COMMENT: The proposed model will see more than 200 extra officers trained to AOS level.

Good on the Turner brothers - and good on the Government.

OPINION: Given the state of NZ's vax rollout and ICUs, what else could the Government do?

Opinion: Go into Auckland's CBD and chances are it'll be lights out on your night out.

OPINION: It infuriates me when parents complain about school rules they signed up to.

OPINION: If this Government knows anything, it's how to capitalise on populist causes.

OPINION: It must be a terrifying time to be a cop. Poto Williams isn't helping.

OPINION: Friday's Howl of Protest saw a goodly representation of every man and his dog.

OPINION: We have to own our history - the good, the bad and the ugly.

OPINION: The story of Peter, Alex and the three fries struck a chord with me.

OPINION: Mike King's right - mental health services are failing vulnerable Kiwis.

This week's budget was Labour's and Labour's alone

Children who need the lunches most would never ask, because it's just another indignity.

OPINION: At the very least, taxpayers deserve to know their money's being spent wisely.

OPINION: It's difficult to get a thoughtful, nuanced discussion around racism.

OPINION: Govt needs to tackle the issues it said it would resolve if it was elected.

Tourism and hospo industries don't want handouts. They just want to be able to work.

OPINION: 'Be Kind'? How about 'Be Responsible or Suffer the Consequences'?

OPINION: Intensive housing shouldn't mean cages. They can and should be done well.

OPINION: Education used to be a way for a child to escape their birth circumstances.

OPINION: Labour campaigned on housing affordability, but it's a big job.

OPINION: 2020 has been a shocker, but New Zealand is a pretty good place to be right now.

Opinion: The Speaker's next few years are likely to be rocky - deservedly so.

OPINION: Despite the best intentions, since reforms were made, gun violence has worsened.

OPINION: There should be no more warnings for sportspeople who break the rules.

OPINION: Banks say the changes are about convenience. Really, it's about them.

OPINION: Will Govt deliver on promises to help Kiwis into first homes?

How you interpret a gathering of people may not be the same as others do

Kerre McIvor on the leaders' debate and David Seymour's spot in the limelight

COMMENT: I've certainly learned my lesson about leaving my car vulnerable.

COMMENT: Emirates' free global travel cover offer was inspirational, writes Kerre McIvor.

Behind the joblessness and business collapses are real people and real heartache.

COMMENT: If only the Govt responded to the mental health crisis as it did Covid.

Comment: When did we all get so binary and, in some cases, bats*** crazy?

The road to hell may be paved with good intentions, the road to homelessness might be too.

COMMENT: Driving under the influence of drugs is breaking our social contract.

COMMENT: Andrew Falloon lied like a cornered rat.

Kerre McIvor on the tough decisions older Kiwis must face.

Grant Dalton faces concerns about his team's use of public money.

COMMENT: During April, 3136 new businesses were registered with the companies' office.

Kerre McIvor discovers natural life in lockdown.

Let's all just calm down and focus on the positive.

The top five columns by Kerre McIvor from 2019.

COMMENT: Thank heavens the trial of Grace Millane's murderer is over.

COMMENT: Being a member of the Commonwealth is like being part of a very old club.

COMMENT: Move over boomers, make way for the new generation.

COMMENT: Kerre McIvor has no sympathy for overseas loan defaulters.

COMMENT: Speed is over-rated.

COMMENT: It's too soon to write the epitaph for Three's headstone, Kerre McIvor says.

COMMENT: The National Party leader has come a long way.

COMMENT: Being able to write this column is a privilege I will never take lightly.

COMMENT: I like the Pope, the Pope's no dope.

COMMENT: There should be no assumption that All Blacks are dead certs to make the final.

COMMENT: If farmers don't see a future, then the future of New Zealand Inc looks bleak.

COMMENT: Helping people on lower and middle incomes buy their own homes is a worthy aim.

COMMENT: There have been discussions around food in schools programmes for years.

COMMENT: Where can the grey-haired groovers go?

COMMENT: Good on the Government for recognising that some land is more than real estate.

COMMENT: Happiness is not found in the things we can buy but in the people we love.

COMMENT: A Wellington man is alleged to have made this fantasy a reality.

COMMENT: Olympian Mack Horton is convinced his Chinese arch-rival Sun Yang is a cheat.

COMMENT: Fury that people eat meat and you don't want them to is not justifiable.

COMMENT: I'm so looking forward to the game tonight.

COMMENT: Auckland Transport wants to fine people who park on grass berms.

COMMENT: Nothing is more precious than family time with grandchildren on an Italian beach.

COMMENT: The goodwill of those who choose teaching has been exploited for too long

COMMENT: There's a lot that can be done before a sugar tax.

COMMENT: Talent and money can be a recipe for disaster without the right support.

COMMENT: The best gift you can give a child is to let them pretend they're invincible.

COMMENT: Children and parents need to know what it takes to put food on the table.