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Letters to the editor: We don't need to be dumbed-down by cannabis

Readers have their say.

Comment: Māori representation on council a no-brainer

Why would you not guarantee the representation of a minority population?

Comment: We can't control Covid-19, but we can control our actions in our fight against it

COMMENT: Our mental, physical and economic health can't cope with a nationwide lockdown.

Bryan Gould: Solutions are easy in a theoretical world

COMMENT: Governments are only human, not infallible, pre-programmable mechanisms.

Letters to the editor: Soft politicians producing soft laws

Readers have their say.

Rob Rattenbury: Referendum choices will have long-term impacts

COMMENT: Decisions on end of life choice and cannabis control important.

Letters to the editor: Councillors should respect democratic voice

Readers have their say.

Stephanie Worsop: Lamenting my pre-baby eating habits

It's like he knows I love food and wants to make sure I don't love it more than him.

Comment: A chance to rethink the way we vote

Should we maintain in-person voting or move to a postal vote? There are options.

Letters to the editor: Room to accommodate changes and not lose parking

Readers have their say.

Bryan Gould: Learnings as a lawyer I have carried through my life

COMMENT: "Once a lawyer, always a lawyer," writes Bryan Gould.

Jo Raphael: Lockdown is worst-case scenario - but we've got this

COMMENT: Now is the time to be grateful we've got a team of five million..

Rob Rattenbury: In these testing times we all need faith of some kind

Hope and faith are things we should all have, otherwise what is the point?

Dawn Picken: Don't let the virus deniers damage us

COMMENT: Outliers are busy poking holes in the fabric of our five-million strong team.

Kiri Gillespie: People charging on while sick are downright dangerous

Comment: We must change the she'll-be-right attitude.

Will Johnston: Look out for loved ones - and don't panic buy

COMMENT: Panic-contact some friends rather than panic-buying bread.