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Bruce Cotterill: Why we need a good dose of national pride

OPINION: We have plenty to be proud of. We’re just not very good at talking about it.

How ChatGPT changed my life in 2023

ChatGPT was supposed to change our lives. Here's how it worked for Greg Bruce.

Editorial: Will 2024 be stormy and bitter? Or cathartic?

Opinion: A government making decisions that can be delivered will make a change.

Letters: Call to transform Tank Farm into a Think Farm

OPINION: "Absolutely right to call for more transparency" on waterfront plans.

Don Brash: Why on earth would we join Aukus in any form?

Opinion: "We have absolutely no need for a military alliance with anybody."

Mary Holm: How to find out if you are owed missing money

OPINION: Plus inspiring letters from readers to help get you on the right track.

Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Christmas

OPINION: A Christmas message looking back on a year that was.

It's okay to say 'no' this Christmas

OPINION: Putting on a happy face for family and friends can feel like a mammoth task.

Rob Campbell: Self-serving managers and scared civil servants need an overhaul

OPINION: The left is often wrongly too defensive of poor performance - and I'm a leftist.

Political Round-up: The mini-sausage budget & Luxon considers joining Aukus

OPINION: Nicola Willis didn’t have any better names.

Dogs may not purr but they make up for it with slobber

Do you prefer cats or dogs?

Opinion: Christmas is being surrounded by 30 cousins, uncles, aunts and grandparents

OPINION: Christmas is not about the gifts you get or how much you spend.

Te reo has been diminished by governments before. But doing it in 2023 takes bravado

OPINION: You might have thought the place of te reo was cemented into our national life.

Opinion: Does living with Covid mean having to pay for protection ourselves?

Opinion: Whether to fund Covid boosters, tests and treatments are difficult questions.

Bryce Wilkinson: More oversight of public spending needed

Those who don't care about value for money do not care much about your well-being.

Letters: Provide incentives to upskill - but only when it's appropriate

OPINION: Provide incentives to upskill staff, but only when it's necessary.