Letters: Repent at leisure
The Greens and Labour Maori manifestos are scary, says a reader.
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Letters: Does it sound familiar?
A reader witnesses yet again the endless parade of political promises from all and sundry
Editorial: Voting in the dark
Politicians seem to believe if you repeat a lie often enough it will become true.
Mike Finlayson: A Saturday well spent
It was great to see farmers keen on doing the right thing to keep stock out of waterways
Letters: Once were traitors
When did the world ask to be conquered by anyone, Chinese or otherwise? a reader asks
Letters: Pivotal moments in time
There are many taonga documents under the control of the Chief Archivist, says a reader.
Muriel Newman Water, water everywhere
The export of bottled water has become the focus of an emotional debate
Politicians are on the wrong planet
This shameless election campaign surely reached its nadir, writes Peter Jackson
Letters: A fair share for farmers
Around 50 per cent of NZ's greenhouse gas emissions are from livestock, says a reader
Letters: The crippling cost of compliance
The FNDC has an unenviable and unsavoury reputation, says a reader.
Editorial: Let's be outraged
What a pity we can't bottle outrage for export. If we could we wouldn't have to work again
Letters: Council at the precipice
The council is in peril if it doesn't take the recent uprising from dog owners seriously.
Letters: Health board to pay extra cost
Northland District Health Board responds to claims they "weren't listening".
Boot camp partial answer
It didn't take long for battle lines to be drawn over National's idea of boot camps.
We're a country in crisis
We have unprecedented homelessness and 150,000 children living in poverty, says a reader.
Simon Millar: Where NZers fear to tread
New Zealand is trailing many countries in our carbon reduction efforts.
Our amazing freshwater mussels
Freshwater mussels are generally found out of the main flow of rivers and streams
Who knows best on names?
A reader is angry an Opua street has been renamed without proper consultation.
Editorial: Metiria the martyr
The Greens have certainly kept us entertained this election, says Peter Jackson
Honesty the best policy
A reader has watched with interest the self-destruction of the Green Party leadership.
Affordable infrastructure in rural communities
Generally accepted infrastructure procurement and build mythologies need to change
Thinking outside the kennel
Pet dog owners in the Bay of Islands may need help with the new proposed dog bylaws.
A tangled web indeed
Metiria Turei has created a tangled web, even if she refuses to see it, says Peter Jackson
Mike Finlayson: Give us our fish back
I have been a staunch advocate for a solution to mitigating pressures on inshore fisheries
Winston Peters: Another week, another crisis
We constantly hear about the consequences of the government's tight-fisted attitude.
Letters: Asleep at the wheel
One very important facet of local government is transparency, says a reader
Letters: Perehipe Reserve isn't small
A reader was not surprised a section of Perehipe Rerserve will be leased.
Editorial: Should we just give up?
Is this election really about creating a happier, healthier, more prosperous New Zealand?
Letters: Pak'n Save to performing arts?
A reader wonders if an old Pak'n Save building could become a Performing Arts centre.
Winston Peters: Housing crisis hitting Far North hard
The housing crisis is having a massive impact across the country, says Winston Peters
Tim Beveridge: Turei fans set low bar for honesty
Tim Beveridge is struggling to accept the self-justification flowing from Metiria Turei.
Letters: Shame on you
A reader wonders if 'unity' must mean forced assimilation of 'the other' in NZ culture.
Editorial: Pay equity for care support staff
Carers play a vital role in our community, says guest writer Ray Lind.