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Claire Trevett: Simon Bridges gets Neve-d in election year opener
Election year opener delivered Neve, insults and a metaphor that backfired on Bridges.
Letters: Bad law and bad tenants
A do-gooder attitude to bad tenants will cause a bigger housing crisis than ever before.
Deciding who lives and who dies ... it all comes down to money
What's our excuse for putting our elderly at risk?
Letters: Media must hold council to account
More than ever, it's important for us to continue to pay for the service of news.
Letters: Unhappiness with DHBs' structure
The health system review panel's interim report suggests a big shake-up is on the way.
Letters: Special thanks to A&E team
A&E reception area was busy, and a doctor short, But still all gave excellent service.
Letters: Council's road to inclusivity
When made aware by this newspaper of the decision, I was somewhat dumbfounded.
Letters: Ancient fire controls still relevant
The Northern Territory has no disastrous fires; the mosaic burnoff system is still in use.
Best of 2019: Jay Kuten: Cannabis 'evils' are noise
Legalising cannabis may give the far right a field day for trolling us.
Best of 2019: The increasingly nasty comments we can't ignore about NZ immigration
Jarrod Gilbert: We need to have an honest conversation about immigration.
When will artificial intelligence really change our lives?
Talking to our phones is one thing, but when will AI really change our lives?
Artificial Intelligence - saviour or destroyer of life as we know it?
AI is either being talked up as a saviour or destroyer of work, life and the universe.
Comment: Why councillor should apologise over street naming gaffe
Comment: The "naming" incident at the council deserves our attention and concern.
Letters: Parole proposal flawed
This idea has so many problems it is not likely to pass legislative scrutiny.
Your dystopian nightmare: How cellphones can send teens stir-crazy
The smartphone's more than just an enabler. It's now also an intensifier.
Chance to mark 150th anniversary of departure of imperial troops
This month marks 150 years since the last British troops left Whanganui.
Letters: Hope lies in young people
World powers don't care what climate change will do to people and all living things.
Letters: Expect rubbish over EOLC Act
Despite scaremongers against death with dignity, the silent majority will prevail.
Best of 2019: Frank Greenall: An avalanche of issues
There have always been and will always be a gazillion issues happening at any one moment.
Best of 2019: Chester Borrows: C'mon! Is that really news?
The news is incredibly predictable, so we have to wonder if it is, in fact, news per se.
Let's talk law: The ever-increasing regulations on our agricultural sector
For farmers across NZ there seems to be an inordinate amount of regulation
Paula Bennett hits back over weight loss: 'I'm happy, healthy and proud'
National Party deputy leader Paula Bennett responds to a column by Jay Kuten.
Best of 2019: Frank Greenall: Sad demise of cricket therapy
If you felt a bit stressy, you went to the cricket with a Thermos, cut lunch and blanket.
Letters: Skin-deep prejudices
The video record reveals yet another debate lacking in leadership and going off the rails.
Letters: Thoughts on Majestic Square
Relocate the Peter Snell statue to Majestic Square. It's too far from the madding crowd.
Dragons and taniwha – 50 years an artist carver
Exhibition celebrates New Zealand's first professional contemporary artist carver of bone
Letters: The rising cost of being a tidy Kiwi
Just watch the rise in illegal dumping because people can't afford to be law-abiding.
Cash and high-fives from Labour Party conference
Lots of cash and high-fives from Labour Party conference held in Whanganui.
Comment: Why it's time to ditch the royal family
Comment: Having a Head of State who is a foreigner seems archaic in a democracy.