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Premium debate: Teachers face losing jobs over jabs
Premium subscribers have their say on teacher vaccinations

Comment: Health and safety smarts crucial for leaders
Russell Bell says directors and trustees need to know how risk is being managed

Kevin Page: Feeding Poppy was more challenging than expected
I made a mental note to remember it for Grandad's speech at her 21st birthday party.

Opinion: Friends are indeed the family we choose
Every now and then you come across someone who you just know will be a lifelong friend.

Dawn Picken: Reflection, deflection and the best cheese toastie ever
OPINION: Hard conversations are especially wrenching for the conflict-averse.

Letters: Kerbside recycling collection and rubbish
Another reader writes that it's okay to change your mind and get vaccinated

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Māori will pay price as Govt puts politics ahead of health
OPINION: When Covid first arrived in Aotearoa, we went headfirst into the unknown.

Letters: Fight against Covid nothing new for NZ
Readers have their say on vaccinations and the Prime Minister's visit to Whanganui

Kevin Page: A happy outcome to Mexican stand-off
Mrs P decided this past weekend was the perfect opportunity to do some baking.

Rob Rattenbury: The arts give us welcome distractions to make us smile
OPINION: Let's hope young artists can access funds to help establish themselves.

Kim Gillespie: So, the record got its groove back
OPINION: We've come full circle when it comes to music.

Letters to the editor: Nazis? Really?
Readers share their thoughts on protests, rates and the transtasman border.

Letters: Gang members and whānau deserve vaccinations too
Readers have their say on Covid vaccinations, rehoming animals and the Bill of Rights.

Letters: People are afraid enough
Readers have their say on Covid-19 vaccinations.

Editorial: The misguided battle for freedom
It'll take just over another 12,000 doses to get our region to 90 per cent vaccinated.

Letters: Government should make travellers take responsibility
Readers have their say on Covid-19 at the border, Super Vax Day and Beauden Barrett.

Rowena Duncum: Turn off, tune out, escape Covid fatigue
Opinion: Rowena Duncum switches off from the pandemic and goes for a tech-free stroll.

Rob Rattenbury: What has happened to the right of NZ politics?
National's plunge in polls - down to 22.5 per cent in one - raises big questions.

Letters: Know your enemy
Readers have their say on Covid, those who fought for our freedom and supporting local.

Dawn Picken: So many reasons to be angry, so little time
OPINION: Vaccines are not on my list of reasons to be angry.

I'm planning a pandemic wedding - and it's quite a challenge
Opinion: I don't even know what the alert level will be next week let alone in six months.

Letters: Flip side of freedom is social responsibility
'Freedom without commensurate responsibilities is called anarchy.'

Comment: I went viral calling out anti-vax BS
Dr Dave Baldwin has made a Braveheart-inspired video encouraging people to get vaccinated.

Opinion: Covid-19 traffic light system not the certainty business needs
The 'traffic lights' system is not simple and brings complexity, writes Russell Bell.

Kevin Page: Punching holes in DIY obsession
Mrs P has banned me from anything to do with the job.

Rob Rattenbury: Facing perils of Facebook
OPINION: A closed and private Facebook group may not be as safe as you think.

Letters: Where's the residents' association?
Readers have a say on residents' involvement with councils, and "wokeness" and racism.

Letters: Harley horsepower v humble donkey
Letters regarding Brian Tamaki, Stewart Murray Wilson, adult entertainment and more