I have no idea what it is like to be Maori. Nor do I have any idea what it is like to be Samoan, Asian or anything other than the little Kiwi white boy that I am.

Mount Maunganui beach was the first beach I ever visited in New Zealand, writes Annemarie Quill.

It's getting harder to avoid this bothersome talk about how sugar is killing us, writes Marcel Currin.

It has been a tough week for Pat Spellman, writes Dylan Thorne.

One of my least favourite things is getting into a car with a motorhead who thinks he's the world's most awesome driver.