The Prem Debate: Govt should partner with more first home buyers
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Mark Lister: Is the lower currency good or bad?
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Opinion: Why are we talking ourselves into a recession?
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Comment: Believe it - our health sector is in a crisis
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The Prem Debate: Inquiries for new builds could lead to job losses
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on the construction slowdown.
Dead expensive: As cemetery fees surge there's cheaper ways to rest in peace
OPINION: From DIY caskets to donating your body to science for a free cremation.
Sonya Bateson: Companies need to put people before profit
OPINION: A business should be allowed to succeed or fail on its own merits.
Comment: The case for having nurse apprentices
OPINION: It might not be a quick fix to the problem, but it makes sense long-term.
The Prem Debate: Lowlifes should be locked up
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The Prem Debate: Gangs and family violence intertwined
Subscribers have their say on crime in New Zealand
Comment: This is not the time to cut the cord from masks
Opinion: Everywhere I look there are maskless people
Comment: Air pollution data another reason for Govt to pick a lane
Extending the fuel duty subsidy is counter-productive to public transport goals.
Felix Desmarais: The reason I'm cutting out technology for an hour a day
COMMENT: What have I become? It's not my fault, it's technology's fault.
Premium Debate: If the gangs don't like it, it's probably good
Subscribers have their say on gang reaction to Govt plan for crackdown on gang crime.
Jo Raphael: Our lives are in the hands of others on roads
OPINION: There's no excuse for bad driver behaviour.
Opinion: We don't need another trial or study. Re-open the road - now
OPINION: Studying the closure of road will not provide relief for commuters.
Luke Kirkness: How the new gang prevention laws miss the mark
OPINION: Arrests need to be made at times, but they won't lead to significant change.
The Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on iwi threat to blockade harbour
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
The Prem Debate: Money wasted on useless PR
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say
Comment: Free speech won public acceptance for gays and lesbians
OPINION: We must tolerate the ideas of others, even if we think they're bad or hurtful
Samantha Motion: Pokies plague creates ethical dilemma for communities
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The Premium Debate: We have a 'government of unseen consequences'
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say
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