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Letters: Public paying for mental health failures; wake-up call for flyers

OPINION: 'Our safety and peace of mind is compromised.'

Gisborne letters: leadership duplication; roads a mess; we must reduce emissions

Our readers write about issues that matter to them.

Matthew Hooton: Here’s the big number to watch in next week's Budget

OPINION: Luxon lumbered Willis and National with a tax policy that was instantly panned.

Sir Ian Taylor's letter to Shane Jones: Are you ready for a 'Coalition of the Willing'?

OPINION: Matua – let’s start speaking the same language.

Wyn Drabble: An unofficial guide to getting to your hospital appointment on time

OPINION: The first step is to phone the hospital and apologise for your upcoming lateness.

Opinion: UK vote surprise - a desperate PM plays his last card

Financial Times: There's no reason to think Rishi Sunak's gamble will pay off.

Letters: Police checkpoints worth every cent; MP can't be trusted

OPINION: 'Prevention in this case is much better than the cure.'

Roger Partridge: Banking study reveals familiar regulatory pitfalls

OPINION: When lightning strikes thrice, it is time to take notice.

Letters: The solution to homelessness; Mt Eden traffic project fears

OPINION: It is difficult to understand what problem AT is trying to solve.

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: The fear of failing mokopuna Māori

OPINION: By Māori, for Māori, with Māori is the solution.

What Gisborne people are thinking: alcohol harm, rail link, Grey St trial

What Gisborne people are writing to the paper about today.

Claire Trevett: National MP David MacLeod comes a cropper to paperwork, will it hurt him much?

OPINION: MacLeod was on a fast track to be a minister - until his paperwork went awry.

Judith Lacy: My incredibly easy journey to a silver fern passport

OPINION: The colloquialism warmed my heart much more than the missing sausage roll.

Audrey Young: The best of a boring bunch of pre-Budget speeches

OPINION: Also in today's politics briefing - MP David MacLeod's donations drama.

Abigail Hannah: How nature helped heal my depression

OPINION: 'Nature gave me a sense of calm and hope during my journey with depression.'

Opinion: Make school lunches the norm and you’ll get rid of the stigma

When school lunches for children becomes normal, there's no stigma