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Matthew Hooton: Helen Clark’s anti-Americanism on show

OPINION: Clark judged that all Washington’s friends, including NZ, ought to help.

Fran O’Sullivan: Taxing capital gains - Aussies can, why not us?

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Richard Prebble: Two speeches, two contrasting views of race relations

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Fran O’Sullivan: Winston Peters’ Red Sea move brings NZ and the US closer

OPINION: New Zealand’s interests are three-fold: Economic, moralistic and loyalistic.

Matthew Hooton: Apologies needed for Labour to be taken seriously

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Opinion: The business case for looking after staff mental health

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Richard Prebble: NZ needs to break the negative economic cycle

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Juha Saarinen: 2024 will be an even wilder ride for tech

OPINION: Job layoffs, massive deals and AI have all been features of 2023.

Liam Dann: Everything that will definitely happen in 2024 revealed

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Bruce Cotterill: Why we need a good dose of national pride

OPINION: We have plenty to be proud of. We’re just not very good at talking about it.

High-flyer: Top CEO on leadership, life, trouble at 40,000ft - and lifting NZ out of its funk

'We are fit for summer, but we won’t be taking our eyes off the ball, I can tell you.'

Mary Holm: How to find out if you are owed missing money

OPINION: Plus inspiring letters from readers to help get you on the right track.

Mike Munro: Mini-Budget was triumph of spin over substance

OPINION: The six-page document was mainly about what’s to be cut or cancelled.