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Kevin Page: $185 ‘saved’ during personal time
OPINION: Occasionally, you need five minutes to yourself. 'Personal time'.

Kevin Page: A walk in fresh air ends in tears
OPINION: 'There was an almighty, thunderous roar.'

Kevin Page: In a pickle at the supermarket
OPINION: Kevin Page's shopping trip hits a snag.

Opinion: Never too late for Christmas ham
"I decided to make things a little easier ... and go without."

Kevin Page: I’m not the brightest dinner guest
Opinion: There was probably a simpler reason for things looking a lot darker to me.

Vince Cocurullo: Fighting for fair when it comes to our water assets
OPINION: The Affordable Waters Reform is changing the landscape for local governments.

Joe Bennett: The mystery of the bowls shoe and the money
OPINION: Whose was the money? And what was it doing in a bowls shoe?

Kevin Page: There are two types of six packs in the world
Comment: Don’t ask me why I asked for this particular Christmas gift

Comment: Sobering lessons on life from a sprightly centenarian
Kevin came across a bloke who really put life into perspective.

Vaughan Gunson: The Sumerian rulers had the right idea
OPINION: Hierarchy and inequality aren't good for society's morale.

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
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
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
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
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
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
Maybe it is a pleasure I can dare to know again one day.

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
As it turned out $12 would have been a lucky escape.

Joe Bennett: It's toast and that's all there is to say
How much butter on your toast?

Comment: Shock and awe as motorised duo storm home show
Leading the charge through the doors were two ladies on mobility scooters