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Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: The layers behind low Māori vaccination rates

OPINION: A message to our vulnerable families - We can't do this without you.

Dawn Picken: Getting vaccinated is our best shot

We've seen what happens when Covid-19 vaccination rates are low. Aotearoa can do better.

The 90% Project - Scott Inglis: We still have a way to go - get vaccinated

'Repeated high-level lockdowns will eventually break us.'

The Premium Debate: Subscribers have a say on Aucklanders eyeing Tauranga

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Jo Raphael: Don't give jabs a bad name

OPINION: That's a 'no' to Bussy McBusface.

Zizi Sparks: Rename New Zealand and move on to bigger issues

OPINION: The name of this country is hardly the biggest issue facing us right now.

Ngahihi o te ra Bidois: We owe it to our history to speak te reo

OPINION: It has taken moments of courage to get te reo Māori to where it is.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: What marrying a native te reo Māori speaker taught me

OPINION: Theo explained that until 'I wanted' te reo I wouldn't be interested in learning.

Samantha Motion: Masks seem here to stay, but we can learn to live with them

OPINION: Masks are part of life in New Zealand now and probably will be for some time.

Zizi Sparks: Why my phone is (almost) always on do not disturb

Opinion: I already use that mode but more can be done to curb screen time.

Jo Raphael: Welcome level 2, life in lockdown was getting too comfortable

OPINION: We mustn't let life in lockdown become too comfortable.

Saima Anis: LynnMall attacker's actions don't reflect Muslim community

Opinion: This has nothing to do with religion. It only satisfies the devils within souls.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers have a say on the building materials drought

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Luke Kirkness: Common-sense path to making pedestrians safer

Opinion: Too often nowadays, decisions are made quickly and without any common sense

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Why haven't Terrorism Act changes been given urgency?

Opinion: Our legislation must help keep New Zealand citizens safe.

Letters: Government urgency on terrorism laws 'snail-like'

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