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![Zizi Sparks: How early is too early for Christmas decorations?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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
![Paul Hickey: Fill the Bus, tomato sauce with twist, summer prize](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paul Hickey: Fill the Bus, tomato sauce with twist, summer prize
Paul Hickey discusses Fill the Bus, a tomato sauce with twist, and a summer prize package.
![Letters: Law stymies attempt to make representation fairer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Law stymies attempt to make representation fairer
Our readers have their say.
![Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: No excuse for businesses exploiting migrant workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: No excuse for businesses exploiting migrant workers
Opinion: Prosecutions cast shadow over good employers.
![Zoe Hunter: And I thought buying a first home last year was tough](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Zoe Hunter: And I thought buying a first home last year was tough
OPINION: If it has four walls and a roof - it's worth it
![David Beck: Life comes at you fast - make the most of it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
David Beck: Life comes at you fast - make the most of it
OPINION: It takes only a few interactions or experiences to make you feel aged.
![Premium Debate: Black Caps' T20 World Cup loss to Australia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Premium Debate: Black Caps' T20 World Cup loss to Australia
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![Luke Kirkness: The ball is in our court now over Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Luke Kirkness: The ball is in our court now over Covid
Opinion: The job of protecting our communities from Covid lies more and more with us.
![Opinion: Friends are indeed the family we choose](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Letters: Rotorua suffers reputational damage due to policies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Rotorua suffers reputational damage due to policies
Our readers have their say.
![Dawn Picken: Reflection, deflection and the best cheese toastie ever](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dawn Picken: Reflection, deflection and the best cheese toastie ever
OPINION: Hard conversations are especially wrenching for the conflict-averse.
![Jo Raphael: Stop likening NZ to Nazi Germany](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jo Raphael: Stop likening NZ to Nazi Germany
OPINION: We don't have it as bad as Anne Frank did.
![Paul Hickey: Milestones, home improvements, pets and Xmas events](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paul Hickey: Milestones, home improvements, pets and Xmas events
Paul Hickey discusses milestones, home improvements, pet apps and Christmas events.
![Zizi Sparks: Kiwis should be doing everything to reduce the risk of Covid-19](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Zizi Sparks: Kiwis should be doing everything to reduce the risk of Covid-19
Opinion: Workers facing vaccine mandates need to see the bigger picture.
![Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: I can't stand beauty contests, but this is different](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: I can't stand beauty contests, but this is different
OPINION: Miss Rotorua showcases beauty from a different view.
![Letters: Billionaire's cash could be put to immediate use](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Billionaire's cash could be put to immediate use
Our readers have their say.
![Jo Raphael: One night of fireworks is not worth the hassle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jo Raphael: One night of fireworks is not worth the hassle
OPINION: Let's bin fireworks sales and concentrate on big public displays.
![Rob Rattenbury: The arts give us welcome distractions to make us smile](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rob Rattenbury: The arts give us welcome distractions to make us smile
OPINION: Let's hope young artists can access funds to help establish themselves.
![Kim Gillespie: So, the record got its groove back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kim Gillespie: So, the record got its groove back
OPINION: We've come full circle when it comes to music.
![Dawn Picken: Tell me a story](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dawn Picken: Tell me a story
Listeners in Tauranga recently gave storytellers a rare gift: undivided attention.
![Jo Raphael: Don't let Covid vaccine fears put communities at risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jo Raphael: Don't let Covid vaccine fears put communities at risk
OPINION: Communities are relying on their leaders to do the right thing.
![The Premium Debate: How teacher vaccine mandate is impacting schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Premium Debate: How teacher vaccine mandate is impacting schools
Premium subscribers have their say.
![Opinion: Paul Hickey - Short holiday, holiday mishaps, festive events](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Paul Hickey - Short holiday, holiday mishaps, festive events
Paul Hickey discusses his short holiday, holiday mishaps, and festive events coming up.
![Letters: Time to ditch colonial planners' quarter-acre paradise dream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Time to ditch colonial planners' quarter-acre paradise dream
Our readers have their say.
![Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Euthanasia decision one of my hardest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Euthanasia decision one of my hardest
OPINION: I had to be sure I had enough information to make a decision I could live with.
![Rob Rattenbury: What has happened to the right of NZ politics?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rob Rattenbury: What has happened to the right of NZ politics?
National's plunge in polls - down to 22.5 per cent in one - raises big questions.