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2021-31 Long Term Plan ready to roll

Plan includes one-off 7 per cent rates rise in 2021-22 financial year after Covid-19 dip.

No better show on earth than a thunderstorm

To bar the door against the storm, light the fire - simple pleasures, writes Joe Bennett.

Lots of hot and cold morsels of disability news

Disheartening to see the same issues come up time and time again, writes Jonny Wilkinson.

Youth advocate's dream comes true

This generation of youth is mighty in my eyes, writes Anahera Pickering.

Relief as National Party's race-card play fizzles

Māori co-governance's rise has probably snuck up on many people, writes Vaughan Gunson.

Opinion: Robertson could halve debt overnight

How is it that money owed by the NZ Government to itself is considered a debt?

A few dramas but Poppy has arrived

When we arrived at hospital there was 'the long wait' for information, writes Kevin Page.

Will there be more funding in Budget for dental health?

More funds for dental health, Pharmac, cochlear implants needed in Budget 2021, says Reti.

The state has taken an interest in my bowels

This screening offer feels like the first step in a long slide, says Joe Bennett.

Kevin Page: Chilly mornings and the tea cosy - a wee trim to make it fit

It turns out the "hat" is quite warm. Instantly toasty, in fact.

Hands off our DHB, says Whangārei list MP

I will continue to fight for our DHB and staff and the local voice, says Dr Shane Reti.

Washing machines liberate us from the beasts within

Laundry is and always has been hard labour, unless you've got a washing machine.

Hard road to solve the North's roading woes

Northland in dire need of more maintenance spending, says road safety advocate.

Opinion: Three cheers for Andrew Little

We shouldn't stop with health reforms.

NZ's economy depends on regions like Northland

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash gets a taste of what Whangārei has to offer.

Prepping for pregnancy scan - what to do with the gel?

Royally chuffed is Kevin Page, to be his daughter's pregnancy scan support person.

A salutary reflection on life at the ripe old age of 64

Time, as Einstein observed, is relative. It's also subjective. I'll raise a toast to that.

Anzac Day a reminder of disability support progress

Let's hope we don't have to go to war to progress our rights in the future.