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Focus on Wuhan in centre stage
Wuhan has often played centre stage in China's political theatre.

Letters: Cows and climate emissions; leaders and abortion
Your letters: Councillors need to support our districts farmers

Letters: Captain Cook statue boxed up - sad and deplorable
Why is Captain Cook being looked upon as a brutal, racist, white-supremacist thug?

Delicious treats fuel fence building ambitions
Having a chef in the family takes the traditional smoko break to a whole new level.

Rob Rattenbury: NZ is a heavily armed country, always has been
Not all weapons have been handed in. A good proportion of them are still in the community

Comment: Should we remove history or rewrite it?
Are we ready to craft our own decolonial exit strategy, asks Professor Katie Pickles.

Local businesses provide better and friendlier service
The more local you get, I have found, the better the service and support.

Lockdowns a reset for the quality of life
Lockdowns: A reset for the environment and for quality of life.

A return to the familiar... except for Beauden's blue shirt
Let's celebrate and get on with the recovery.

Is it time NZRFU gets out of Super Rugby?
Super Rugby started with hiss and a roar but is fizzling.

Let's Talk Law: Buying or selling property? Here's some things you should know
There are things you need to have ready to complete a speedy property transaction.

Dogs, poo and animal antics
A handkerchief comes in handy during a walk with George the Dog, writes Kevin Page.

Rob Rattenbury: Sickened by George Floyd death
Watching a white cop kill Mr George Floyd disgusts me to my white-privileged core.

Dawn Picken on racism: Look in mirror before demanding change
COMMENT: Our institutions reflect our society.

Letters: Get over it: It is not just Maori names people don't pronounce correctly
Get over it: It is not just Maori names people don't pronounce correctly

Let's talk law: Price fixing – should we care?
Companies may be fined up to $10 million, and individuals $500,000.

What it's like renovating during a pandemic
Comment: Staring at the same four walls during lockdown has nudged some of us to renovate.

Fred Frederikse: Friend sitting it out in a Covid-19 hotspot in Italy
Poor but stable, Adriatica is not one of Italy's tourism nodes.

Russell Bell: Why I don't like the new normal
Business is a human interaction and relies on personal contact.

Give the kung fu moves the chop in level 2
Kevin Page gets a kick out of queue-watching.

Angela Capes devoted her life to children and the disabled
Angela Bridget Capes was a woman who touched many lives.

Could Labour govern alone?
Labour could be laughing all the way to the polls. Could they govern alone?

Letters: Buy local businessman pleads
Keep it local, buying from overseas websites wil only delay our recovery.

Cave Creek tragedy 25 years on
It was a defining moment not just for DOC but health and safety throughout NZ.

Small businesses key to innovation and community
Columnist Russell Bell says more tailored and directed small business funding is needed.

Rob Rattenbury: There is a lot to be said for old friends
Comment: Good friends are thin on the ground at times but are true forever.

Fred Frederikse spends a delightful day in Tawa
Fref Frederikse pays homage to Tawa.