Opinion: We stand with other New Zealanders
The hands of prejudice and intolerance have no place in our society.
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Comment: Faith, love and horror
I, like most of us, had never contemplated a mass shooting of this scale in New Zealand.
Smells trigger memories you don't remember remembering
And with the memory comes not only full sensual detail, but also full emotional detail.
Don't let them win, don't bow to extremists of any stripe
Our sense of peace has been shattered by the intrusion of this unspeakable evil.
Making sense of martyrdom
March 15, 2019 marks the day we work harder to be a tolerant, open multicultural society.
New Civic Centre smart move financially and organisationally, Mayor says
COMMENT: Whangarei District Mayor Sheryl Mai "dispels myths" over new Civic Centre.
Different sort of book collecting
A couple of book collectors travel the world seeking the authors' signatures
A truth I first knew in my bones at age 8
Survival forces shaped you and me and the dog and the dinosaurs.
Play it safe - hold back if you see orange and black
A better understanding about speed around the different stages of road repair is needed.
GST is a mongrel of a tax
GST on new builds, work on existing homes, is contributing to homes being more expensive.
Why no vaccinations for 5-12-year-olds?
Isn't vaccinating our children against meningitis a government responsibility?, asks MP.
Hamburger delivery press release triggers call to duty
In the age of the internet, privacy is a duck so dead it's dripping yellow fluids.
Love is a four-legged word
Jonny Wilkinson sniffs out dog ownership - it's mostly all about love
Power outage brings First World problems
A power outage leaves our columnist held hostage by an automatic garage door.
CEO responds to Parua Bay Plan Change concerns
Plan Change allows development down to 500sq m if land is serviced, 2000sq m if it is not.
#schoolstrike4climate movement arrives in NZ
Greta Thunberg: "We are striking because we have done our homework and they have not."
Mrs P wants a cordless one
In the end I pulled the magic plastic from the wallet and did the deed.
Is Baby Shark the answer to Northland's horror road toll?
Half of the 2019 Northland road deaths had occurred on roads in Whangārei District.
Joe Bennett: NZ off the map - let's embrace our invisibility
Americans can't find New Zealand on a map anyway. Now, they don't have to.
Mind how you mow
On behalf of the world's insects, please consider your use of synthetic pesticides.
Tricky road to travel on for one dad
The road was wet and slippery in places, particularly in the Dome Valley.
Capital gains tax all about politics
Over the past 20 years $1 trillion of capital income on houses, land has not been taxed.
Farm grown truths
There's nothing like a good dose of farm life to humble your children.
Ruakaka disability surf day stirs up a storm
A column should be topical and relevant, a challenge when you're writing it in advance.
The virtues - Trump is devoid of them
Trump cannot reason, cannot frame a sentence, he's about as funny as colo-rectal surgery.
Time for a rethink on KiwiBuild
Government needs to reject half measures and use a range of tools to get the job done.
Buy your beloved a banana for V Day? Thanks a bunch!
COMMENT: I'm thinking I might be on to a money-spinner with this banana lark.
More to identity than a DNA test
While we are all proud of our own heritage, we are also proud to be New Zealanders.
There's little profit in being a prophet
Predicting the future, getting it right and getting no credit for it.
More than just a licence to drive
Government goal of free driver training for secondary students makes sense.