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Chris Hyde: There is no need for a ‘debate’ about transgender women

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Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Looting from red-stickered homes a despicable act

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John MacDonald: Chris Hipkins didn’t do new Police Minister any favours

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Megan Banks: Cyclone aftermath a time for reflection - and poetry

Calm after the storm makes the region take note.

#GoWokeGoBroke: Is there really such a thing as 'woke capitalism'?

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Jo Raphael: New series aims to help families navigate cost of living crisis

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Jae Frew: 'It was as if I was reanimating the birds, bringing them back to life'

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