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![Kevin Page: Why we're looking at lifestyle property](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Kevin Page: Why we're looking at lifestyle property
Comment: Kevin Page has yet another plan.
![Zizi Sparks: How early is too early for Christmas decorations?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Zizi Sparks: How early is too early for Christmas decorations?
Opinion: There is no hard and fast rule but I'll be holding off decorating for now
![Dive-bombing foe just won't buzz off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Dive-bombing foe just won't buzz off
5am comes, a mosquito appears and all the forces swing into action
![Vaughan Gunson: On this path, worst-case scenarios for climate change are inevitable](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Vaughan Gunson: On this path, worst-case scenarios for climate change are inevitable
The big players weren't going to agree to anything that held back the economy.
![Kevin Page: Feeding Poppy was more challenging than expected](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Kevin Page: Feeding Poppy was more challenging than expected
I made a mental note to remember it for Grandad's speech at her 21st birthday party.
![Shane Jones: What 'freedom day' means for Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Shane Jones: What 'freedom day' means for Northland
Opinion: Former MP and regional development minister considers prospects for Northland.
![Opinion: Friends are indeed the family we choose](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Opinion: Friends are indeed the family we choose
Every now and then you come across someone who you just know will be a lifelong friend.
![Vaughan Gunson: Five tips for healthy hunter-gatherer living](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Vaughan Gunson: Five tips for healthy hunter-gatherer living
Health and wellbeing - it's a good idea to know who we are and where we come from
![Three Waters deserves democratic solution](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Three Waters deserves democratic solution
True leadership happens when the people say we did it ourselves, writes John Williamson
![Ignore the hype: Safeguarding our essential water services](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Ignore the hype: Safeguarding our essential water services
Our water assets will remain ours. Councils in each new entity will own the assets
![Kevin Page: A happy outcome to Mexican stand-off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Kevin Page: A happy outcome to Mexican stand-off
Mrs P decided this past weekend was the perfect opportunity to do some baking.
![Oruku Landing: yes or no?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Oruku Landing: yes or no?
The Government was clear its $60m funding attaches only to this proposal on this site.
![Kim Gillespie: So, the record got its groove back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Kim Gillespie: So, the record got its groove back
OPINION: We've come full circle when it comes to music.
![An encounter with a decadent youth and his beast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
An encounter with a decadent youth and his beast
The beast is designed to make more noise than it needs to. Its noise is its point, but...
![Disability issues ministry on way; good news on house upgrade too](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Disability issues ministry on way; good news on house upgrade too
The announcement is proof tenacious lobbying, speaking out and activism can pay off.
![Whangārei water infrastructure A pass sunk by slackers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Whangārei water infrastructure A pass sunk by slackers
Cost savings from pooling resources in four regional water entities will be significant.
![Smiles and waves aplenty on Kamo shared path](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Smiles and waves aplenty on Kamo shared path
Cycling the shared path is so much more relaxing than on the road. You should try it.
![Male long hair - a sight to behold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Male long hair - a sight to behold
Grow that hair, son, let it blow. There's plenty of time to be bald, writes Joe Bennett.
![Don't be the 0.1 per cent idiot driver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Don't be the 0.1 per cent idiot driver
Motorists who don't obey road rules will carry on unaffected by a reduced speed limit
![Your guide to not stalling at the new traffic lights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Your guide to not stalling at the new traffic lights
How not to stall at the new Covid traffic light system
![90% Whangārei? It's up to us](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
90% Whangārei? It's up to us
You're far less likely to fall seriously ill and pass the virus on if you're vaccinated.
![Kevin Page: Punching holes in DIY obsession](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Kevin Page: Punching holes in DIY obsession
Mrs P has banned me from anything to do with the job.
![Let's get Whangārei to 90% vaccinated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Let's get Whangārei to 90% vaccinated
Whangārei district is sitting at almost 61 per cent fully vaccinated, says mayor
![Rachel Ward: Let me tell you about the birds and the bees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Rachel Ward: Let me tell you about the birds and the bees
Opinion: Watching the birds became a daily attraction.
![No more bedtime scotch and soda for the Queen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
No more bedtime scotch and soda for the Queen
For 70 years the most powerful person in society has been its least free and most obedient
![Halloween - what's your favourite costume?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Halloween - what's your favourite costume?
Let's keep enjoying these festivities best we can, at whatever Covid level we might be in.
![Editorial: Bullets dodged and thanks given](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Editorial: Bullets dodged and thanks given
The lockdown showed us how quickly things can change.
![Oruku millions better landing elsewhere](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Oruku millions better landing elsewhere
Money better spent on free bus transport in region, housing, society's urgent problems