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John Williamson: Northland's roads to get facelift, but expect road cones and delays

Pothole fund boosts road maintenance.

Kevin Page: From calm to chaos – my encounter with an angry road user

A face-off with an aggressive tailgater, diffusing the situation before it escalates.

Joe Bennett: The pub can be a sanctuary from wellness trends and a source of joy

OPINION: Order another round before health and safety meddlers take the pub.

Joe Bennett: A trip to the optometrist

OPINION: Shortly thereafter I ordered my first pair of prescription glasses.

Kevin Page: Guinea fowl chaos: a night to remember in the caravan

OPINION: We are not about to let one sleepless night taint our pleasant experience.

Joe Bennett: The only immortality worth striving for is creating that which outlives you

Joe Bennett reflects on life and the modern digital archiving of information

Joe Bennett: Embracing life’s little moments of happiness

OPINION: Joe Bennett on the anatomy of a moment.

Joe Bennett: Honesty and manners: A social lubricant that respects differences

OPINION: We are all different, and manners respect difference.

Kevin Page: Finally, the time has come to ride off into the sunset

OPINION: Sometimes boyish good looks and natural charm are not enough.

Carolyn Hansen: Improve your health by removing toxins

OPINION: Toxicity is all around us but there are useful steps we can take to reduce it.

Joe Bennett: Think of a number between one and 100

OPINION: What are you hoping for? Do you want me to guess the number?

John Williamson: The road to a potholeless paradise

OPINION: A symptom of our national malaise is expressed in how bad our roads are.

Opinion: Removing Māori wards is a racist, targeted attack on tangata whenua

OPINION: My people are not disengaged from government, they are disenchanted.

Audrey Young: Buckle in – money is tight, you’d better believe it

OPINION: Cuts to Government agencies will become business as usual.

David Grindle: Employment in a time of fiscal austerity

OPINION: Employers should be creative when they consider ways to tighten their belts.

Joe Bennett: Possums are eating my apples

OPINION: It’s years since I ate a home-grown apple, because of the possums.