There are no rights in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians; only wrongs. So, for any outsider to take either side is to choose which wrong to support.

Our region has some truly amazing people and I was lucky enough to meet some of them on Wednesday night.

When all the talk last week was about getting behind the Crusaders before the Super Rugby final in Sydney, I scoffed.

In less than a month, the All Blacks will run out on to McLean Park in Napier for a test match against Argentina.

Of course we intended to watch the Super 15 final. Live. I don't know whether it was just assumption or whether I had seen it advertised somewhere but we were geared up for a 9.30pm telecast. Live.

How many people near retirement or already retired have a big third and/or fourth unused bedroom?

Financial education is now more widely available in NZ schools, and only 30% of students were in schools where financial education is not available, compared with the OECD average of 48%.

"Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it." I don't know who said it but you could always look it up on the internet. Just double click on "my computer".

One thing I have learnt from my years in business is that uncertainty kills growth and diminishes vision, writes David Trim.

One Hundred years ago today World War I began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. The war lasted four years and is ranked among the deadliest conflicts in human history.

As a former ambulance officer I know how essential it is for every member of the public to learn how to do CPR.

The trouble with David Cunliffe is his first response to bitchiness and provocation is to adopt the measured tones of a reasonable man

When I was a child, I can clearly remember sitting in the back seat of my parents' car without a seatbelt on or riding my bicycle without a helmet.