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Dawn Picken: This is weird - leaving NZ in the Covid age
I flip out before any trip, but pandemic travel has multiplied my freak factor.
I flip out before any trip, but pandemic travel has multiplied my freak factor.
This weeks letters include one from a reader in Canada
Comment: A Whanganui venue making the traffic light shenanigans a breeze
OPINION: It's dreaded exam time again.
OPINION: Talking to science deniers requires technique and patience.
Opinion: Having a unique name has its ups and downs.
Readers discussed the call from an iwi leader for visitors to skip Whanganui this summer.
Readers have a say on parking, waste management, Three Waters and getting the jab.
Readers have their say about vaccine gratitude and the city's 'minefield' footpaths
Comment: 'That is what it is like to be colonised'.
Opinion: Sexual harassment - and the way we've failed to curb it- transcends politics.
Comment: Getting my bike stolen led me to really appreciate my next ride
Readers have their say on Covid-19 vaccination.
Premium subscribers have their say on the closure of the Ruapehu birthing unit.
Premium subscribers have their say on Groundswell protest and health worker vaccinations.
Experts on what the transition to the traffic light system may mean for Aotearoa
Comment: It shouldn't be for businesses to enforce traffic lights, Russell Bell writes.
OPINION: Most of these people just do not like being told what to do.
Readers have their say on healthcare, Covid vaccinations and the flight school.
We need to recognise people who are trying to do the right thing each day.
Opinion: There is no hard and fast rule but I'll be holding off decorating for now
Readers have their say on Jason Caskey's retirement and council's recycling decision.
Russell Bell says directors and trustees need to know how risk is being managed
Premium subscribers have their say on teacher vaccinations
I made a mental note to remember it for Grandad's speech at her 21st birthday party.
Every now and then you come across someone who you just know will be a lifelong friend.
OPINION: Hard conversations are especially wrenching for the conflict-averse.