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Letters: There's nothing wrong with renting

Rental housing was the easiest, most economical way to move from one place to another.

Best of 2019: The increasingly nasty comments we can't ignore about NZ immigration

Jarrod Gilbert: We need to have an honest conversation about immigration.

Best of 2019: Tariana Turia: Euthanasia would undermine whānau values

Comment: Euthanasia undermines the role of family in Māori life.

Comment: Why it's time to ditch the royal family

Comment: Having a Head of State who is a foreigner seems archaic in a democracy.

Everyone has opinions, but how many are based on facts?

Opinionator Terry Sarten is working overtime...

Camps achieved goal of healthier young kiwis

COMMENT: How NZ built a very Kiwi way of raising children's living standards.

What a waste ... about 35 per cent of waste is recyclable

Each New Zealander generates about 3200kg of waste per year

Rachel Stewart: Freed from hope but not hopeless

COMMENT: By clinging to hope people become deluded that things might change.

Rachel Stewart: Why Judith Collins deserves a chance to be PM

COMMENT: JuCo is a deeply maligned politician.

Rachel Stewart: Rail on track but climate challenges ignored

Comment: When will Government change their emphasis on solving the biggest crisis of all.

Rachel Stewart: Hounds of left are woke and I'm running scared

COMMENT: Govt cronies hate dissent and are eyeing speech laws.

Pilot scheme for regional reporters is good news

Reporter numbers in regions have fallen by 28 per cent in the last three to five years.

Rachel Stewart: Earth is heating up and activism will too

COMMENT: The environmental movement, like every other movement, is changing dramatically.

The best place in NZ to grow up

COMMENT: Town vs city... which is best? The Coast's Mel and JT go head-to-head.

Rachel Stewart: Dignified death of a feisty farm cat

COMMENT: This isn't really a column about my dead cat, though it might appear that way.

Rachel Stewart: Outlook grim despite the allure of denial

COMMENT: Species extinction and extreme weather are only going to get worse.