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From peaceful to perilous: Innovations needed to combat crime
Opinion: Supermarkets resorting to bodycams in a desperate bid for safety is a smart move.

Sonya Bateson: Bilingual signs issue an opportunity to recalibrate on racism
Opinion: Each of us will have our own thresholds for perceiving what is offensive.

Opinion: Bilingual signs caused a storm in my inbox - but are they really new?
Opinion: Isn’t it interesting what provokes the most outrage in some people?

The Premium Debate: Luxon is fighting for his party’s future
Subscribers have their say.

Opinion: Lifting name suppression means victims can emerge from shadows
Opinion: It takes extreme courage to take the lead so that others can follow.

Hākinakina Iwi Kainga: Schoolboy matches show our national game at its amateur best
Opinion: Raukura scored an early try, but the visitors were just getting started.

The Premium Debate: Kiwis cash in on lucrative mining jobs in Aussie
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Luke Kirkness: Beating the winter blackouts
Opinion: It's time to shine a brighter light on power solutions after an outage warning.

Ngahi Bidois: Our lives can change like the seasons
Opinion: These changes can be physical, intellectual, relational or spiritual.

The Premium Debate: Mum of injured teen speaks out after street racers arrested
Our readers have their say.

Mark Lister: What if the US debt ceiling isn’t resolved?
Opinion: We’ve got the small matter of the US debt ceiling to resolve.

Opinion: Poverty is a circumstance - not a character flaw
Opinion: "It’s a cycle. A trap. And one that is incredibly difficult to escape."

Luke Kirkness: Thinking beyond roadworks to fix pothole crisis
Opinion: Roads of despair - will drivers ever be safe from NZ's pothole epidemic?

Opinion: Tasering of elderly dementia patient appalling
Opinion: "A health issue should not be confused with aggressive, law-breaking behaviour."

The Premium Debate: Subscribers share views on family's rental struggle
Subscribers have their say.

The Premium Debate: 33 pothole complaints in 10 days
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Opinion: Why I'm only slightly surprised by this Budget
OPINION: The announcement I'm most interested in - for selfish reasons.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: No need to fear strong, Māori, women politicians
Opinion: Female Māori politicians are challenging some of the norms of Parliament.

Premium Debate: Subscribers react to teens hooked on vaping
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The Premium Debate: How AI could impact the legal sector
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Opinion: Rotorua swimmer makes NZ squad for Virtus Games
With swimming Bailey Conlon has found his 'place, his purpose, his tribe'.

The Premium Debate: Ability will always trump personality
Opinion: Premium subscribers have their say.

Jo Raphael: Hitting the brakes on fleeing drivers
OPINION: Trying to outrun the police is stupid, dangerous and reckless.

The Premium Debate: Mum's plight confirms Third World status
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Mark Lister: Is a recession possible with unemployment this low?
COMMENT: The labour market is still extremely tight and wages are still rising solidly.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers react to farmers facing a 'profit squeeze'
Opinion: Premium subscribers have their say.