Ditch the tech - send the children bush
We can't judge youngsters for using the technology being put into their hands by adults.
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Letters: Strategies to put spotlight on shame
In the claustrophobic head space, shame can spiral into self-destructive behaviour.
Escaping the rat race - back to Blue Duck Station
The real gold in Dan and the team's operation is their commitment to conservation.
Best of 2020: Are Whanganui rentals out of control?
Home ownership used to be the aspiration for every citizen. Not any more.
Climate emergency declaration just the first step
The fact is, our planet is sick. God helps those who help themselves.
Letters: Time to throw the book at fly-tippers
Does WDC have the will to charge offenders if evidence can confirm who the dumpers are?
Should Winnie swap his suit for a T-shirt and fishing rod?
COMMENT: The battle scars are starting to show. Maybe it's time Peters stretched back.
Let's talk law: Resolving disputes – the benefits of early legal advice
Savvy folk commonly get legal advice before making contractual commitments
Letters: SFO parties investigation a bad look
Let's hope our SFO and impartial justice system help ensure we retain the world's respect.
Letters: Milk, red meat healthy for us too
Vegetables and fruit are good, but you need dairy products and red meat as well.
Kevin Page: Weddings are expensive .. let the money-making plans begin
Kevin Page takes a bath, but fails to clean up.
One child killed every five weeks; what are we to do about child abuse?
NZ has one of the worst records of child abuse with one child killed every five weeks.
Letters: The sickening tragedy of child abuse
It's time to grow up and realise that being strong has nothing to do with bullying.
Letters: Give people the right to make their own choice; climate debate
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Climate emergency: Scaremongering or a call to arms?
Electric vehicles is an area we can rapidly move on, saving money & improving air quality.
Rob Rattenbury: The downside of reading too much
I am now more confused than ever about everything, writes Rob Rattenbury.
'It may be the only time in my lifetime that I find a declaration of emergency heartening'
It may be the only time in my lifetime that I find a declaration of emergency heartening.
Letters: Council tackling climate change issue
Declaration of a climate emergency, per se, adds no actual cost to anyone.
Frank Greenall: VR goggles for election MooTube
It's great to be a Kiwi after the Tooth Fairy has waved her wand in the Year of Delivery.
Let's talk law: Rural lending and all those funny words
Abbreviations and terms used by rural lenders are complicated but need to be understood.
Letters: Party on, boss takes the fall
To speed up your economy, cutting red tape my be a better driver than low interest rates.
Letters: Can our city take the strain?
A councillor has a responsibility to be reasoned and legitimate without scaremongering.
Ian McKelvie: The Racing Industry Reform Bill
The National Party believes in the future of the industry.
Rattenbury: Days of commemoration marked by only a few
New Zealand has yet to really grasp the concept of a national day.
Conservation Comment: Climate change is real
The pursuit of growth, always growth, by corporations and the wealthy must stop.
Editorial: Time for council to call it what it is - a climate emergency
WE SAY: The council must be compelled to consider climate change in its decisions.
Nicola Patrick: We need to get out of our cars
Nicola Patrick's family are getting on their bikes.
Terry Sarten: Would you pass the citizenship test?
How would you answer the questions posed here?
Jay Kuten: A hard rain's gonna fall
Trump, free of the threat of removal, is anointed by his Trump Senate party as a monarch.
Letters: Neuro Foundation donor peeved
As a donor to NF, the thought of this man buying golf balls with my money makes me wild.
Letters: Pines past use-by date
Virginia Lake Reserve pines and eucalyptus trees put public and property at risk.
Lets talk law: Public Holiday Pay
Public holidays are a treasured and fiercely guarded minimum right of NZ employees.