Even elite revolutions in a democracy eventually come to a popular vote.

Michael Wood is wasting our money to plan and design another mirage across the harbour.

A look at Jacinda Ardern's legacy

Co-governance is just part of the plan to remove water infrastructure from accountability

NZ Rugby chose the right man as coach but the arrangements for the hand-over are lacking

We need a strong government that advises saving, not spending.

There's been a change in leadership, but is it one of substance?

When you can see the boundary of a disaster it becomes easier to deal with it.

John Roughan fears the storms will stop the Government’s retreat from Three Waters

The Māori language will not be secure until it is spoken on both sides of politics.

Auckland has never had a January as wet and never a day like last Friday.

Politics aside, Jacinda Ardern was a fine model of a modern, young female political leader

Sports events are becoming too much like a circus for John Roughan

I’m picking Harry’s childishness will save him in the final act

Tourism and economic development post-pandemic good reasons to encourage travel.

War on Ukraine and post-lockdown inflation have been met with valiant responses.

The irony is that privatisation is not very different from what the Government is doing.

We can declare our pride in him and honour the risks he took for the sake of democracy

The young who vote are likely to be thinking voters. I’d like to boost their numbers.

OPINION: A second bridge would unbalance Auckland - in more ways than one.

OPINION: Treating inflation as simply a cost of living problem does more harm than good.

OPINION: Public transport doesn't mean mass transport.

OPINION: Tackling inflation can't be left entirely to central banks.

OPINION: When I voted for Wayne Brown I had no illusions about his economics.

OPINION: Wayne Brown's first week in office has been a breath of fresh air.

Will Putin break the unspoken nuclear code?

OPINION: I'm holding high hopes Wayne Brown can change the Auckland Council.

"Grief" is not a sufficient word to sum up the feeling around the royal funeral.

OPINION: The Treaty of Waitangi was made with the Crown, not the state.

OPINION: To believe in a car-less vision of the future you have to want to believe it.

OPINION: One of my few regrets of 50 years in journalism is that I never met the Queen.

OPINION: Spring would be the natural time for a seasonal celebration.

OPINION: Kiwibank has been given the kiss of death.

The Foster fiasco - the leadership needs a shake-up

The battle for mayoralty is a public affair with little power for the victor.

The generation that paid 66c never gave up the notion they had paid for their pensions.

OPINION: We're suffering a lack of spirit, the absence of a spark we used to have.

OPINION: The current economic inflation situation has echoes of the 1970s.

OPINION: Will rugby come to its senses about issuing penalties?

Every free country makes its own foreign policy but few others feel the need to say so.

OPINION: If you can believe it, our public health system has been reformed.

OPINION: Seldom has it been more important for democracies to stand together.

Hipkins is a straight-talker but will have his hands full with education and police.

OPINION: Three Waters progress continues with half-truths.

OPINION: Probably no industry serves the public better than supermarkets.

OPINION: Democracy is a delicate flower, depending on many institutions.

OPINION: The public debt is the secret of our success.

OPINION: How often have we heard a congestion charge proposed for Auckland's traffic?

The occupation of Parliament Grounds continues to shake Labour

Were lockdowns proportionate to the pandemic, asks John Roughan

OPINION: I don't know how the lack of a plan makes water unsafe to drink.

OPINION: Not only has the Ukraine found inner strength, so has Nato.

OPINION: The income insurance scheme looks worthwhile.

OPINION: Austerity seems a better word than "crisis", says John Roughan.

Is it fair to blame Russians for Putin's imperialism, asks John Roughan

OPINION: It was a protest unlike any we have previously seen in this country.

OPINION: Fearful or naive, we are going to meet the virus now.

The past two weeks have changed how the future will interpret the pandemic in NZ

There's something dirty about the Three Waters plans, says John Roughan

OPINION: This is a bad time to be making a major investment in public transport.

The Government's response to Covid is going to be very different this year.

Participants, profile and prestige necessary to bring America's Cup from the periphery.

OPINION: Sports vs politics shouldn't be at issue.

Djokovic reveals why so many people who like tennis do not like him.

Lessons we've learned from the 1930s can apply in pandemic.

How awkward was Christmas in some Kiwi households?

Why are we angry - and what about, really?

OPINION: Christopher Luxon should end the old ruse of filing the question.

The leadership has come sooner than Luxon wanted but it may be a good thing.

OPINION: The All Blacks' losses were not at all bad for the game.

The news is still focused on rising daily cases numbers and ominous predictions

OPINION: We are overdue for certainty, so business takes the lead for freedom.

In time the virus will reach all parts of New Zealand, as it has reached all of Auckland.

OPINION: While Covid numbers continue to rise, so do temperatures.

OPINION: Canning new Auckland bridge not end of the road for cycle commuters.

OPINION: Vaccination is not a silver bullet, it's the only bullet.

OPINION: Time to swap kindness for steel in the anti-Covid campaign.

The truly frightening thing about life in a hermit kingdom is that you get used to it.