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Hillary Clinton: What I'm watching for in the first Biden-Trump debate
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Barry Soper: Are we really seeing the first major cracks in coalition Govt?
OPINION: Winston Peters argues the Covid inquiry should have been canned.
Roger Partridge: Unlocking New Zealand’s international education opportunity
OPINION: Albanese government creates potential $2.5 billion-a-year opportunity for NZ.
Editorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructure
OPINION: This week's severe weather shows the critical need for infrastructure investment.
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OPINION: Jayden Houghton highlights a legal gap regarding cultural misappropriation
Political Roundup: Greens need to front up on the 'farcical' Darleen Tana inquiry
OPINION: The Handling of the Darleen Tana scandal is now also an integrity issue.
Chlöe Swarbrick: Climate crisis requires rational, immediate and bold action
OPINION: The climate crisis is no longer some dystopian nightmare.
Letters: Willis may come to regret writing off KiwiRail's board
OPINION: Also in today's letters – spending secrets, sentencing rules and Razor's squad.
Inside Economics: Inflation, shocking cost of building houses, the Temu effect
Opinion: Deciphering Boffinese inflation-speak, and is Temu killing our economy?
Alice Soper: Grouping women and girls together is a failure in strategy
OPINION: Sports strategies lump all women together, ignoring diverse needs.
Opinion: New research gives hope to long Covid sufferers
OPINION: Long Covid impacts have focused attention on the nature of constant fatigue.
Gregor Paul: How sharing secrets is undermining New Zealand Rugby
OPINION: What it means having so much hidden knowledge now in enemy hands overseas.
Letters: Golriz Ghahraman’s mental health ‘cop-out’; Red herrings on Aukus and China relationship
OPINION: 'Claiming a mental crisis is a real cop-out for Golriz Ghahraman.'
Steve Maharey: Failure to prepare – this Govt can blame itself for the hole it's in
OPINION: To be blunt, it is becoming obvious that the Government did not prepare.
Editorial: Public has to respect Razor’s decision not to select Sotutu
EDITORIAL: The ABs coach should talk openly about what he thinks a star Blues man lacks.
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Gisborne letter writers like Grey St changes and trail extension, worry about fast-track bill
Gisborne letters: Liking Grey St changes, trail extension, worried about fast-track bill.
Richard Prebble: Reserve Bank needs better data for big economic calls - there's an app for that
OPINION: A Kiwi-invented app could provide the solution.
Chris Rattue: The natural choice isn’t All Blacks captain
OPINION: The Blues captain has made a charge towards greater test status.
Political Roundup: Politicians are failing to put national interest first in infrastructure
ANALYSIS: The grounding of the Aratere over the weekend has reignited concerns.
Gregor Paul: How All Blacks' lack of revolution hurt Hoskins Sotutu
OPINION: The Blues man will wonder what more he needs to do to don the black jersey.
Editorial: Police patrols a good way to fight crime wave
The commissioner's new move takes a leaf out of an old police playbook.
Letters: Boot camps - the wrong name for right idea; investing in NZ infrastructure
OPINION: 'We have to start with our babies to set them on the right path.'
Simon Wilson: Stanford vs Reti vs Brown - who's doing good government?
OPINION: How much does the National Party care about principles of good government?
A Budget for all New Zealanders with highlights for Tairāwhiti: Dana Kirkpatrick
OPINION: A Budget for all New Zealanders with highlights for Tairāwhiti - MP Kirkpatrick.
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Opinion: Does the Fast-track Approvals Bill hand too much power to three ministers?
OPINION: Bill widely criticised for potentially handing too much power to three ministers.
Claire Trevett: Luxon's cancer drugs promise doubled is a problem halved
OPINION: Luxon's moved from under-delivering to over-deliver on drugs promise: at a cost.
Opinion: Is tourism the comeback kid? We sure need it to be
Opinion: Three lessons might help us seriously boost tourism and our relationships.
Liam Napier: The new caps to expect in Robertson's first All Blacks squad
OPINION: Scott Robertson will name his 32-man squad on Monday evening.
Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?
OPINION: 'We can at least be glad there were no tourists on board the grounded Aratere.'