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Felix Desmarais: This is the right way to arrange a toilet paper roll
"We’ve never been more divided - so it’s time we all get on board, on the right track."

Bryce Edwards: The high barriers to lowering the voting age
Sixteen-year-olds aren't likely to be able to vote any time soon, writes Bryce Edwards.

Felix Desmarais: Don't worry, I found a place better than Twitter
OPINION: If Twitter is dying, I won't miss it, writes Felix Desmarais.

Healthcare in NZ needs 'radical rethinking' - experts
One in four New Zealanders have a chronic health condition.

Mihi Blair: Are Māori health concerns finally being heard?
OPINION: Māori Health Authority offers hope for significant system and investment changes.

Felix Desmarais: Why I resent Six60
OPINION: I don't like Six60 or New Zealand. Let me explain.

Sonya Bateson: Stop the blame game on emergency housing - we need action
OPINION: Families need homes now. We don't have the luxury of time.

The Conversation: With a Covid 'variant soup' looming, New Zealand urgently needs another round of vaccine boosters
OPINION: Many of us are in deep denial about the pandemic's ongoing threat.

Sonya Bateson: Past remedies can be solutions to modern problems
OPINION: We don't have to reinvent the wheel, but we sure can give it a few tweaks.

Felix Desmarais: It's spooky I don't have a boo
OPINION: How are my awesome culinary skills not attracting would-be suitors?

Michele Hunter: Frustrated public is starting to lose its faith in the justice system
OPINION: The public is losing faith in both the justice system and community policing.

Sonya Bateson: We don't want our children becoming rapists through ignorance
OPINION: Parents should be teaching young adults about healthy sexual relationships.

Opinion: Alcohol-related harm can be reduced - if we act
We all pay the price when it comes to inaction over alcohol-related harm.

Zoe Hunter: Fears of another 'tragic' drowning year a reminder of responsibilities
OPINION: Every child should have the chance to learn the basics of how to swim.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: When it comes to social services, it's results that count
OPINION: It's time to start measuring the impact of social investment.

Felix Desmarais: My Sliding Doors moment
OPINION: Life is a series of choices, and we do our best with them when they come along.

Felix Desmarais: The best dogs I've ever known, ranked
Who's the greatest dog you've ever known?

Richard Prebble: Any idiot can run - why so many Kiwis didn't vote in local elections
OPINION: Any review has to consider the real reasons for non-participation.

Editorial: Wretched outcome - the adults who failed murdered Malachi Subecz
OPINION: Our editorial on the shocking death of a five-year-old boy.

Analysis: Rotorua's new mayor has her work cut out
Analysis: Rotorua will be looking to its new mayor to find solutions - and fast.

Dawn Picken: Would you be happier living somewhere else?
Would you be happier living somewhere else?

Crispian Stewart: Rotorua cricket icon returns to the pitch after 10 years on sidelines
In this week's wrap: Cricket and swimming.

Felix Desmarais: Why I'm not a pop star
Opinion: It started with Celine and ended in a carport in Tauranga.

Carmen Hall: 'Despicable' Govt should axe GST off quality of life meds
COMMENT: The Government is putting this in the too-hard basket but that's ridiculous.

Subscribers weigh in on National's unsatisfactory exoneration of Tauranga MP
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Ngahi Bidois: It took three generations to get our language back
OPINION: Te reo Māori is relevant in many places

Simon Bridges: Republicanism will open a can of worms
OPINION: Now's not the time for talks of republicanism.

Lizzie Marvelly: 'Vulnerable treated like cash cows' - emergency housing makes Rotorua a dumping ground
Opinion: Lizzie Marvelly says the creators of this nightmare must be held accountable.

Dame Susan Devoy on miscarriage; NZ's problem with racism; reality TV secrets
The former squash champion will soon be competing in Celebrity Treasure Island.