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Mihi Blair: Are Māori health concerns finally being heard?
OPINION: Māori Health Authority offers hope for significant system and investment changes.
Opinion: Foster case of 'Moana' and the 'Smiths' unlikely to set a precedent
OPINION: We should not be surprised that love surfaced in this case.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Women's rugby is finally getting the attention it deserves
OPINION: I'm not surprised to see the positive public reception the games have received.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: I'm changing banks as a protest
OPINION: Banks are making big profits while families tighten their belts.
Sonya Bateson: We don't want our children becoming rapists through ignorance
OPINION: Parents should be teaching young adults about healthy sexual relationships.
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.
Mark Lister: Shares are looking cheap, or are they?
Biggest driver of share prices over the long-term is earnings companies are generating.
Editorial: Wretched outcome - the adults who failed murdered Malachi Subecz
OPINION: Our editorial on the shocking death of a five-year-old boy.
Dr Tony Farrell: It's time to change alcohol's connection to sport in NZ
OPINION: Sponsorship and marketing must come to end.
Opinion: Removing GST from medicine could have wider benefits
Opinion: Removing GST from medicine is a simple step which would lead to big benefits.
Luke Kirkness: Govt inviting vigilantism by lack of action against crime
OPINION: They've opened the bank and made promises but little has transpired.
Sonya Bateson: Timing of Sam Uffindell investigation release was 'disrepectful'
OPINION: It just smacks of trying to bury the story, whether that was the intention or not
Opinion: Survivors should not be made to feel attackers' lives are worth more
Opinion: It is easy to get away with rape and sexual assault in our beautiful country.
Ngahi Bidois: It took three generations to get our language back
OPINION: Te reo Māori is relevant in many places
Luke Kirkness: Public holiday for Queen's death the wrong move
OPINION: This was not the time or place for another public holiday.
Comment: Mark Lister says if you can't beat 'em, buy 'em
Investing in companies we shop with gives us the chance to back them, and hedge our bets.
Felix Desmarais: The pronunciation of 'helicopter' has me in a spin
OPINION: Language reaches across barriers and cultures to our mutual humanity.
Sonya Bateson: Easier for young minds to absorb new languages
OPINION: Te reo is everywhere. And in a few more years it'll be more common still.
Comment: Embarrassing stories from the doctor's surgery
OPINION: Laughter is the best medicine, except if you have broken ribs and diarrhoea.
Ngahi Bidois: Through listening, looking and thinking we receive wisdom to speak
OPINION: Every ta moko is different and identifies the characteristics of the wearer.
Comment: Sir Toby had a way of making things happen
OPINION: Taa Toby left us to decide his legacy
Jill Nicholas: Taa Toby was a man who transcended cliches
OPINION: How fortunate Rotorua has been that this is the place Taa Toby called home.
Comment: Sir Toby Curtis - kind and witty, learned and influential
OPINION: Our beloved Taa Toby made a positive difference in the lives of many.
Opinion: Bullies and thugs? That was not my boarding school experience
OPINION: I found boarding a supportive, fun, motivating environment. It changed my life.
The Premium Debate: Mixed views on whether Tauranga's Uffindell should resign or stay
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on MP, who's now been stood down from caucus.
Jo Raphael: Since Nia Glassie's death, innocent children are still dying violently
OPINION: Since Nia's death in 2007, 174 children have been killed.
Tamati Coffey: No easy fix to cost of living pressures, but measures will make a difference
OPINION: Tamati Coffey says things like the cost of living payment will make a difference.
Opinion: Nia could have been 18 now. She could have been alive
OPINION: Covering the Nia Glassie case: Why I'll never forget her offenders.
Confessions of a week-night drinker, a study says it's okay
I will celebrate on August 1 with a glass of wine.
Mark Lister: Is the lower currency good or bad?
A weaker currency is a double-edged sword - Lister
Dead expensive: As cemetery fees surge there's cheaper ways to rest in peace
OPINION: From DIY caskets to donating your body to science for a free cremation.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: 100-year plan for Aotearoa should be on the table now
Opinion: 'This is as good as it gets' will not serve future generations well