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Jo Raphael: Burglary victims should not blame themselves

COMMENT: Mental health needs support after a break-in.

Letters to the editor: Reduced tolerance just a cheap tax grab

Readers have their say.

Bryan Gould: Tough times make for a tough leader

COMMENT: The toughness we need is of a different kind.

Comment: Teachers aren't qualified to counsel children beyond NZ's school curriculum

Having guidance councillors at primary schools is worth a try for the sake of society.

Rob Rattenbury: Ardern's three big tests

COMMENT: Ardern has been tested, communicates well, but needs to get rid of the dead wood.

Zizi Sparks: School guidance counsellors important but wider help needed for kids

Comment: More than just counselling needed to help young people.

Stephanie Worsop: Why can't I commit to a hobby?

COMMENT: When you have so many interests, it can be hard to settle on one.

Comment: 'A body is more than what it looks like, it's what it can achieve'

Comment: I don't workout to lose weight, I workout so my body is capable of great things.

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: How I survived lockdown with my other half

We spent seven weeks working in one 2m by 3m spare bedroom.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour must not squander voters' trust

Delay to election may be to the Government's advantage.

Mark Lister: How to generate income in a time of low interest rates

COMMENT: If you're in this quandary you only have three options, writes Mark Lister.