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Diana Wichtel: 'Radio has its own unique, intimate place in the conversation'
Diana Wichtel Radio has its own unique, intimate place in the conversation

Fran O'Sullivan: Logging inquiry must be just the first step
Scale of damage on East Coast demands a Royal Commission.

Steve Braunias: The secret crucible of Maureen Pugh
Reverend Luxon demands his MP repent for climate change denial.

Editorial: Searching for an endgame, a year on from Russia’s invasion
OPINION: Our editorial on resolving the conflict in Ukraine.

Claire Trevett: Will the cyclone scupper Grant Robertson's cost of living Budget?
The bill for Cyclone Gabrielle puts a pickle into the bread-and-butter Budget.

Political Roundup: Our politicians are competent firefighters, but terrible builders
Main parties good with the political firefighting required to deal with disasters, but ...

Opinion: Why Ukraine conflict means even more to NZ today
OPINION: One year since the Russian invasion should give us pause to reflect.

Seven things you can only get away with after 20 years of marriage
Telegraph opinion: After a certain point, there are some things you just don’t care about.

Jana Hocking: Type of man for the ‘best sex’
OPINION: This type of man is always guaranteed to make you hot under the collar.

Opinion: Our already anxious country is about to come under a lot more pressure
OPINION: We will do what we can to get through this hard time together.

Review: Is Jim Jefferies’ new comedy special high and dry or down and out?
The Aussie comedian only showed brief flashes of the old brilliance.

Matthew Hooton: It’s too late to avoid climate change - now we have to adapt
How should we pay for things like better infrastructure - higher taxes or more debt?

Letters: Roald Dahl, spending priorities, Census, Parliament, and erosion
OPINION: Letters on the official cash rate, fuel prices, child poverty, and climate.

Opinion: Why Cyclone Gabrielle warnings went unheeded
OPINION: Public relations expert says alerting the public is harder than it looks.

Opinion: Global drive for 'wellness' might be making us sick
Wellbeing is flexible, in the sense that it can be easily inserted into diverse concepts.

Censorship and eradication: Has George Orwell's frightening prediction come true?
Opinion: The censorship of history is an attempt to enforce a single viewpoint.

Political Roundup: How will we pay for the cyclone recovery? Tax the rich
The devastation across NZ seems to have sparked a rethinking about how money is spent.

Can I confront the woman who had an affair with my husband?
New York Times advice: 'I can’t get past my hurt or my intense desire to make her suffer.'

Opinion: Meghan’s laughable King Charles whinge
Meghan's comment about Charles' coronation makes for a situation beyond parody.

Opinion: Brainless scumbag looters soaking up precious police time
OPINION: One Hawke’s Bay village has resorted to blockades to deter looters.

Josep Borrell: One year of war against Ukraine
OPINION: EU security representative exhorts NZ to continue support and sanctions.

Editorial: Managed retreat our planning blueprint
OPINION: Our editorial on managing environmental risks.

Letters: Literary censorship, Wayne Brown, forestry slash, and a fossil-fuelled recovery
OPINION: Letters on Hipkis v. Luxon, climate denial, and the All Blacks coach.

Thomas Coughlan: Auckland Light Rail works begin today - but will the Government axe it?
Why the Government is pushing ahead with light rail.

Paul Majurey: Reconnecting the public to vacated port land
OPINION: The chair of Eke Panuku stakes a claim for the waterfront.

Fury as three MAFS husbands cheat on wild boys’ night
A head-spinning cheating scandal involving three grooms has smashed a boozy dinner party.

Who won Question Time as Luxon and Hipkins faced off for first time?
The first showdown in Parliament left Hipkins with bit of a red face at Seymour's hands.

Steve Braunias: Sweet, funny, beautiful, sad - Muriwai farewells a hero
There are disadvantages to a hero’s death.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Poachers just one more worry farmers don’t need
Councils should also show leeway on the usual RMA red tape and consents.