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Paora Stanley: Learning reo keeps our language alive
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Luke Kirkness: The important next step to get out of the pandemic
Opinion: If you decide not to vaccinate then the past two years have been for nothing.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: The layers behind low Māori vaccination rates
OPINION: A message to our vulnerable families - We can't do this without you.
Dawn Picken: Getting vaccinated is our best shot
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'Repeated high-level lockdowns will eventually break us.'
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Zizi Sparks: Rename New Zealand and move on to bigger issues
OPINION: The name of this country is hardly the biggest issue facing us right now.
Ngahihi o te ra Bidois: We owe it to our history to speak te reo
OPINION: It has taken moments of courage to get te reo Māori to where it is.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: What marrying a native te reo Māori speaker taught me
OPINION: Theo explained that until 'I wanted' te reo I wouldn't be interested in learning.
Luke Kirkness: Flag letter simply disgusting
As Bob Dylan once wrote, people better start swimming or they'll soon sink.
Mata Mihinui: Embrace te wiki o te reo Māori
OPINION: It's all part of the nationwide drive to normalise te reo.
Zizi Sparks: Spread MIQ facilities into other cities
OPINION: It's time for other locations to step up and take on MIQ.
Jo Raphael: Collins' attack on microbiologist is baffling
OPINION: Collins should be aiming barbs where it counts, not at microbiologists.
Comment: It's never too late to learn how to cook
OPINION: Cooking is an homage to family.
Buddy Mikaere: Te reo Māori has come a long way since 1972
OPINION: I am proud to see the evolution of Māori language into the national lingo.
Letters: Open borders? Not without a vaccination passport
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Dawn Picken: 20 years after 9/11: How do we honour the victims?
OPINION: Twenty years on, what do we owe the victims of 9/11?
Samantha Motion: Masks seem here to stay, but we can learn to live with them
OPINION: Masks are part of life in New Zealand now and probably will be for some time.
Zizi Sparks: Why my phone is (almost) always on do not disturb
Opinion: I already use that mode but more can be done to curb screen time.
Jo Raphael: Welcome level 2, life in lockdown was getting too comfortable
OPINION: We mustn't let life in lockdown become too comfortable.
Saima Anis: LynnMall attacker's actions don't reflect Muslim community
Opinion: This has nothing to do with religion. It only satisfies the devils within souls.
The Premium Debate: Subscribers have a say on the building materials drought
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Luke Kirkness: Common-sense path to making pedestrians safer
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Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Why haven't Terrorism Act changes been given urgency?
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Letters: Government urgency on terrorism laws 'snail-like'
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Zoe Hunter: Sorry Dolly, the 9-5 days are on borrowed time
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Zizi Sparks: Level 2 relief needed for struggling business owners
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Dads never stop teaching their daughters
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