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Vera Alves
NZ Herald Planning Editor and Herald on Sunday columnist

NZ Herald Planning Editor and Herald on Sunday columnist

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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Opinion: The one thing you need to do instead of (or right after) reading this article

23 Dec 04:00 PM

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Opinion: Why Christmas is harder on New Zealand mums

09 Dec 04:00 PM

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Opinion: Why fans are right to be shocked about Emrata's bizarre photo

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Opinion: The uncomfortable truth about famous female faces

30 Nov 05:57 AM

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Opinion: The best Black Friday tip I've ever seen

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'You have your best taste': Style icon Alexa Chung's refreshing take on trends

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'You've been doing it wrong': Amanda Knox sparks internet storm with bedroom revelation

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Opinion: Pamela Anderson's quiet revolution

14 Oct 04:00 PM

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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s divorce is not looking good - for Joe Jonas

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Opinion: The best thing about the Barbie movie has nothing to do with the movie itself

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27 May 05:00 PM

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Opinion: Ariana Grande has an important lesson to share — but will we listen?

15 Apr 04:23 AM

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Opinion: Levi’s takes humanity out of 'diversity' with AI models

08 Apr 05:00 PM

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Opinion: Remember Gwyneth Paltrow has something to sell you

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Hey Harry Styles, will you meet Annabel?

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Questions the Census won’t ask you (but should)

03 Mar 04:00 PM

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Zeitgeist: Conservatives are now angry at ‘woke’ Lego

25 Feb 03:55 AM

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Opinion: Rihanna has nothing to prove

18 Feb 04:00 PM

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13 Feb 12:32 AM

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'Awful person': Kardashian's vaginal gummies slammed

11 Feb 04:00 PM

Kourtney Kardashian doesn't want you to remember your vagina self-cleans - but it does.

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Killed by a golf ball: Family say they are still 'trapped in grief' after man’s death

11 Feb 09:07 AM

Family called for new investigation saying they wanted 'the truth'.

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Commission opens inquiry into Interislander ferry Kaitaki mayday

29 Jan 02:08 AM

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Opinion: Are you still sending emails? How quaint!

21 Jan 05:41 PM

Young workers are quietly quitting their inboxes.

Opinion: I cannot believe Jacinda Ardern didn’t quit earlier
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Opinion: I cannot believe Jacinda Ardern didn’t quit earlier

19 Jan 06:01 AM

Vera Alves: Jacinda Ardern has had enough - and who can blame her?

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‘He died a hero’: Family in shock after father dies trying to rescue son

16 Jan 05:58 PM

'He went out the way he wanted to go out, protecting his child.'

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'Thank the bus driver, obey the aunties': The unspoken rules of New Zealand

15 Jan 12:40 AM

"You got your everyday jandals and your 'going out' jandals."

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Opinion: Here's an idea - just don't read Harry's memoir

14 Jan 04:00 PM

Everything I’ve ever learned about this family has been against my will.

Cost of living crisis: Kiwi orders groceries from Australia - saves up to 35%
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Cost of living crisis: Kiwi orders groceries from Australia - saves up to 35%

11 Jan 05:00 PM

She saved 35 per cent ordering groceries from Oz — but here's why she won't do it again.

Opinion: You don’t need to change a single thing this year
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Opinion: You don’t need to change a single thing this year

31 Dec 04:00 PM

As we enter 2023, can we agree there is no new for a new you in the new year?

Opinion: The awful truth behind Blake Lively's candid pregnancy photos
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Opinion: The awful truth behind Blake Lively's candid pregnancy photos

30 Dec 09:00 PM

Social media has changed the paparazzi game — but it's clearly not enough.

Why the next White Lotus series should be set in NZ - and where to film it
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Why the next White Lotus series should be set in NZ - and where to film it

24 Dec 04:00 PM

Aotearoa would be the perfect location for an instalment of Mike White's acclaimed series.

Opinion: Millennials are not cool anymore — and we're okay with it
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Opinion: Millennials are not cool anymore — and we're okay with it

10 Dec 04:00 PM

We want to be cool. But we're also very tired.

Opinion: The nepo babies are at it again
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Opinion: The nepo babies are at it again

26 Nov 04:00 PM

Opinion: Making a name for yourself is not easy — especially without a famous surname.

Opinion: The one question you should never ask a woman
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Opinion: The one question you should never ask a woman

12 Nov 05:15 AM

Jennifer Aniston's womb was under public scrutiny for decades.

Opinion: This is not what I want to have in common with Sienna Miller
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Opinion: This is not what I want to have in common with Sienna Miller

05 Nov 04:00 PM

OPINION: Sienna Miller and I have the wrong thing in common.

Opinion: Horror Halloween choice people are making
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Opinion: Horror Halloween choice people are making

29 Oct 04:00 PM

Ebay had to - I kid you not - ban sales of Dahmer costumes.

Opinion: The uncomfortable truth about that Van Gogh protest
Lifestyle

Opinion: The uncomfortable truth about that Van Gogh protest

22 Oct 04:00 PM

OPINION: If you called the activists attention seekers, you're not wrong.

Opinion: Why Kanye West's comments are a big deal
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Opinion: Why Kanye West's comments are a big deal

15 Oct 04:00 PM

Kanye West is not okay - but his comments still need to be shut down.

Opinion: When a meme is more than a meme
Entertainment

Opinion: When a meme is more than a meme

01 Oct 04:00 PM

Chloe Grace Moretz says the viral "Family Guy" meme affects her to this day.

Opinion: The awful truth behind Blake Lively's candid pregnancy photos
Entertainment

Opinion: The awful truth behind Blake Lively's candid pregnancy photos

24 Sep 07:59 PM

Social media has changed the paparazzi game — but it's clearly not enough.

Opinion: Racists are upset at a black mermaid
Entertainment

Opinion: Racists are upset at a black mermaid

17 Sep 05:00 PM

She can be half-fish, and sing like an underwater angel. But how dare she be black?

Opinion: I'm not worried, darling
Entertainment

Opinion: I'm not worried, darling

10 Sep 05:00 PM

Whether this bad publicity is good publicity, only time (and the box office) will tell.

Opinion: None over 25 - Leo DiCaprio's love life is an online joke - but is it funny?
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Opinion: None over 25 - Leo DiCaprio's love life is an online joke - but is it funny?

03 Sep 04:37 AM

These days, few things are as predictable as Leonardo DiCaprio's love life.

Opinion: How is just doing your job now considered a form of 'quitting'?
Lifestyle

Opinion: How is just doing your job now considered a form of 'quitting'?

27 Aug 05:00 PM

Gen Z has decided to start 'acting their wage'. Employers are furious.

Opinion: We gotta fight for Sanna Marin's right to party
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Opinion: We gotta fight for Sanna Marin's right to party

20 Aug 05:00 PM

Opinion: To the shock of some people, a PM has been spotted acting like a regular person.

'It isn't really fair': Why Serena's heartbreaking words resonated
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'It isn't really fair': Why Serena's heartbreaking words resonated

13 Aug 05:00 PM

Serena Williams' love letter to tennis and to motherhood.

Opinion: Is Kylie Jenner really a 'climate criminal'?
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Opinion: Is Kylie Jenner really a 'climate criminal'?

06 Aug 05:00 PM

Opinion: We've banned plastic bags. Why are celebs still using private jets?

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I made the lemon bar recipe from Reddit and so should you

03 Aug 12:23 AM

This ridiculously easy recipe is totally worth making

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