedy poachers.
Opinion: Summer's best-laid plans washed away
Relationships fray when you're up a creek without a paddle.
Quake anniversary a day for reflection
Natural disasters, like Cyclone Gita and the Chch quakes, highlight our vulnerability.
Everything requires fitness for purpose
Fitness is not just about how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run.
Why tolerate cramped cattle class flights?
Airlines have put the squeeze on us too much and for too long, writes James Ford.
Does T20 need SPCA-type policing akin to rodeos?
Ben Wheeler took some stick but that doesn't mean he's mutated into a second-class seamer
Rhea Dasent: Time to collar farm dog fees
Farm dogs are part of the family, and a valuable asset to the farm business.
Adam Green: Whiskers policy helps marriage last
If you want relationship to endure, not messing up the vanity will help.
Opinion: Health conscious not catwalk conscious
Why can't we have models who are neither skinny nor super-sized?
What the Year of the Dog means for NZ
It is significant that New Zealand is the first place to see in the Chinese New Year.
The simple solution to stopping the madness
Simply do not allow people to be able to carry automatic or semi-automatic weapons.