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'Fantastic, more inflation': Premium subscribers react to Govt’s $2 billion welfare package

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Opinion: Striking isn't selfish, it is for the students

OPINION: When teachers strike, they are putting students first.

Editorial: Teachers dispute another tricky problem to navigate

A major strike would highlight the cost of living crunch.

Readers share feedback on pensioner who can't afford to retire

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on pensioners and retirement.

Sonya Bateson: Drag performance for children just cute, wholesome fun

OPINION: Dressing up can be magical.

Opinion: Two things especially clear after Cyclone Gabrielle

OPINION: We all have a part to play in the response to Cyclone Gabrielle.

Comment: Group tapping workforce opportunities

OPINION: Our work is finding regional solutions for regional labour market challenges.

Opinion: Misstep by health boss was not a sacking offence

OPINION: As with so many political appointments, these are rarely straightforward.

Opinion: Brainless scumbag looters soaking up precious police time

OPINION: One Hawke’s Bay village has resorted to blockades to deter looters.

Letters: After Cyclone Gabrielle, Govt must step up its priorities

Our readers have their say.

Zoe Hunter: When one region is hurting, others need to step up

There are already examples of help flowing from the Bay of Plenty to cyclone-hit regions.

Kiri Gillespie: Greater insight into teenage mental wellbeing a no-brainer

Opinion: We should be learning more about why kids skip school

ChatGPT threatens language diversity in the age of AI

OPINION: Writing itself is a technology that can be used to further inequality.

Looks matter when it comes to shopfronts

OPINION: Merepeka Raukawa-Tait says the shopping experience starts at the shop entrance.

Matt Cowley: The inflation standoff we’re yet to solve

COMMENT: Inflation is impacting everyone.

Sonya Bateson: Why is tipping rearing its ugly head in our society?

OPINION: 'Now I fear that tipping is creeping more and more into everyday life.'