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![The Prem Debate: Money wasted on useless PR](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The Prem Debate: Money wasted on useless PR
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say
![Comment: Free speech won public acceptance for gays and lesbians](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Comment: Free speech won public acceptance for gays and lesbians
OPINION: We must tolerate the ideas of others, even if we think they're bad or hurtful
![Samantha Motion: Pokies plague creates ethical dilemma for communities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Samantha Motion: Pokies plague creates ethical dilemma for communities
OPINION: There's no shortage of shocking statistics when it comes to pokies in NZ.
![I work in a faith-based organisation, does employment law apply?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
I work in a faith-based organisation, does employment law apply?
OPINION: Frontline Law solicitor Julie Schmidt gives some advice.
![The Premium Debate: We have a 'government of unseen consequences'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The Premium Debate: We have a 'government of unseen consequences'
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say
![Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: 100-year plan for Aotearoa should be on the table now](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: 100-year plan for Aotearoa should be on the table now
Opinion: 'This is as good as it gets' will not serve future generations well
![Opinion: University not the only game in town](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: University not the only game in town
OPINION: Some advice for school students who are about to finish up
![Letters: Stay strong on Three Waters opposition, council](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Stay strong on Three Waters opposition, council
Our readers have their say.
![Opinion: I dream of a day when we can all walk our streets with Pride](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: I dream of a day when we can all walk our streets with Pride
OPINION: It's been an interesting month, writes Gordy Lockhart.
![The Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on rental market shift](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on rental market shift
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
![Sonya Bateson: Why adaptability is so important](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sonya Bateson: Why adaptability is so important
OPINION: Adaptability is a precious skill and one adulthood helps grow.
![Jo Raphael: Winter ills and chills just as disruptive as Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Jo Raphael: Winter ills and chills just as disruptive as Covid
OPINION: It's time to look at how to adapt with a second wave of Covid looming.
![The Prem Debate: Ex-boozers on Dry July and beyond](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The Prem Debate: Ex-boozers on Dry July and beyond
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on Dry July and giving up booze.
![Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: talk to teens about drinking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: talk to teens about drinking
OPINION: We must keep talking to our teenagers. Life does not deliver us a Plan B.
![Comment: Iso mandate stems from lack of trust in public](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Comment: Iso mandate stems from lack of trust in public
OPINION: Can we be trusted to do the right thing when we're sick?
![Letters: Keep the reserves - for this generation and those next](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Keep the reserves - for this generation and those next
Our readers have their say.
![Premium Debate: Firefighters threaten industrial action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Premium Debate: Firefighters threaten industrial action
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say over the firefighters' strike action plan
![Sonya Bateson: There's a reason abortion is referred to as healthcare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sonya Bateson: There's a reason abortion is referred to as healthcare
OPINION: It may sound like an oxymoron but, in my opinion, abortion saves lives.
![Samantha Motion: US opioid crisis is lapping at our shores - is NZ ready?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Samantha Motion: US opioid crisis is lapping at our shores - is NZ ready?
Many who die from the drug do not know they have taken it.
![Comment | Let MPs share controversial views - then let the voters decide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Comment | Let MPs share controversial views - then let the voters decide
OPINION: Voters deserve to know where individual MPs stand on controversial issues.
![Premium Debate: Subscriber views on staged approach to meet district plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Premium Debate: Subscriber views on staged approach to meet district plan
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on Fenton St emergency housing motels.
![Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: No substitute for independent Children's Commissioner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: No substitute for independent Children's Commissioner
OPINION: The idea to replace the Children's Commissioner with a board is backwards.
![Luke Kirkness: What we can learn from a businessman about Covid-19](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Luke Kirkness: What we can learn from a businessman about Covid-19
OPINION: Why have so many people stopped following health advice?
![Letters to the editor: Forget the new plaza, get on the museum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters to the editor: Forget the new plaza, get on the museum
Our readers have their say.
![Jo Raphael: Forking out for a 15 per cent surcharge?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Jo Raphael: Forking out for a 15 per cent surcharge?
OPINION: It may be distasteful to some, but let's turn a blind eye to a surcharge.
![Rob Rattenbury: US is a beautiful but complex nation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Rob Rattenbury: US is a beautiful but complex nation
The investigation into the attack on the US Capitol is well underway
![Letters: Upset about reserve sales? When did you last use one?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Upset about reserve sales? When did you last use one?
Our readers have their say.
![Jo Raphael: Political cracks widening on gun control in the US](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Jo Raphael: Political cracks widening on gun control in the US
OPINION: Cracks are widening in the US political landscape over gun violence.