Over the weekend I went to the greatest game of rugby I have seen. It wasn't the skills, or the score, that made it so outstanding

United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg recently told the New York Times that if Donald Trump became President she would

You've got the whole world in your hands, was a huge hit in the '60s and it could be making a comeback. If you can rewind the memory

It seems to have been a fortnight of violence. America is in the most volatile state I have ever seen after police shot African American

To be honest, I don't know what all the fuss is about this Pokemon Go craze that is sweeping the world. For those of you who have

Everyone should watch Fox News a few times a year, if only to be reminded of why women have legs. It's certainly not for walking. I

YOU would think that Barack Obama must be counting down the days until his term as United States president comes to an end later this

National believes New Zealanders deserve high-quality health services and delivering better services remains our top priority. At

It's long been said that it takes a village to raise a child but if you read the updated 21st-century manual it seems that all it

While New Zealand has its race issues, they cannot compare with what is going on in the United States at the moment. Here people

It's alarming that a national charity that supports children in need says it is struggling to keep up with demand. The number of

Nothing changed at 8.01 on Saturday night other than my dreams got put on hold when the loot from Lotto went in three different directions

With $40 million up for grabs, Lotto was a major topic of conversation last week but it made me wonder how it is any different from

Hairy orang-utans with fat cheeks. Monkeys with warts on their lip and gnarly snouts. You would swipe left on Tinder if you came

There is a new door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesperson on the block. But they come knocking through your computer and phone. Overseas

We need to have a wee korero, Aotearoa. If you are reading this and don't know that korero means talk, then it's even more needed. It's

There is no question something needs to happen to revitalise Tauranga's central business district. It's a beautiful spot but there

Both my grandfathers made it back from the Somme, which is miraculous. Commemorations this past week for that appalling waste of

It's well established that weather has a major impact on mood. Which is why everyone should just leave me the *@!* alone right now

One of the difficult things about writing a weekly column is coming up with interesting things to present to get people thinking about

Call it entrapment if you like, but something's not quite right about the Lotto fever. With Powerball's first division expected to

Not a lot impresses me these days. I guess it's the combination of having seen and experienced so much by so many in such a small

One of my first jobs at the Rotorua Daily Post 20 years ago was calling our lovely kaumatua Anaru Rangiheuea to ask for his comment

The Government has taken a good step forward in attempting to increase the amount of emergency housing available in the region. An

Like many who work in media, I'm a bit of a news junkie. I always read it, always watch it. I follow big stories obsessively. Scott

This week's announcement that Pharmac is likely to fund Keytruda, a drug used for the treatment of melanoma, shows just how much ordinary

National's responsible management of the economy and the Government's books is giving New Zealand households and businesses confidence

The Brexit decision made for a very sad day for the British Labour Party, noted the Right Honourable Winston Peters to a standing-room-only