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Jodi Bryant: How to clear a room

It's easy to be paranoid one minute, then completely forget the next.

The ripple effect after a crash

Local roads were never built and are not maintained to take state highway traffic.

Covid-19: Have a plan, be prepared and practical

COMMENT: Now is the time for ingenuity, down-to-earth attitude and common sense.

A vegetarian for dinner amid the big questions

I heard a noise and put my ear to the dish and I swear I heard it crying out for bacon.

Jonny Wilkinson: The chicken is out to get me

Poaching the chicken was never a good idea.

School is cool … but we want more

Wouldn't school be much more effective if you were taught basic life skills?

Is a price on carbon emissions fair?

A good ban is equitable, affecting rich and poor, says Vaughan Gunson.

Wyn Drabble: My perfect plan for more challenges

When cash in hand is not good enough.

Is it time to review speed limit on Brynderwyns?

New road can sustain a higher speed limit. But 80km/h is too high for the southern side.

Assessments with birthdays in the mix

The birthday party season is upon us ...

Joe Bennett: Weathering the heat, but will we remember it?

"The grass has seeded, died and withered to straw. It would need only one spark..."

Shane Reti: Let's get on with building the infrastructure we need

Too many years talking means the cost of four-laning has gone up, writes Shane Reti.

NZ one of few countries with Pharma advertising

Could $5.5m of pharmaceutical advertising dollars be better spent elsewhere?

Motorised puberty on 2 wheels?

Not so the man who just drove up this road aggressively on a thundering monster.

Wyn Drabble: What's in a name?

Car names can provide hours of fun Wyn Drabble discovers

New year, new decade, new you?

Do you struggle to choose between yoga and pastrami?

Best of 2019: Lessons to learn from The Joker

Chilling message on cost to society when people with impairments are repeatedly let down.

Comment: Pharmac's vaccine year from hell

Pharmac played god. They put themselves above everyone else, says Dr Reti.