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![How the booster roll-out needs to be prioritised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How the booster roll-out needs to be prioritised
OPINION: Immunisation advisers outline where we need to focus on boosting.
![Bruce Cotterill: Our Covid response means another challenging year ahead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bruce Cotterill: Our Covid response means another challenging year ahead
It's going to be another challenging year, perhaps the most challenging yet.
![Steve Braunias on learning to drive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Steve Braunias on learning to drive
Driving at last, Steve Braunias discovers a new way of life
![Mary Holm: Where to turn for a loan when the bank says no](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mary Holm: Where to turn for a loan when the bank says no
Solid balance sheet not enough to qualify for a short-term loan.
![Editorial: Omicron is daunting but NZ is prepared](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Omicron is daunting but NZ is prepared
OPINION: Our editorial on Omicron infections predicted over the next few weeks.
![Design for Living: Light rail and the green swale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Design for Living: Light rail and the green swale
Bright ideas to make cities better. This week: Green rail tracks on the roads.
![Exclusive: Pregnant TV reporter Charlotte Bellis' full, open letter on MIQ - 'NZ said you're not welcome'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Exclusive: Pregnant TV reporter Charlotte Bellis' full, open letter on MIQ - 'NZ said you're not welcome'
'When the Taliban offers you a safe haven, you know your situation is messed up.'
![John Roughan: Finally we're rejoining the rest of the world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Roughan: Finally we're rejoining the rest of the world
The Government's response to Covid is going to be very different this year.
![Fran O'Sullivan: Light rail - it's time to stop the talking and start digging](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fran O'Sullivan: Light rail - it's time to stop the talking and start digging
Still not too late to guarantee the transit plan by coming to an agreement with National.
![Editorial: Neil Young searching for a heart of gold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Neil Young searching for a heart of gold
OPINION: Our editorial on Neil Young's 'Joe Rogan-or-me' ultimatum to Spotify.
![Letters: Economic headwinds overstated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Economic headwinds overstated
OPINION: Letters on Delta, Harete Hipango, Tonga, Daivd Seymour, and dirty RATs.
![Sir Ian Taylor: How to solve the RATs crisis in just three hours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sir Ian Taylor: How to solve the RATs crisis in just three hours
How businesses like Mainfreight and Foodstuffs are breaking the bureaucratic barrier.
![Opinion: Light rail to Auckland Airport not worth the spend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Light rail to Auckland Airport not worth the spend
OPINION: Rail links to airports are a risky business, writes Lynne Mitchell.
![Simon Wilson: Not the best but good enough, so let's get light rail done](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Simon Wilson: Not the best but good enough, so let's get light rail done
OPINION: Now we have a light rail plan, let's have no more delays.
![Kyle MacDonald: How to mentally prepare for living with Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kyle MacDonald: How to mentally prepare for living with Covid
"It's okay to be afraid, and it's okay to not want to get Covid - Omicron or otherwise."
![Sunny Kaushal: What's going on behind the bike sheds?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sunny Kaushal: What's going on behind the bike sheds?
OPINION: Retail representative puts the case for vaping.
![Brian Fallow: Inflation's 5.9% rise — ugly however you do the numbers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: Inflation's 5.9% rise — ugly however you do the numbers
Rising prices are now widespread, affecting most of the things we buy.
![Sideswipe: Earthling or an extraterrestrial?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sideswipe: Earthling or an extraterrestrial?
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.
![Karl Puschmann: Tem Morrison's Star Wars show struggles with its badass legacy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Karl Puschmann: Tem Morrison's Star Wars show struggles with its badass legacy
Boba Fett has the coolest helmet in the galaxy, it's a shame there's not much underneath.
![Editorial: Cheers to the dairy farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Cheers to the dairy farmers
Tourism looks set for another hard year, so good dairy industry news is welcome.
![Hamish Rutherford: Inflation heightens dilemma for Reserve Bank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hamish Rutherford: Inflation heightens dilemma for Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank may be forced to raise interest rates even if house prices are dropping.
![Opinion: Why Grace Tame's side-eye to ScoMo fills me with hope](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Why Grace Tame's side-eye to ScoMo fills me with hope
Opinion: Australian of the Year's stone-cold face gives me hope for the future.
![Letters: Child abuse, British critics, light rail, Ukraine crisis, and Christopher Luxon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Child abuse, British critics, light rail, Ukraine crisis, and Christopher Luxon
OPINION: Letters on Sir Ian Taylor, Zinzan Brooke, Tova O'Brien and Vladimir Putin.
![Sideswipe: WFH smells like ...](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sideswipe: WFH smells like ...
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.
![Richard Prebble: Defence, security, climate change loom larger than Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Richard Prebble: Defence, security, climate change loom larger than Covid
OPINION: NZ is dangerously isolated and has less international influence than ever before.
![Mike Hosking: Why do we accept this Covid farce from the Govt?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mike Hosking: Why do we accept this Covid farce from the Govt?
OPINION: If only Jacinda Ardern was more like Scott Morrison.
![Councillor defends Auckland Council spending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Councillor defends Auckland Council spending
OPINION: 'The work is complex and intensive and you need skilled and experienced people.'
![Thomas Coughlan: Govt off to slow start with Omicron, but opposition should be careful](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thomas Coughlan: Govt off to slow start with Omicron, but opposition should be careful
OPINION: The Government's had a terrible start to the Omicron outbreak.