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Opinion: Alcohol-related harm can be reduced - if we act

We all pay the price when it comes to inaction over alcohol-related harm.

Zoe Hunter: Fears of another 'tragic' drowning year a reminder of responsibilities

OPINION: Every child should have the chance to learn the basics of how to swim.

Letters: Hospital wait-times, retirement villages, White Island heroes and the road north

OPINION: Letters on inflation, cartoonists, emission, artificial meat, and Russia.

Sideswipe: It’s the Mighty Clutha River

A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

Roger Partridge: Why Adrian Orr should be in Finance Minister's sights

Central bank credibility should also be top of mind for the Minister of Finance.

Shane Jones: Govt is chasing its ideological tail

OPINION: Needs of the nation pile up while Labour keeps tilting at taniwha.

Shane Te Pou: Shifting sands in the world’s political landscape

OPINION: As the British national myth has fractured, so has its government.

Perry Rush: New mathematics and statistics curriculum misses the mark

OPINION: Former principals federation president finds the new focus wanting.

Juha Saarinen: Internet data leaks set to become even costlier

With record fines incoming, ignore information security at your peril.

Sideswipe: Wow, that’s just rude

A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

Opinion: Christchurch Police need an Eagle helicopter

OPINION: Eagle helicopter was trialled but powers-that-be decided against it.

What’s driving the rich world’s falling fertility?

FT Opinion: Motherhood is a terrible deal, economically speaking, for working women.

Woman reveals 'gross' messages about women who wear makeup

'The response shocked me,' Annabel Jones writes.

The real significance of Britain’s first non-white prime minister

The reaction to Sunak’s elevation reflects the sustainability of an approach to diversity.

Bryce Edwards: The increasing speculation about Jacinda Ardern quitting

There are signs Ardern is headed for a difficult time as Prime Minister in the future.

Opinion: We may have only a few months to prevent the next pandemic

NYT opinion: The window to act is closing fast.