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Opinion: What activist kids should know about productivity growth

OPINION: The message in the latest productivity statistics is: 'Wake up New Zealand.'

Letter: Public service cuts seem arbitrary, damaging

OPINION: Past National governments rehired sacked staff as costly consultants.

Letters: MPs deserve fair pay - so do nurses, teachers and cops

OPINION: 'These groups should be placed under the Remuneration Authority’s control too.'

Editorial: Time to turn the spotlight on to airline behaviour

OPINION: Dearth of data on price, performance a challenge for passengers, policy-makers.

Inside Economics: Can we spend our way out of recession?

Liam Dann answers readers' economic questions and digs beneath headlines.

Otago Uni name change: 'We are a Te Tiriti-led university'

OPINION: Otago University Students’ Association president Keegan Wells on their new logo

Letters: Truancy must have consequences; reducing council rates bills

OPINION: 'This escalating truancy problem has its inception in the family home.'

Opinion: Government's Treaty Principles Bill advances colonialism

OPINION: The Crown constantly redefines the Treaty.

Daron Parton’s cartoons: April 1 - 30

Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.

Claire Trevett: Poll a bitter pill for Luxon, morale boost for Labour and Hipkins

The Budget has become a high-stakes game as Luxon seeks the elusive honeymoon.

Wayne Brown’s massive Auckland budget problems - Simon Wilson

Opinion: Does the Auckland mayor have enough council support for his spending plans?

Political Roundup: Why Tory Whanau has the lowest approval rating in the country

OPINION: Whanau’s policies and priorities are at the centre of her problems.

Hinewai Ormsby: Tough decisions are inevitable, the only question is which ones to make

OPINION: Taxes go up, and rates have remained stable. That's how it's been for 100 years.

Opinion: Tribal and identity politics positive, not negative - Rob Campbell

OPINION: Most live with an identity which is important to them and identify with a tribe.

Jarrod Gilbert: Three Strikes policy upends foundations of our justice system

OPINION: Three Strikes sends a strong message. But does it do much more than that?

Opinion: In the debate over truancy, we’re leaving out the most important voices

OPINION: There are many reasons why children in NZ are skipping school.