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Comment: Embarrassing stories from the doctor's surgery

OPINION: Laughter is the best medicine, except if you have broken ribs and diarrhoea.

Ngahi Bidois: Through listening, looking and thinking we receive wisdom to speak

OPINION: Every ta moko is different and identifies the characteristics of the wearer.

Opinion: Bullies and thugs? That was not my boarding school experience

OPINION: I found boarding a supportive, fun, motivating environment. It changed my life.

The Premium Debate: Mixed views on whether Tauranga's Uffindell should resign or stay

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on MP, who's now been stood down from caucus.

Uffindell scandal raises big integrity questions for National

OPINION: National's opponents will need to tread carefully in dealing with this scandal.

Jo Raphael: Since Nia Glassie's death, innocent children are still dying violently

OPINION: Since Nia's death in 2007, 174 children have been killed.

Tamati Coffey: No easy fix to cost of living pressures, but measures will make a difference

OPINION: Tamati Coffey says things like the cost of living payment will make a difference.

Confessions of a week-night drinker, a study says it's okay

I will celebrate on August 1 with a glass of wine.

Bethlehem College chair Paul Shakes on religion, rights and mutual respect

OPINION: Bethlehem College's Christian beliefs include loving and caring for everyone.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Depp and Heard show domestic violence hates sunlight

OPINION: Domestic violence takes root in the darkness and shadows.

Opinion | Labour looks soft on gangs, dithering on law and order

OPINION: There's a lot going on for Labour heading into an election year next year.

Sonya Bateson: Same-sex marriage is real, it exists - and it's a right

OPINION: Marriage isn't a solely Christian concept nor is it just between a man and woman.

Opinion: What is fuelling the racial backlash to co-governance?

Opinion: "Pretty much everything we do is based on Western models and systems."

Sonya Bateson: I was utterly terrified. How do we combat this anti-social behaviour?

OPINION: Reports of harassment and intimidation in public spaces appear to be on the rise.

Comment: Access to vaping needs to be balanced

OPINION: Kiwi teenagers are preferring e-cigarettes over smoked tobacco

Do local politicians really need to live locally?

Giving up on local candidates being local would be another nail in the coffin.