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Smiles and waves aplenty on Kamo shared path
Cycling the shared path is so much more relaxing than on the road. You should try it.

Croaking before they croak: The frog, a blinking light on extinction's dashboard
Joe Bennett listens to the frogs at night; poignant as the whole species is vulnerable.

NZ squandered 2019 measles 'practice run' for Covid
Did New Zealand waste the learning opportunities from the measles outbreak of 2019?

Comment: Why are we being kept at level 4 with Auckland?
The decision to keep Northland at level 4 needs to be changed, now.

Kevin Page: Supermarkets a hotbed for silly stuff
Checkout operators - a beacon of calmness in a simmering sea of unease.

Māori world view about interconnectedness of all things
Seeing the world through a Te Aō lens would bring peace, says Anahera Pickering.

Anahera Pickering: Imagine if every young person had a village?
It's great to see community members pull together to seek solutions for our taitamariki

Shane Reti: Our bulging hospitals and primary care
A&E is the gateway to hospitals but there are long waiting times all over the country.

Youth call for action on climate change heard
We all have a duty of care to our environment, says Whangārei MP Emily Henderson.

For the first time in 20 years, the country's top leaders at Waitangi were women.The question was how to accommodate them both as speakers
Dr Reti welcomes Ngāpuhi's signal of new approach to women speaking at Waitangi from 2022.

Comment: Election 2020 - where to from here?
Young and old drawn to Labour and Ardern for different reasons. National take note!

Simon Wilson on 'the magic money tree': where's it all coming from?
COMMENT: How the Govt is finding all those billions we're spending on Covid response.

I'm in favour of NZ's elimination strategy - here are 7 reasons why
Better systems and policy will result because Kiwis care how NZ responds to Covid-19.

Who's the idiot that let border blunders happen?
Easy to criticise Government for being too strict one day and then too lax on another.

Matthew Hooton: Ardern's roll of the dice - for her and us; will we blow it?
So far, the Prime Minister's judgment calls have paid off.

Nats mull new rural medical school policy
Life-long education savings are in a mix of policies brewing ahead of the 2020 election.

Editorial: Shane Jones' blunt words short on propriety
EDITORIAL: 'There must be a limit to brandishing our money while uttering ultimatums.'

Comment: More to life than roads and rates
Put social, economic and environmental benefits first, says housing advocate Tim Howard.

Shane Reti: Polytech reforms - big issues to address
COMMENT: Removal of employment protections for staff made redundant a big surprise.

Joe Bennett: Is the world worth saving?
COMMENT: Just in my lifetime the population of the Earth has doubled.

Comment: Dog ownership pleasure and privilege
Shakespeare would be appalled at the idea of the seven ages for dogs. But here goes.