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Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: What marrying a native te reo Māori speaker taught me

OPINION: Theo explained that until 'I wanted' te reo I wouldn't be interested in learning.

Mata Mihinui: Embrace te wiki o te reo Māori

OPINION: It's all part of the nationwide drive to normalise te reo.

Buddy Mikaere: Te reo Māori has come a long way since 1972

OPINION: I am proud to see the evolution of Māori language into the national lingo.

David Beck: Lisa Adams outstanding in her own right

COMMENT: It's time to respect Lisa for what she has achieved, regardless of her siblings.

Matt Cowley: Vaccines need to be in your business plan

Comment: Employers will benefit from having a highly vaccinated workforce.

Comment: Support for mental health crises not good enough

"Most of us find it hard to even acknowledge anything about our mental health."

Patrick Walsh: School exclusions need to end

OPINION: The effect of exclusion on students is often severe and long term.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Marae can do exactly what motels are doing, only better

OPINION: In early times marae were surrounded with families living around and close by.

David Beck: Some NRL players are simply selfish

OPINION: Covid-19 quarantine breaches defy belief.

Jo Raphael: Are we happy with the vaccine rollout?

OPINION: Make it as easy as possible for people to say yes.

Leah Tebbutt: Racist ideas ensured my strongest connection to my whakapapa is a man no longer here

OPINION: My Poppa is my identity to te ao Māori

Carmen Hall: I've been a 'Karen' and have been a rude customer

OPINION: I did not scream and shout or make a scene but I ruined their day

Zoe Hunter: Heckling of te reo speaker one of most disgusting displays I've seen

Opinion: If we, as a city, give any space to racism, it reflects on all of us.

Opinion: Abusing service industry staff is not on

Let's not come out the other side of Covid meaner in attitude and human spirit.

Mark Lister: Budget was upbeat but what about our debt?

Spending cuts don't win votes especially if parts of the economy are fragile.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Māori demand the same level of healthcare as Pākehā

If health is 'needs-based', why haven't Māori health needs been addressed yet?

What was I thinking? Credit card debt a weight on the shoulders

COMMENT: There comes a point when you realise there is no quick fix to debt.

Luke Kirkness: What I learnt from covering Axle's disappearance

OPINION: The people of Tolaga Bay and East Cape have shown us how we all ought to live.