Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: The layers behind low Māori vaccination rates
OPINION: A message to our vulnerable families - We can't do this without you.
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OPINION: Theo explained that until 'I wanted' te reo I wouldn't be interested in learning.
Mata Mihinui: Embrace te wiki o te reo Māori
OPINION: It's all part of the nationwide drive to normalise te reo.
Buddy Mikaere: Te reo Māori has come a long way since 1972
OPINION: I am proud to see the evolution of Māori language into the national lingo.
David Beck: Lisa Adams outstanding in her own right
COMMENT: It's time to respect Lisa for what she has achieved, regardless of her siblings.
Comment: Support for mental health crises not good enough
"Most of us find it hard to even acknowledge anything about our mental health."
Patrick Walsh: School exclusions need to end
OPINION: The effect of exclusion on students is often severe and long term.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Marae can do exactly what motels are doing, only better
OPINION: In early times marae were surrounded with families living around and close by.
David Beck: Some NRL players are simply selfish
OPINION: Covid-19 quarantine breaches defy belief.
Dawn Picken: Once upon a time, I could venture with my kids
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1981 Springbok Tour: Former cop recalls being on duty for Hamilton match
"The few police on the embankment were brushed aside like feathers."
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Three Waters loomed large at LGNZ forum
OPINION: Overriding concern was accountability to local ratepayers would be removed
Luke Kirkness: Have we made it too easy for people not to work?
Opinion: As the impact of Covid-19 rages on, are we being too soft with the benefit?
Rob Rattenbury: How pervasive is white supremacy in NZ?
OPINION: White supremacists do exist in our country, though hopefully not in great numbers
Rawiri Waititi: Tikanga does not discriminate
OPINION: It is common practice to give koha when you visit someone, anyone
Rob Rattenbury: How New Zealanders could show their patriotism
"I love my country... but I have never felt the need to shout it from the rooftops."
Why businesses need to make workplaces great for employees
COMMENT: What is it that makes you wake up and want to go to work every day?
Jo Raphael: Are we happy with the vaccine rollout?
OPINION: Make it as easy as possible for people to say yes.
Leah Tebbutt: Racist ideas ensured my strongest connection to my whakapapa is a man no longer here
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Carmen Hall: I've been a 'Karen' and have been a rude customer
OPINION: I did not scream and shout or make a scene but I ruined their day
Zoe Hunter: Heckling of te reo speaker one of most disgusting displays I've seen
Opinion: If we, as a city, give any space to racism, it reflects on all of us.
Opinion: Abusing service industry staff is not on
Let's not come out the other side of Covid meaner in attitude and human spirit.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Māori demand the same level of healthcare as Pākehā
If health is 'needs-based', why haven't Māori health needs been addressed yet?
What was I thinking? Credit card debt a weight on the shoulders
COMMENT: There comes a point when you realise there is no quick fix to debt.
Luke Kirkness: What I learnt from covering Axle's disappearance
OPINION: The people of Tolaga Bay and East Cape have shown us how we all ought to live.
Rob Rattenbury: A reckoning is coming over the history of New Zealand
COMMENT: Many will feel ashamed about what they learn, writes Rob Rattenbury.
Bowel cancer killed my friend Ness. This is what I learned
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Luke Kirkness: How I spent two months living in a laundry
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The upside of social media
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Rob Rattenbury: Why names are important - it's about respect
This is not about a cultural difference; it is about respect and thoughtfulness.
Jo Raphael: Aucklanders who escape lockdown are putting us at risk
OPINION: We all have a right to feel angry.
Samantha Motion: The superhuman strength of sick kids and their families
OPINION: No amount of sympathy can put us in their shoes.
Ngahi Bidois: New Rotorua Stockcar Club flag flies high after stunning win
OPINION: The Confederate flag emblem of the Rotorua Stockcar Club was dropped last year.