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Joe Bennett: I haven’t got a bad back and it will soon get better

OPINION: And the plain fact of the matter is that I’ve got an excellent back.

Kevin Page: 'Young people today just have no manners'

OPINION: Common decency and politeness were very much in short supply that day.

Joe Bennett: Toad in the hole makes the ordinary extraordinary

I have loved toad in the hole for as long as I can remember.

Hūhana Lyndon: The Government seems intent on sending us back in time

Opinion: Life expectancy of Māori is, on average, seven years shorter than non-Māori.

Opinion: Breaking down barriers in New Zealand

How do we break down barriers between communities to improve social cohesion in NZ?

Joe Bennett: Time flies, and sometimes you can see it on the move

OPINION: Nothing new in any of this, of course.

Carolyn Hansen: Vegetables are health superstars

Opinion: Raw vegetables are nutrient powerhouses.

Joe Bennett: Instinctively we go to the beach when it is hot

Opinion: The sun and heat drive us to the beach.

Joe Bennett: Can’t beat a good book

Robert Graves the man is less clear-cut than his poetry.

Huhana Lyndon: Now is the time for unity

Opinion: 'I propose 2024 is a year for kotahitanga.'

Joe Bennett: Catching the bus was quite a revelation

OPINION: The joy of public transportation.

What your favourite Kiwi NY festival says about you

Are you 21 and just discovered Dave Dobbyn or more of a Caitlin Crisp dress at Highlife?

John Williamson: Honouring our volunteers

OPINION: Volunteering, though, will see challenges going forward.

Vince Cocurullo: It’s been quite a year - bring on 2024

OPINION: More than anything, I am proud of the people of our district.

Joe Bennett: Stones still rolling with the ages - somehow

OPINION: If girls had come for the music they wouldn’t have drowned it out with screaming.

Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo: The hot topics on the minds of residents

Many of you asked for more information about the proposed 2024 Brynderwyns closure.