Opinion: Some employees need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to protect public health.

Opinion: Fences can be useful, but are we building too many?

OPINION: Plenty of parents are flying solo this Mother's Day.

OPINION: Are we inching closer to a world where Black Lives Matter?

We need a death plan as much, or more than we need a life plan.

OPINION: Social media is a cesspool. It's also a repository for good memories.

Opinion: We can add joy to our country by making daylight saving time permanent.

OPINION: Too many people choose to do nothing when it comes to public health

Opinion: We can't afford to let the lords of lies win the battle for arms and minds.

OPINION: Why should only godwits get to fly?

OPINION: It's only cancel culture when you don't like the change, Dawn Picken writes.

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OPINION: Dr Google will not have the last word.

Opinion: It's a time to celebrate all female friends, whether they're single, or not.

Opinion: We are still living in the house colonialism built and it's time to fix it.

Opinion: For a teenager, postponement looks permanent. But this pause is not forever.

OPINION: America is on the path to rejoining the world.

"You don't have to be American to have felt the pain and betrayal."

OPINION: King's dream is not dead, but it does appear to be on life support.

OPINION: Can America once again govern on reason and facts rather than fear and lies?

OPINION: It's important to celebrate the small victories we had in 2020.

Opinion: Realising what we could lose can help us appreciate what we have.

OPINION: Investment in shares may be the way to grow a deposit for a home.

OPINION: Facial images may be collected at a distance, without consent or knowledge.

OPINION: For all its weirdness and sadness, 2020 has produced moments of gratitude.

OPINION: Why would we say hurtful things about people who don't conform to gender norms?

OPINION: The vice-president-elect can be a role model to many.

OPINION: The mood in our house was grim on Wednesday night.

Halloween is just a temporary bubble where being scared is fun.

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OPINION: I voted for candidates who've demonstrated they're smart, strategic and sane.

OPINION: Politicians would be wise to speak in a way that makes all voters feel valued.

COMMENT: The case for decluttering: disposing of junk can improve your mental health.

Covid-19 is shining a spotlight on wealth inequality

COMMENT: People troubled by government policies during the pandemic have options.

COMMENT: Outliers are busy poking holes in the fabric of our five-million strong team.

Knowing we could exit on our terms would be like a hidden escape hatch.

Comment: It can be tough working out a path amid the all the planet's chaos.

COMMENT: The pandemic shows how a leader's choices can affect whether we live or die.

Businesses will continue nudging us to pay and stay away.

Comment: Being a teenager is hard enough without the world in freefall.

Comment: History is a work-in-progress. Should our monuments reflect that?

COMMENT: Crushing the virus feels lonely when you can't visit loved ones abroad.

COMMENT: Our institutions reflect our society.

Comment: Staring at the same four walls during lockdown has nudged some of us to renovate.

COMMENT: Beauty rituals are a reward after lockdown left us ragged and shaggy.

COMMENT: Sharing half-baked hypotheses during a global pandemic can be deadly.

The last steps of the marathon are the hardest.

COMMENT: Critical thinking skills are crucial when evaluating a leader during crisis.

It's not the life we'd planned, but it's the one we've got.

COMMENT: We are obsessed, terrified and reassured by pandemic numbers at home and abroad.

COMMENT: Building resilience may be the most productive thing we do in lockdown.

Ten tips for staying occupied and sane during lockdown

Many of us have the equivalent of a personal pandemic running parallel to coronavirus.

What have Bay residents learned in the year following the Christchurch terror attacks?

What's working to help house homeless people in the Bay?

What can we do in the Bay to stem the epidemic of domestic violence?

A virus just as deadly as novel coronavirus is sweeping the planet.

How a higher minimum wage affects employees and business owners across the Bay.

How worried should we be in the Bay about coronavirus?

Do we require more evidence single-use plastic bottles are a blight on our environment?

Rising temperatures are a reminder of a warming planet.

Valentine's Day takes on a different meaning when you're single

COMMENT: For most of us, 2020 will be neither smashing success nor abject failure.