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Council focusing on five key priorities
Public meetings will give you the chance to have your say on future projects.
Time government focused on real issues, not toys and ties
Government leadership vital to pull it together divided Northland health sector.
It's not rocket science: Our Mars fantasies will be ground into red dust
As Mars is colonised and remade in our image, where are we going to park our fantasies?
Vaughan Gunson on the Government's decision to remove Māori wards
Law allowing a council decision in favour of Māori wards to be overturned will be removed.
Erasing an egg eating disaster not easy
Mr P recalls Mrs P telling him, quite forcefully, not to eat in front of the computer...
For the first time in 20 years, the country's top leaders at Waitangi were women.The question was how to accommodate them both as speakers
Dr Reti welcomes Ngāpuhi's signal of new approach to women speaking at Waitangi from 2022.
How to turn around declining maths standards
You can get better at maths if you just do it.
Memories, photography massage the passage of time
More to an old photo than just capturing a moment in time, says Joe Bennett.
Stuck with school time congestion on our roads
Why do parents lack confidence to let children walk or cycle to and from school safely?
Supermarket promotions don't add up
Supermarket's bowl promotion a safer choice over the one for those knives.
Take pandemic seriously, follow health guidelines
Hopefully we'll be able to celebrate Waitangi Day and future public holidays as planned.
Hoping 2021 sees the end of Covid, no more falls
Late last year a simple stumble turned Jonny Wilkinson's memory of December into blur.
Conversations at the checkout - never know what you're gonna get
He looked to be in his late 20s. So 10 years ago would have been his late teens ...
Suspend flights from most at-risk Covid-19 countries
Our borders should be closed to selected countries if the vaccine rollout is months away.
Theatre - a storytelling place where ghosts are made
The show won't die. It will shrivel to a memory and whisper its way up into the rafters.
When is it appropriate to give up driving?
Difficult conversations need to be planned, constructive and with an agreed outcome.
Colour selection grey area for Mr P
Painting the house - choose a colour, buy the paint. How hard can it be?
Evening reflections beside the river esplanade
If there is any point to being on holiday, it's sitting still to watch the world go by...
Why Government needs to wield power over social media
Whose job is it to remove content that's untrue or hateful online?
Back trouble in the Page household
To be there 'in sickness and in health". Kevin Page steps up to honour the contract.
Lessons to learn about Covid from measles outbreak
Sound caution, sound funding needed for successful Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Hitchhiker in helmet on winding road to port
A friend of mine was driving down this road when the earthquake of 2011 struck.
Carbohydrate-free eating - all for 200 grams gain
One week in and the carbs free keto diet's not quite going to plan, writes Joe Bennett.
How to fix the three pinch-points driving north
Traffic delays have become part of the way we welcome tourists - but we can fix it
Kevin Page: Just when I thought it was all sorted
We have already had the best Christmas present we could ask for.
More in awe of our people than ever
Your sacrifices and selflessness during Covid-19 helped keep vulnerable residents safe.
Was there mischief in the naming of William Shakespeare?
How did the second Covid-19 vaccine recipient get to be named after the Bard?
Covid-19 the game-changer for us all
Accepting change, not being bitter about it, is a healthier way to live, says Gunson.
Roller coaster year of pandemic proportions
First lockdown at level 4 substantiated the absolute privilege of being an MP, says Reti.
Fighting brings out the little Romans in all of us
We like to think that we've evolved beyond the cruelties of the Colosseum, but have we?
How courteous a driver are you?
Courtesy prevents others from seeing red and makes car travel less stressful.