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Fran O'Sullivan: Ardern needs to convert spin into action
Ardern's political brand has been built on empathy, but she has discernible gaps.

Juha Saarinen: Samsung and Spark's 5G wireless push
A lot to unpack in terms of technology and business models.

Opinion: Emissions offsets can protect our heritage better than Climate Commission
The Climate Commission threatens a number of sectors.

Sasha Borissenko: Many odd ways the Queen is above the law
Some of the strange and wonderful rules or lack thereof behind the monarchy.

Bruce Cotterill: Lockdown: Cruel to be kind — or just cruel?
Anti-Covid strategy has failed to evolve, writes Bruce Cotterill.

Mary Holm: There's more than one way to get a mortgage
If a family member can help, you may be able to find an answer that works for everyone.

Fran O'Sullivan: NZ must hedge bets in US-China techno tussle
Kiwi businesses vulnerable to giants' shifting power dynamic.

Damien Venuto: Ardern thinks she doesn't need Hosking. She might be wrong
Ardern has reason for not wanting to talk to Hosking, but ditching him could backfire.

Ardern wants informal Apec Leaders meeting on Covid
Apec is a long game. It is New Zealand's challenge to give it a very big nudge.

Opinion: Vaccine deployment a challenge to supply chain
Deployment of vaccines will challenge our cold chain network on a scale rarely seen.

Richard Prebble: A road map out of the pandemic
OPINION: Yo-yoing lockdowns shows we need a new Covid strategy, argues Richard Prebble.

Cecilia Robinson: Enough talk. It's time to move the port
New Zealand is good at talking but slow to act, argues Cecilia Robinson.

Juha Saarinen: When will these mega hacks end?
Recent exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities are as bad as it gets.

Fran O'Sullivan: Quake a rollicking reminder to share the reins
New Zealand faces more threats than Covid — and PM needs to divvy up leadership burden.

Mary Holm: On mortgages, managed funds and investing in Kiwi shares
Is it better to buy a lifestyle block or keep on saving? Why not follow your dreams?

Steven Joyce: It's time we climbed out of the Covid bunker
Govt looks grumpy and defensive as it trots out the same old answers for each new problem.

Kate MacNamara: Zero Covid is an emergency measure. When do we lift it?
Covid vaccine plan in train surely signals time to move NZ beyond crisis mentality.

Brian Fallow: Cutting farm emissions - without cutting farm output
Fewer animals can produce same amount of product, says Climate Change Commission's plan.

City Rail Link boss: Project forges on despite challenges
We have a tremendous and exciting year ahead, says Sean Sweeney.

Damien Venuto: Has PM Jacinda Ardern lost the room?
The messaging isn't coming through as clearly this time, writes Damien Venuto.

Jeremy Sutton: The high legal cost of getting protection from an abusive partner
OPINION: What is legal aid and who qualifies for it?

Fran O'Sullivan: Business knock, knock knocking on PM's door
Patience fraying on access to Government's Covid strategy.

Opinion: Why 2021 will be the year of the IPO
Look for a healthy pipeline of initial public offers this year.

Richard Prebble: Covid-19 requires a Royal Commission
OPINION: Another lockdown shows New Zealand has lessons to learn. We need our own inquiry.

Juha Saarinen: How to online during lockdown
If you have kids, they're going to school where you work and live.

Opinion: Does more money always buy better education?
Can a lack of funding be blamed for students' decline in reading, maths and science?

Opinion: Rocket Lab exit to have profound impact on NZ innovation ecosystem
Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, has chosen to go public through a SPAC.

Sasha Borissenko: Report finds gaps in Animal Welfare Act
Legislation failed to ensure "physical, health and behavioural needs" of animals are met.

Richard Prebble: Why are lockdowns the only option?
New Zealand has no alternative to lockdowns.