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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.

Letters: Congratulations on excellent article on Kaingaroa Village

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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.

The Premium Debate: Govt negligence causes power woes

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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."

Premium Debate: Subscribers react to teens hooked on vaping

Subscribers have their say.

The Premium Debate: How AI could impact the legal sector

Premium subscribers have their say.

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

Opinion: Premium subscribers have their say.

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.

Opinion: Why the toll road price hikes really grind my gears

OPINION: If I’m paying to drive on a road, I want the option of being able to safely pass.

Opinion | I upped sticks and moved to Aussie - the grass isn't greener, so I came home

OPINION: Yes the work perks are better but what about missing your family?