Time to ditch gendered uniforms
Why does it matter whether boys and girls are wearing skirts or shorts?
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Can I have a participation certificate with that?
It's not easy being a millennial.
Steve McMorran: Race for a dubious title
ACT Brumbies and New South Wales Waratahs are locked in a tight race for one playoff spot.
Dawn Picken: Do you want tips with that?
Paula Bennett suggests Kiwis dig a little deeper.
Holland: Breaking down Budget's impact
So that was the Budget. Done and dusted for another year.
Don't begrudge youth one day of lunacy
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Here's a tip - let's not pay more
Kiwis should resist the increasing pressure to tip for service.
Rachel Stewart: Why I'm not positive
Rachel Stewart explains why she's not going to be positive just to please chirpy men.
Strewth mate, what's with all the hostility?
We are assured by our respective leaders that our close relationship is in our DNA.
Editorial: Tiny homes a very Kiwi solution to housing crisis
Coming up with innovative solutions to problems is very Kiwi.
Tommy Wilson: Take off the hand brakes
Take off the hand brakes and stop treating every opportunity as a hot hangi stone.
Opinion: Travel makes us richer
It's said travel is the only thing we buy that makes us richer.
Bring on the Tauranga harbour boardwalk
Building a walkway along the waterfront would be a gorgeous addition to the city centre.
Opinion: Keep teaching teens about contraception
Opinion: No one can say with certainty what's behind the halving of the teen birth rate.
Rachel Stewart: How to tarnish tourism glow
COMMENT: Quantity over quality will turn round to bite tourism industry.
Tommy Wilson: How the other half lives
A glitzy, glamorous ball revealed glimpses into how the other half live.
Why the fuss over changing the school age?
Okay, people, calm down, it's only eight weeks.
Latest drug scandal in NZ sport sport embarrassing
I'm embarrassed by the latest drug scandal in NZ male sport.
Opinion: Arming dairy owners not helpful
Sonya Bateson discusses the fight, flight or freeze response after a spate of robberies.
Opinion: For the love of the game
Ever wonder why parents spend so much time and money so their children can play sport?
Government needs to listen
Pressure is mounting on the Government to consider ways to improve the mental health.
Fighting until cows come home
COMMENT: Dairy farmers and industry mouthpieces love to say they are environmental angels.
Acknowledging the damage we've done
One of New Zealand's greatest treasures was its sparkling, clean waters
Families need housing safety net
Rising rents are forcing some young people to move back in with their parents.
Bay missing out on tourism
Tauranga gets more than 1.4m visitors a year but has no major tourist attraction.
Dawn Picken: Toasting alcohol-free living
I gave up alcohol last month not for Lent, but for a friend
Don't ask us, it's only our money
Rosemary McLeod talks about how ratepayers are not asked their views on big projects.