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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Why we will oppose reforms to the RMA

OPINION: Proposed changes will weaken environmental protections and undermine Māori.

Kushlan Sugathapala: Hungry children can’t wait until after the election

OPINION: 'In times of hardship, belt-tightening is for the people, not the government.'

Letters: Water solutions, boot camps, voting age, Christopher Luxon, and potholes

OPINION: Letters on

John MacDonald: What’s so bad about 16-year-olds voting?

OPINION: The Prime Minister personally wants to see the voting age lowered.

Bryce Edwards: The high barriers to lowering the voting age

Sixteen-year-olds aren't likely to be able to vote any time soon, writes Bryce Edwards.

Sideswipe: Rent a fish

A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

Simon Wilson: National’s approach to climate is a massive failure for farmers

National's complaints about the Government's farm policies show very poor leadership.

Will hate speech laws turn us into another Iran?

OPINION: There are freedoms that cannot be given in isolation.

Editorial: National’s youth crime policy is something old as something new

It's too easy for political parties to reach for the familiar.

Opinion: You don’t need a trip to Fiji to live in the moment - but it helps

Matt Heath's take on the importance of mindfulness.

NZSO take audience on musical journey through life

Review of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra concert

Sideswipe: Adventurous sushi train

A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

Shane Jones: Courts trump iwi co-governance

OPINION: Co-governance can become a platform of discord -and voters have the final say.

Ask the experts: I caught my partner lying - will I ever be able to trust him again?

Psychologists and family therapists Nic & Verity answer your sex and relationship queries.

What went wrong with the ASX’s technology upgrade?

Failure of the project is a blow to Australia's reputation as a modern financial centre.

The rise of industrial action

OPINION: Workers are fighting back.