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![Opinion: The need for roadside election signs vs safety](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Opinion: The need for roadside election signs vs safety
John Williamson weighs the payoff of election signs against their hassles.
![Kevin Page: The three times my 'full-blown royalist' self met the Queen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Kevin Page: The three times my 'full-blown royalist' self met the Queen
A royal poster given to a young Kevin Page led him down a path of 'full-blown royalist'.
![Jonny Wilkinson knows full well the value of work to a disabled person](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Jonny Wilkinson knows full well the value of work to a disabled person
It's somewhat refreshing for disability to be used as a political football in employment.
![Comment: Speed key to securing NZ's snail farming future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Comment: Speed key to securing NZ's snail farming future
Due to our climate and high rainfall, we can grow snails more efficiently
![David Grindle: Fair Pay Agreements – (a lot) more than what they seem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
David Grindle: Fair Pay Agreements – (a lot) more than what they seem
The FPA process will achieve one of its purposes of enhancing wages for lower-tier earners
![Comment: 'Decent' guy Shaw needs radical ideas to stand chance in election](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Comment: 'Decent' guy Shaw needs radical ideas to stand chance in election
Shaw's claim that Zero Carbon Act will survive future National-Act governments is 'naive'
![Vaughan Gunson: I understand now why people fork out to have themselves pampered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Vaughan Gunson: I understand now why people fork out to have themselves pampered
Maybe it is a pleasure I can dare to know again one day.
![Comment: You've got to hand it to world's lefties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Comment: You've got to hand it to world's lefties
Nick Hudson was skinny, blond and brave, while I was a fat, red-headed coward
![Kevin Page: Turns out there are more expensive things than organic carrots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Kevin Page: Turns out there are more expensive things than organic carrots
As it turned out $12 would have been a lucky escape.
![Shane Reti: Medical workforce crying out for GPs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Shane Reti: Medical workforce crying out for GPs
It's time to ensure health spending is delivering more frontline services.
![Comment: From tradies to TV, recent judgments confirm restraints of trade still have a rightful place](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Comment: From tradies to TV, recent judgments confirm restraints of trade still have a rightful place
Disputes around restraints of trade are not limited to corporate entities.
![Editorial: There's a new villain in town this winter and it ain't Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Editorial: There's a new villain in town this winter and it ain't Covid
The most relatable experience I've had in a long time is the flu, says Karina Cooper.
![Opinion: Abortion ruling shows women still have battles to fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Opinion: Abortion ruling shows women still have battles to fight
Why do we feel so strongly about something that's occurred in a country across the world?
![Carolyn Hansen: Essential nutrients, what they are and why you need them](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Carolyn Hansen: Essential nutrients, what they are and why you need them
A healthy diet provides the body with all the nutrients needed for its nourishment.
![John Williamson: We need to keep dogs restrained both at home and in the car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
John Williamson: We need to keep dogs restrained both at home and in the car
Dogs are often seen as part of the family, so it's no surprise they're in our cars.
![Comment: Why NZ should go its own way on foreign policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Comment: Why NZ should go its own way on foreign policy
As ever in world politics, military and economic matters are entwined
![Opinion: Number of people in Northland on specialist waitlists 'disappointing'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Opinion: Number of people in Northland on specialist waitlists 'disappointing'
Shane Reti wants new models of care, funding, targets, accountability and engagement.
![Kevin Page: The problem with getting dressed in the dark](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Kevin Page: The problem with getting dressed in the dark
Comment: Many is the time I'd turn up with a jersey on inside out or an odd sock.
![Comment: Celebrating a lifetime of service](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Comment: Celebrating a lifetime of service
The length of service of our Queen is something to be marvelled at
![Vaughan Gunson: Consolidating innovations in digital health will hopefully help improve health outcomes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Vaughan Gunson: Consolidating innovations in digital health will hopefully help improve health outcomes
Seeing doctors in person remains at the heart of patient-centred healthcare.
![Comment: Reconnecting after two years can be bittersweet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Comment: Reconnecting after two years can be bittersweet
One day another meeting, another reunion, and another celebration will take place