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![Camps achieved goal of healthier young kiwis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Camps achieved goal of healthier young kiwis
COMMENT: How NZ built a very Kiwi way of raising children's living standards.
![Ngahi Bidois: The most important thing is people](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Ngahi Bidois: The most important thing is people
The newly elected Laked DHB Board member is on a mission to "make health better".
![Lizzie Marvelly: Irrelevant Guy Fawkes has had his day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Lizzie Marvelly: Irrelevant Guy Fawkes has had his day
COMMENT: It's time for Guy Fawkes to go.
![Jane Trask: Skin cancer a dangerous reminder to be sun-safe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Jane Trask: Skin cancer a dangerous reminder to be sun-safe
Summer sunshine provides a lot of fun, but how aware are we of the damage it can cause?
![Carmen Hall: Lowering the road toll is up to drivers - not police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Carmen Hall: Lowering the road toll is up to drivers - not police
Carmen Hall: Drivers the problem, not the roads.
![Claire Trevett: Is Bridges' tough-talk on benefit cheats and gangs all talk?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Claire Trevett: Is Bridges' tough-talk on benefit cheats and gangs all talk?
Much of National's policy is 2017 revisited and time-worn rhetoric.
![What outgoing councillors want the new councillors to know](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
What outgoing councillors want the new councillors to know
Councillors of 12 and 30 years, Karen Hunt and Charles Sturt, explain what to expect.
![Rachel Stewart: Farm leaders in dance over freshwater plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rachel Stewart: Farm leaders in dance over freshwater plan
COMMENT: Finally long-delayed "action plan for freshwater" discussion document has arrived
![Rod Vaughan: Fixing our killer highways is years overdue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rod Vaughan: Fixing our killer highways is years overdue
COMMENT: Regional New Zealand in revolt over horror highways.
![Opinion: Pharmac funding boost gives hope to many](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Opinion: Pharmac funding boost gives hope to many
Sadly the announcement is too late for thousands.
![Rachel Stewart: Nope, I'm not taking a guilt trip in my V8](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rachel Stewart: Nope, I'm not taking a guilt trip in my V8
COMMENT: Gripe about my dream car and I'll rip the Velcro off your Tevas.
![Rachel Stewart: Fate of Fonterra - don't say you weren't warned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rachel Stewart: Fate of Fonterra - don't say you weren't warned
COMMENT: Years have been spent ignoring fact Fonterra was heading toward the rocks.
![Rachel Stewart: Monty Python or Shakespeare - tragic theatre of the Greens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rachel Stewart: Monty Python or Shakespeare - tragic theatre of the Greens
COMMENT: State of the climate begs the question - what good are politicians anymore?
![Comment: How NZ justice system treats our most vulnerable most harshly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Comment: How NZ justice system treats our most vulnerable most harshly
We need to be progressive enough to acknowledge our indigenous population has been failed.
![Rachel Stewart: Get disconnected - you'll find real world again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rachel Stewart: Get disconnected - you'll find real world again
COMMENT: Time's precious, there are things to see before the lights go out.
![Being pissed off, sad, upset or deflated means you care](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Being pissed off, sad, upset or deflated means you care
Black Caps displayed the Kiwi fight we know and love in Cricket World Cup final.
![Comment: Crown Research Institutes are dragging down our universities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Comment: Crown Research Institutes are dragging down our universities
Comment: Something like $750 million goes to CRIs, money universities would cherish.
![Comment: Why Shane Jones' Billion Tree scheme will fail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Comment: Why Shane Jones' Billion Tree scheme will fail
Comment: China takes 75% of our logs, you could say we have all our logs in one basket.
![Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: End of Life Choice Bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: End of Life Choice Bill
Comment: New Zealanders should be given the opportunity to have their voices heard.
![Comment: Baby uplift saga raises pertinent questions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Comment: Baby uplift saga raises pertinent questions
COMMENT: Change must start at the top in NZ's horrific saga of uplifting newborn babies.
![Rachel Stewart: Everyone has a right to tell their truth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rachel Stewart: Everyone has a right to tell their truth
COMMENT: It's my absolute right to express an honestly held opinion, even if it offends.
![Satire: A world flipped upside down - the plight of being white](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Satire: A world flipped upside down - the plight of being white
Dawn Picken puts herself in the shoes of someone of a different ethnicity.
![Why we are publishing the photograph of mosque shooting accused](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Why we are publishing the photograph of mosque shooting accused
COMMENT: The issue has generated intense debate on both sides.
![Rachel Stewart: Why Judith Collins deserves a chance to be PM](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rachel Stewart: Why Judith Collins deserves a chance to be PM
COMMENT: JuCo is a deeply maligned politician.
![Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Problems didn't crop up overnight, and will take time to fix](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Problems didn't crop up overnight, and will take time to fix
Budget 2019 was not a BS Budget.
![Rachel Stewart: Rail on track but climate challenges ignored](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rachel Stewart: Rail on track but climate challenges ignored
Comment: When will Government change their emphasis on solving the biggest crisis of all.
![Rachel Stewart: Hounds of left are woke and I'm running scared](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rachel Stewart: Hounds of left are woke and I'm running scared
COMMENT: Govt cronies hate dissent and are eyeing speech laws.
![Pilot scheme for regional reporters is good news](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Pilot scheme for regional reporters is good news
Reporter numbers in regions have fallen by 28 per cent in the last three to five years.