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Bryce Edwards: Time for a big debate about Govt use of business consultants

Consultants setting policy: The bill for consultants has ballooned under Labour.

Opinion: ChatGPT is a threat to language diversity

People are both optimistic and frightened by the possibilities of AI tech.

Cecilia Robinson: Please stop interrupting our kids' education

OPINION: Time to stop taking the easy option spawned by Covid decision-making.

'Gross': One thing single people hate

It’s an 'unavoidable' day but there is one way to make this most-hated day enjoyable.

Downtown cruise ship berths could be boon for CBD

OPINION: Letters on cruise ships, policy cull, minimum wage, Marsden Pt, charter schools.

Matthew Hooton: We need to talk about Christopher

National’s leader is struggling to understand not just his enemies, but also his friends.

Editorial: Social insurance scheme had best intentions but too complex

Editorial: It's not surprising the $3.5 billion proposal is "off the table" for now.

Kushlan Sugathapala: What the German economic miracle can teach New Zealand

OPINION: The template for rebuilding a nation has already been struck.

Editorial: Turkey/Syria quake shock and awe

OPINION: Our editorial on the tragedy unfolding in north and east Mediterranean.

Dana Wensley: Voices of youth must not be swept away in floods

OPINION: We are hearing from some people affected but not so much from others.

Juha Saarinen: Excuses and techscuses - when technology drives you crazy

OPINION: To have been a fly on the wall in the Auckland mayor’s office during the floods.

What it’s like to learn you’re going to live longer than you expected

New York Times: CF patients often had early deaths. But a drug has changed the prognosis.

Opinion: Flood 'catastrophe rude awakening' - no excuse for failing to invest in our infrastructure

OPINION: 'Applying a band-aid to a gaping wound - it’s no way to future-proof our cities'.

Bryce Edwards: Labour’s reorientation to working-class Māori

Labour has lost its connection with working-class voters in recent decades.

Titanic at 25: Why James Cameron's film is a bit of a wreck

It was an enormous hit - but 25 years later, how does the classic film stand up?

Brooke van Velden: We need to be better prepared when disaster strikes

OPINION: Perhaps Aucklanders should get a discount on their water bill.