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OPINION: 'Clearly, there is now an urgent need for a replacement support vessel.'
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Letters: Why should banks pay for scam victims?, Don't retire, Jimmy Spithill
OPINION: 'What will international sailing be without Jimmy Spithill?'
Letters: The truth about teacher-only days; higher speeds pointless in cities
OPINION: Also in today's letters — crime crackdown, 'ordinary' Kiwis, and MPs on TV.
Letters: Time for action on kids and social media; Chateau Tongariro solution
OPINION: 'We cannot afford to give up and allow future generations to be harmed.'
Letters: David Seymour’s constant tinkering with education; time for nuclear power options
OPINION: 'NZ has to face the fact that this country is in a serious financial situation.'
Letters: A closer look at the PM's Wellington apartment profit
OPINION: Also in today's letters – speed limits, Casey Costello and teacher shortages.
Letters: National’s short-sighted ferry proposal is way off track
OPINION: '[National's] proposal to buy non-rail-capable ferries is nonsensical.'
Letters: Who made David Seymour boss of education?
OPINION: 'What is the Minister of Education doing – in fact, who is the minister?'
Letters: Let’s unhook NZ from nicotine
OPINION: Nicotine addiction, Warehouse losses, Capital Gains Tax and Dunedin Hospital.
Letters: Sorry TVNZ but some things are sacred for a state broadcaster
OPINION: 'TVNZ is not just a commercial broadcaster to entertain us.'
Letters: Working from home and nanny state meddling
OPINION: 'Bosses who can trust their staff will be rewarded.'
Letters: A Govt run by dogma, not data; fix driver skills not speed limits
OPINION: 'The “speed kills” mantra destroys rational analysis.'
Letters: The sweet and the sour on sugar tax; WFH should come with a pay cut
OPINION: More than 100 countries already tax sugar-sweetened beverages.
Letters: Nicola Willis adds insult to injury with pointless WFH order
OPINION: 'It’s easier to fix a problem that doesn't exist than address the ones that do.'
Letters: Child poverty is a social and economic disaster
OPINION: 'Why don’t we have a war on poverty instead of building bigger prisons?'
Letters: Chateau fiasco; heritage buildings must remain in NZ hands
OPINION: 'The challenge presented by the chateau could easily be dealt with.'
Letters: How to drive change in transport planning; why league is beating rugby
OPINION: 'You can’t believe this bike fantasy planning.'
Letters: Overseas inspiration for Auckland’s transport solution; the problem with higher road speeds
OPINION: 'Are we really in that much of a hurry to die? I for one am not.'
Letters: Don't we want cheaper groceries?
OPINION: 'More expensive bureaucrats to roll back existing bureaucrats.'
Letters: Company tax loophole must be closed now
OPINION: 'Sanitarium... should pay tax, just as all struggling people and companies do.'
Letters: Health NZ v nurses – what's really up with staffing levels?
OPINION: Also in today's letters – climate policy, speed limits and sentencing reforms.
Letters: It's official – New Zealand is in the hands of lobby groups
OPINION: 'It's time Christopher Luxon stepped up and brought his ministers into line.'
Letters: Wayne Brown’s harbour bridge plan astray; building better dwellings
OPINION: 'It’s a sad indictment on our healthcare system'.
Letters: Politics and the period of disharmony; making Auckland a liveable city
OPINION: 'The American who invented the red cone has a lot to answer for.'
Letters: When was the America’s Cup friendly?; co-ed school advantage
OPINION: Was there ever a time the America's Cup was a friendly competition?
Letters: Teaching resilience – students need learning that suits them
OPINION: 'The learner is the prime focus, not the institution’s convenience.'
Letters: Government MIA in face of devastating mill closures
OPINION: 'Why hasn't the Government stepped in and provided a solution?'
Letters: Seymour sowing discord and wasting money with Treaty bill
OPINION: 'The aim of the legislation appears to be to raise the public profile of Act.'
Letters: What’s so wrong with Treaty Principles Bill debate?; More guns mean more violence
OPINION: 'Isn’t it the wishes of the people that we are ultimately seeking to understand?'
Letters: Why would NZ repeal gun laws?; tough lessons for ABs
OPINION: 'Where were the All Blacks' dropped goal attempts?'
Letters: This is the blueprint for boot camps; AUT pulls a Swiftie
OPINION: 'What comes next ... a Master’s degree in the evolution of the Kardashians?'
Letters: Banning vehicles on Auckland beaches; mobility parking abuse
OPINION: 'Auckland Council can and should ban recreational vehicles on beaches.'
Letters: Making health a political football
OPINION: 'The project's been badly managed, communication seems to be non-existent.'
Letters: Delays seeing a doctor; an Auckland Māori attraction for tourists
OPINION: 'We are stuck with a waka that goes in circles.'