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![Kerre McIvor: Police and guns - will $45m plan make any difference?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Kerre McIvor: Police and guns - will $45m plan make any difference?
COMMENT: The proposed model will see more than 200 extra officers trained to AOS level.
![Editorial: Let's do the time warp again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Editorial: Let's do the time warp again
OPINION: Our editorial on plans by a Southland town to remain in daylight saving hours.
![Diana Clement: Property isn't the only way to make money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Diana Clement: Property isn't the only way to make money
OPINION: There are other ways to grow your wealth.
![Heather Du Plessis-Allan: We're being held hostage by the unvaccinated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Heather Du Plessis-Allan: We're being held hostage by the unvaccinated
OPINION: 'It's slowly dawning on the country that this Auckland lockdown might not work.'
![Katie Harris: I'm sick of women being killed and nothing changing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Katie Harris: I'm sick of women being killed and nothing changing
Most violence against women won't make the headlines.
![Bruce Cotterill: Pushing for 90% vaccination rate and our 'freedom'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Bruce Cotterill: Pushing for 90% vaccination rate and our 'freedom'
We have to make it easy and accessible for people to get the jab.
![John Roughan: Logical for travel pros to run MIQ booking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
John Roughan: Logical for travel pros to run MIQ booking
OPINION: MIQ and travel booking should be handed to the travel industry.
![Fran O'Sullivan: PM needs to clear path for business into Covid fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fran O'Sullivan: PM needs to clear path for business into Covid fight
Leaders fuming at wealth of ideas stuck in bureaucratic mire.
![Letters: A unified post-Covid reset](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Letters: A unified post-Covid reset
OPINION: Letters on lockdown fugue, school, Zealandia, AUKUS and postal services.
![Steve Braunias: The secret diary of Jacinda Ardern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of Jacinda Ardern
OPINION: Zero cases versus zero tolerance for the diary of Jacinda Ardern.
![Claire Trevett: The next Covid-19 monster Ardern will have to wrangle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Claire Trevett: The next Covid-19 monster Ardern will have to wrangle
To reopen the borders, the PM will need to tame the fear of Covid-19.
![Mary Holm: Single, in my 50s, with an $800,000 home and low debt - is it a mad idea to quit my job?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Mary Holm: Single, in my 50s, with an $800,000 home and low debt - is it a mad idea to quit my job?
I'm a single woman in her 50s, am I mad to sell my house, quit my job and start fresh?
![Opinion: Major problem with Meghan and Harry's 'royal' outing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Opinion: Major problem with Meghan and Harry's 'royal' outing
The pair's 'progressive new role' looks like a knock-off copy of the old one.
![Uneven playing field: Time for a rethink of private, public school funding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Uneven playing field: Time for a rethink of private, public school funding
Simon Wilson argues it's time for a radical rethink about what we want from our schools.
![21 million Americans say Donald Trump should be restored to power by force - survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
21 million Americans say Donald Trump should be restored to power by force - survey
ANALYSIS: Nearly one in five Americans believe Joe Biden is an "illegitimate" president.
![Derek Handley: Heavy industry must be decarbonised to reach emission goals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Derek Handley: Heavy industry must be decarbonised to reach emission goals
Climate Festival seen as an opportunity to accelerate action across the country.
![Opinion: Why NZ feels frozen in time in its fight against Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Opinion: Why NZ feels frozen in time in its fight against Covid
OPINION: There's a lot of confusion regarding the way forward.
![Karl Puschmann: The deadly awful Netflix series I can't stop watching](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Karl Puschmann: The deadly awful Netflix series I can't stop watching
Squid Game's premise isn't new but its execution is killer.
![Letters: Expert advice for Covid recovery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Letters: Expert advice for Covid recovery
OPINION: Letters on Rob Fyfe, lockdown, Niki Lauda, MPs, fines, vaccine and Mike Hosking.
![Brian Fallow: Law tweak to make sure giants play fair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brian Fallow: Law tweak to make sure giants play fair
Sharpening up of Commerce Act a long time coming.
![Sideswipe: Now, where did I park my cats?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Sideswipe: Now, where did I park my cats?
A daily column looking at some of the more humorous, satirical and simply strange news.
![Editorial: COP26 will need to deliver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Editorial: COP26 will need to deliver
OPINION: Our editorial on the 26th UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.
![Liam Dann: Phew! Market meltdown averted - for now](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Liam Dann: Phew! Market meltdown averted - for now
Cool words from US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell have eased investor fears.
![Opinion: China's leaders are having fun with us. Who can blame them?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Opinion: China's leaders are having fun with us. Who can blame them?
NYT: Anyone who says Xi Jinping doesn't have a sense of humour isn't following the news.
![Letters: Overcoming fear of needles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Letters: Overcoming fear of needles
OPINION: Letters on MIQ, te reo, James Shaw, KFC and Auckland at level 3.
![Opinion | Our response to Covid can lead us into more equitable and prosperous future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Opinion | Our response to Covid can lead us into more equitable and prosperous future
OPINION: Jim Metson puts the case for using Covid strategies to work on other advances.
![The 90% Project: Phil Goff - Why Aucklanders should get vaccinated today](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The 90% Project: Phil Goff - Why Aucklanders should get vaccinated today
OPINION: A summer of freedom awaits.
![Mike Hosking: Elimination strategy was doomed from the start](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Mike Hosking: Elimination strategy was doomed from the start
OPINION: As we enter this new phase, the cold hard truth is being laid bare.
![Sideswipe: Feeling powerless](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Sideswipe: Feeling powerless
A daily column looking at some of the more humorous, satirical and simply strange news.