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Samantha Motion: You don't have to buy a house before you're 30

OPINION: The goalposts keep moving for first-home buyers.

Zizi Sparks: Sugar tax not a silver bullet solution

Opinion: A sugar tax needs to be implemented alongside other solutions.

Comment: Why the rest of NZ needs Auckland

Migrants see Auckland as New Zealand, many having no concept of the rest of the country.

Jo Raphael: March 15 terror - we hope this never happens again

OPINION: Second anniversary of "one of New Zealand's darkest days".

Mark Lister: The US economy - stronger than most and set for another boost

Mark Lister is Head of Private Wealth Research at Craigs Investment Partners.

Samantha Motion: In politics, talking about people is not small-minded

'Great minds discuss ideas, small minds discuss people' - discuss.

Stephanie Worsop: Knowing when to hang up my clubbing shoes

Opinion: There's nothing like a hen's do with 23-year-olds to make you feel old.

Dawn Picken: It's time to think about reopening the border

OPINION: Why should only godwits get to fly?

Stephanie Worsop: Going down the rabbit hole of pet peeves

Opinion: Everyone has their own specific pet peeves, what are yours?

Dawn Picken: It's not cancel culture, it's progress

OPINION: It's only cancel culture when you don't like the change, Dawn Picken writes.

Tsunami scare: How did we cope?

A potential tsunami forced us to find out how effective our evacuation plans are.

Letters: Infrastructure projects should focus on the now, not future

Readers have their say.

In a pandemic, till alert level 4 do us part

OPINION: My fiance and I are just going to go with the flow when planning our wedding

Jo Raphael: Aucklanders who escape lockdown are putting us at risk

OPINION: We all have a right to feel angry.

Danielle van Dalen: Keep politics local to avoid anxiety

It's the local decisions that have the biggest impact on our daily lives.

Zoe Hunter: The Auckland ripple effect - we all need to be responsible

OPINION: People's actions can affect everyone in a Covid world.