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Rob Rattenbury: Cycling through the memories of a great sport
OPINION: I'd never get rid of my bikes.

Dave Mollard: Our fellow citizens are not competition
OPINION: Step back from our self-centred needs and open our eyes at the arrivals gate.

Judith Lacy: In-lane bus stops need a friend
OPINION: An information campaign surely would have helped people understand the changes.

SH3 works see partial daytime closures, delays of up to 20 minutes
Three days of partial closures are planned for Awakino Gorge, Waitomo.

Fourth man charged with murder following fatal shooting
Damon O'Rourke died in hospital after being shot in Palmerston North.

House sales, listings up, but should you sell now or wait?
Be cool-headed, economist advises sellers as more homes go on the market.

Border fire warning shot as rugby season begins
The four-time defending champions eased past Kaierau.

Trailblazer Meri takes to the stage
Meri Tipene-Walker is the first woman and first Māori to be the president of OnStage.

Opinion: Why I'm proud of Freyberg student protesters
OPINION: These young people got brave, got organised and strongly questioned authority.

'Significant impact': Teanau Tuiono on why public service cuts will hurt Pasifika communities
OPINION: Those workers deserve fair treatment and respect for their contributions.

Dave Mollard: Beware the speakerphone scourge
OPINION: It is infecting our hospitals, causing harm to anyone close by.

'One thing led to another': Love blooms at flower farm
'I actually met the love of my life, Jennifer, right here on the farm.'

Shooting may be 'gang' related; police investigation continues
Police investigating but say there are no specific concerns for the public at this stage.

What's the time? Don't ask Mr Manawatū
Feilding’s clocktower has stopped, Palmerston North’s is six minutes slow.

Person in serious condition after emergency in Feilding, 'gunshots' heard
Police investigating but say there are no specific concerns for the public at this stage.

Caught in 4 minutes: Speedy police nab burglar red-handed
Officers happened to be in the area investigating reports of a suspicious male.

New homes needed urgently for Kaimanawa horses
There's an urgent call to rehome Kaimanawa wild horses.

Tough decisions needed to achieve 10.6 per cent rates rise
'I've talked to fellow mayors around New Zealand and there is some very real concern.'

Chateau bidders need more certainty, mayor says
The historic hotel has been closed for more than a year.

Ditching the 9 to 5 stranglehold: An expert tells how
The #WorkSchoolHours founder talkin' about a workplace revolution.

Rachel Keedwell: Transport plans lack joined-up thinking
OPINION: Pretending we can separate transport and emissions is complete nonsense.

Judith Lacy: Palmy + Peters = Pulling Power
OPINION: Despite Winston Peters being the same age as my mother he clearly isn’t rusty.

White-tailed spider bite leaves man in hospital for a month with deadly infection
Andy Stewart pushed on with his motorbike trek despite his growing pain.

Teanau Tuiono: Why I think 90-day trials are archaic and unfair
OPINION: It is essential for workers to unite and organise.

Field Days: The PM can use a digger and race a lawnmower but can he fix inflation?
Digging fun and lawnmower races didn't take away from farmers' inflation concerns.

'Final' RAL bailout a waste of money, business owner says
A Ruapehu business owner says the latest government bailout is a waste of money.

Government bails out Ruapehu Alpine Lifts again to tune of $7m
But it has said the $7 million will be the last financial support from taxpayers.