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Editorial: Time for a well-earned break

EDITORIAL: We all need to rest and recharge - if possible.

Liam Dann: Recession, change of Government, grim tidings for New Year

If we beat inflation without causing high levels of unemployment that will be a win.

Jessie Gurunathan: How I'm surviving the holiday season

Don't let Christmas turn into Stressmas for you or your loved ones this year.

Luxon is on the wrong track with regard to poverty

Why won’t Luxon support families struggling with the cost of living crisis?

Paula Bennett: Give the gift of a gift this Christmas

Paula Bennett is a regifter - but gives it a lot of thought.

Lessons from 2022: The year in politics

2022 has been a prick of a year. Good riddance to it.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: We're all out of love with Labour

Party may be too late to win back alienated voters.

Bruce Cotterill: Govt has fiddled as big issues festered

Ideological posturing trumped work on what most mattered to Kiwis.

The Christmas countdown

Christmas - the best time of year. Steve Braunias on why - and why not

Jana Hocking: One question single people really hate

It’s too commonly asked but it sends a shiver up the spine of most singletons.

Wendyl Nissen: Harry is deeply damaged, but his doco would make Diana proud

Just as Diana was ripped apart and stalked relentlessly by the media, so too was Meghan.

Bryce Edwards: National failing to inspire voters

What did Hamilton West by-election result say about the state of the National Party?

Karl Puschmann: Musk proves himself toxic to common sense, Twitter and comedy

Since buying the social media platform, he has become a laughing stock.

Peter Boshier: Public sector must be OIA's steward

OPINION: Chief Ombudsman on 40th anniversary of our essential disclosure law.

Editorial: Booming economy too good to be true - and we know it

OPINION: Our editorial says a stronger economy than expected has a downside.

Opinion: Must the Reserve Bank wreck the economy to fight inflation?

OPINION: A social justice researcher asks why we have to accept the RBNZ strategy.