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Adrian Orr: 'We will be left behind if we don't work collectively'

OPINION: NZ faces many challenges, including a declining resilience to climate change.

Liam Dann: Does calling it a recession make it worse?

OPINION: Recession headlines are already working their magic for the Reserve Bank.

Bruce Cotterill: Sir Russell Coutts is right - dolphin drama shows we’re drowning in red tape

OPINION: It's not just boat racing that’s affected by the issues the sailing great raised.

KiwiSaver’s confusing for me: should I cash out when I hit 65? - Mary Holm

OPINION: Savings scheme outperforms term deposits in the long run.

Matthew Hooton: China’s attack on New Zealand first since 1985

OPINION: Winston Peters has done more than anyone to ensure NZ has allies backing us.

Liam Dann's Inside Economics: Gen Z is ‘doom spending’... but will recession hit them hardest?

OPINION: Liam Dann digs beneath the economic headlines in his weekly column.

Richard Prebble: Luxon has the worst honeymoon of any elected PM

OPINION: His polling is now down 10 per cent from its peak.

Bruce Cotterill: Time for the Government to sharpen its budgeting skills

OPINION: We need to pay our police and teachers well or we risk losing them.

Fran O’Sullivan: Minister scores world trade talks win but tough season looms

OPINION: The Minister of Trade has his work cut out in a pivotal US election year.

Secret work to save Newshub; TVNZ staff in new PR offensive; ABs' show caught in TV strife

PM's office stops Melissa Lee interview; AP news agency set to exit NZ - legal notice.

Watch: Top TVNZ stars in new campaign to fight for shows, jobs

Miriama Kamo, Jack Tame, Anna Burns-Francis and Garth Bray among top names fronting video.

Media struggles: NZ Doctor, Pharmacy Today to be sold as firm faces up to challenges

According to one source, the company is battling a drop in advertising revenue.

Richard Prebble: Traffic congestion is not inevitable, it is a choice

OPINION: We need both congestion charging and user charges to fix Auckland's traffic jams.

Inside Economics with Liam Dann: Why can’t Kiwis fix their mortgage for 30 years?

In the second of his new mid-week columns, Liam Dann answers reader questions.

Andrew Couch: Firm, decisive action needed to improve transport

OPINION: The new GPS is bad for certain transport sectors, but important overall.

Top journalist challenges TVNZ CEO for apology at heated staff meeting

TVNZ: 'We expect sessions like this to be robust.'