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![Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour is in a pickle over economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour is in a pickle over economy
There’s just not enough time for things to improve.
![Beehive Diaries: Hipkins puts on 5kg after sharing sausage roll fondness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Beehive Diaries: Hipkins puts on 5kg after sharing sausage roll fondness
Beehive Diaries taste-tests the Budget fusion sausage-cheese rolls.
![Matt Cowley: Our biggest threat to business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Matt Cowley: Our biggest threat to business
Opinion: It’s clear the current delivery model isn’t working.
![Bruce Cotterill: Hey coppers. Where the bloody hell are you?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bruce Cotterill: Hey coppers. Where the bloody hell are you?
We need more police on the streets.
![Mark Lister: What if the US debt ceiling isn’t resolved?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mark Lister: What if the US debt ceiling isn’t resolved?
Opinion: We’ve got the small matter of the US debt ceiling to resolve.
![Jack Tame: We’re all for rainbow rights, until it impacts our bottom line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jack Tame: We’re all for rainbow rights, until it impacts our bottom line
OPINION: Rainbow rights aren’t just a personal cause.
![Letters: Climate mitigation, weather forecasts, prescription fees, Coronation costs, and the musical Hamilton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Climate mitigation, weather forecasts, prescription fees, Coronation costs, and the musical Hamilton
Opinion: Letters on Michael Hill, Christopher Luxon, child poverty, and Adrian Orr.
![Joe Bennett: My favourite work from late novelist Martin Amis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Joe Bennett: My favourite work from late novelist Martin Amis
Columnist Joe Bennett on the best work of late novelist Martin Amis.
![Editorial: Nats part ways on housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Nats part ways on housing
Opinion: Our editorial on a perceived break in the neck-and-neck political polls.
!['Do not shake your head': The judge who had had enough of a child killer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Do not shake your head': The judge who had had enough of a child killer
No one could comprehend the violence. No one could get their heads around it.
![Mary Holm: Don’t get caught in the reverse-mortgage trap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mary Holm: Don’t get caught in the reverse-mortgage trap
Reverse mortgage eats into couple's equity leaving them with limited choices.
![Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of ... Mark Lundy’s Parole Board hearing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of ... Mark Lundy’s Parole Board hearing
OPINION: Braunias' spin on the conversation at Mark Lundy's parole hearing this week.
![‘Rising and falling is part of the journey’: Allbirds co-founder front-foots negative media](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Rising and falling is part of the journey’: Allbirds co-founder front-foots negative media
Media Insider: 'Extreme' stress - Stuff union email; Media awards - what to watch for.
![Mike Munro: Luxon dogged by failing to fire talk - even with some Nats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mike Munro: Luxon dogged by failing to fire talk - even with some Nats
OPINION: Luxon is seen as lacking authenticity, being out of touch, prone to mistakes.
![Nick Stewart: Property in 2023 - pain or gain?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nick Stewart: Property in 2023 - pain or gain?
When the housing bubble pops, things go downhill fast.
![Bryce Wilkinson: Government profligacy is unkind](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bryce Wilkinson: Government profligacy is unkind
Opinion: Politicians dispense extravagant handouts because voters reward such foolishness.
![Editorial: Interest rates aren’t the problem - debt is](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Interest rates aren’t the problem - debt is
In historic terms, interest rates aren't actually so high.
![Christine Fletcher: The air pocket in Auckland Airport share sale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christine Fletcher: The air pocket in Auckland Airport share sale
Opinion: Councillor claims undue haste and a lack of detail in share sale proposal.
![Matthew Hooton: Labour's constitutional conundrum working with Te Pāti Māori](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Matthew Hooton: Labour's constitutional conundrum working with Te Pāti Māori
OPINION: Labour may need Te Pāti Māori, but at what cost to both sides?
![Letters: Housing accord, immigration, mortgages, OCR increase, electricity and bleurgh](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Housing accord, immigration, mortgages, OCR increase, electricity and bleurgh
Opinion: Letters on the Harbour Bridge, ferals, Paora, and artificial intelligence.
![Claire Trevett: Poll sees Hipkins' honeymoon slip to rear-vision mirror](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Claire Trevett: Poll sees Hipkins' honeymoon slip to rear-vision mirror
National overtaking Labour is a morale boost and indicates people are listening again.
![Netflix has problems - can it fix them?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Netflix has problems - can it fix them?
Prices have lifted, quality has dropped and the grumblings are getting louder.
![Luke Kirkness: Thinking beyond roadworks to fix pothole crisis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Luke Kirkness: Thinking beyond roadworks to fix pothole crisis
Opinion: Roads of despair - will drivers ever be safe from NZ's pothole epidemic?
![Opinion: Tasering of elderly dementia patient appalling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Tasering of elderly dementia patient appalling
Opinion: "A health issue should not be confused with aggressive, law-breaking behaviour."
![Letters: People over business, carbon emissions, prescription co-payments, education](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: People over business, carbon emissions, prescription co-payments, education
Opinion: Letters on electricity supplies, weather and Auckland Transport.
![Liam Dann: Is the age of low-interest rates over? Don’t bet on it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Is the age of low-interest rates over? Don’t bet on it
OPINION: Will sharemarkets ever sail the fair winds of low rates again?
![Thomas Coughlan: There's a reasonable argument for tax cuts, but Labour isn't listening](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thomas Coughlan: There's a reasonable argument for tax cuts, but Labour isn't listening
OPINION: No wonder voters are sick of Labour and National.
![Editorial: Covid still has capacity to challenge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Covid still has capacity to challenge
Opinion: Our editorial on new revelations about the coronavirus.