Dr Phil Shoemack: Remembering the good from a bad situation
Comment: Let's make sure we remember all the good from a really difficult situation.
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Bryan Gould: Our model of fighting Covid-19 crisis stands up against the rest
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Kiri Gillespie: Ardern has made the right decision
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Bryan Gould: Now is the time to stay strong
COMMENT: Now is the time to stay strong.
Comment: Lockdown stirs memories of when life was simple
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Matt Cowley: Businesses, councils and Government are in this together
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Will Johnston: My weird list for a weird world
COMMENT: Ladies and gentlemen … Allow me to present a list.
Dawn Picken: Covid 19 coronavirus breeding an obsession with data
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Zizi Sparks: City leaders should take Covid-19 pay cut
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Juliet Rowan: Why am I having weird dreams lately?
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Laura Boucher: Lockdown a chance to connect in new ways
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Comment: We can't rush permanent decisions
We're not out of trouble yet - Businesses are struggling but health takes priority.
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Bay of Plenty musicians join fight against Covid-19.
Letters to the editor: Time to encourage farming
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Comment: Lockdown experiences are different, comparisons are unfair
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Bryan Gould: What we can learn from earlier generations
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David Beck: Why I ban my phone after 8.30pm
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Rob Rattenbury: When men become monsters
COMMENT: Domestic violence is blight on this land that brings shame.
Kristin Macfarlane: Stop the stupidity, stay in your bubble
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Letters to the editor: Stick to the plan and cautious optimism
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Leaders, public servants up to the task
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Kiri Gillespie: Plenty of double standards in Covid 19 lockdown
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