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Cutlery crisis hits home

A missing teaspoon has Kevin Page questioning if has caught a dose of Domestic Blindness.

Three Waters - change we don't want

Some change is forced upon us, such as Covid-19 and adaptation to climate change.

Cameron Leslie's Paralympics decision a no-brainer

"Some things are bigger than sports, right? It was the hardest, easiest decision."

Gift prompts reflections on 13th century poet's wise words

Telling the truth hasn't changed the truth; poetry as Auden observed makes nothing happen.

Māori world view about interconnectedness of all things

Seeing the world through a Te Aō lens would bring peace, says Anahera Pickering.

Wobbles aplenty in Labour's party of infrastructure dreams

Might be better to maintain, repurpose, repair what we've got, says Vaughan Gunson.

Kevin Page: It would be fair to say my togs have seen better days

I caught my togs as they were picking up speed on the journey south.

Editorial: Northlanders and our roads have been neglected for too long

We in Northland are sick of being political pawns

Siestas will be even better with arrival of day bed gift

Between 1 and 4, the eyelids droop, the body sags and I hear the call of the horizontal.

Tractor-tooting farmers instinctively know what's coming

The age of giant tractors will chug to an end. Smaller farms will find their niche again.

Dozy days dreaming of Olympic glory

Embarrassed, Kevin Page muttered an apology and scarpered back to the safety of his car

Why wasn't farmers' protest page 1 news in all newspapers?

Coverage should have been front page news across all print media in NZ, says Reti.

Poetry in motion - Lord Tennyson front of mind

'Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

Roadside workers must be kept safe

Traffic management plans add about $1m to the $30m Northland highway maintenance bill.

Helping young people on path to political action

Whangārei MP's 1970s "nuclear-free" moment inspires youth knowledge-sharing campaign

Back from lunch minus a whisker or two

An 8am stubble can turn into a 5pm shadow if one is not too careful, writes Kevin Page

Oruku Landing - to proceed or not?

It would be fair to say feelings were 50/50 for and against the project.

Joe Bennett: Branson's edge-of-space flight, what's the point?

It's doing nothing that wasn't done in the 1950s; not advancing science or knowledge...