OpinionIwi radio - 'Like the movie The Matrix, once you go there, there's no turning back''One week for Te reo Māori in 2021 for the whole country, seems outmoded, quaint even'.13 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: PM, bring on the bench in fight against Delta - before it's too lateCOMMENT: It's a bench that has built a global reputation for innovation.12 Sep 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Will the vaccinated get different treatment in future outbreaks?The Delta outbreak has been a scramble. What planning is underway for future outbreaks?10 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDawn PickenDawn Picken: Owners need to pick up after their dogsOpinion: Picking up poo is a lot like justice - when it's delayed, it's denied.30 Jul 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDawn PickenDawn Picken: Once upon a time, I could venture with my kidsOpinion: The anti-staycation: where you wish you had left home but stayed to work instead.23 Jul 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth EastherPie-maker Patrick Lam: 'When I was 4 we walked 30 days to Vietnam to escape the Khmer Rouge'Patrick Lam is the country's most awarded pie maker.19 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: A sign of hope in RotoruaA daily column looking at some of the more humorous, satirical and simply strange news.19 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Why farmers are up in armsSparks could fly at today's nationwide 'Howl of a Protest'.15 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessLuke Kirkness: Have we made it too easy for people not to work?Opinion: As the impact of Covid-19 rages on, are we being too soft with the benefit?13 Jul 10:00 PM
OpinionLois Turei: 'I needed to step up and bring my wahine Māori to the fore'NZME was ready to adopt a bicultural strategy and I needed to pay some dues.19 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te Pou on Kawerau's Tasman Mill: 'The smell of home'OPINION: 'Uncle Tasman' could add value to raw logs and develop green industries.18 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJared SavageAnalysis: One name sticks out in mammoth drug bustAussie gangster on the run in the Mediterranean among the names listed in court docs.08 Jun 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionZoe HunterZoe Hunter: Heckling of te reo speaker one of most disgusting displays I've seenOpinion: If we, as a city, give any space to racism, it reflects on all of us.29 May 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: If not now, then when for beneficiaries?OPINION: After spending $57b on the Covid fund, the time was right to lift benefits.20 May 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Govt must deal with appalling behaviour of emergency housing residentsComment: The complaints are the same: harassment, alcohol and drug abuse, violence.15 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMark Lister: Things can get very ugly if you have overstretched in property marketEconomic prospects will ultimately depend on the global containment of Covid.15 May 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDawn PickenDawn Picken: Good fences, good neighbours? I don't think soOpinion: Fences can be useful, but are we building too many?14 May 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessLuke Kirkness: What I learnt from covering Axle's disappearanceOPINION: The people of Tolaga Bay and East Cape have shown us how we all ought to live.13 May 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTeuila FuataiTeuila Fuatai: Motels no cure for a housing emergencyOPINION: Emergency housing system is broken and Govt needs to step up and fix it.11 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionArt Nahill: The disease that may prove fatal to our healthcare systemOpinion: Perhaps, just perhaps, stop tinkering around the edges of healthcare.20 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDylan Thorne: Everyone losing in emergency housing crisisOpinion: We desperately need more social housing to accommodate families in need.19 Apr 06:39 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSamantha MotionSamantha Motion: Bay Patrol is the sun-soaked summer of dreams and nightmaresOpinion: Summer rewind on Bay Patrol - but it's not all fun and games for the lifeguards15 Apr 09:53 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBryce Heard: Chronic housing shortage the cause of our housing crisisOpinion: A shortage of houses is driving the housing crisis14 Apr 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessLuke Kirkness: The tap is running dry with our water resourceOpinion: It falls from the sky but it doesn't seem to be an endless resource.14 Apr 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionZizi SparksZizi Sparks: Are Kiwis afraid of hard work?OPINION: If blue-collar job availability is anything to go by, we may be.13 Apr 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDebbie Ngarewa-Packer: Māori in fight of our lives against cancerOPINION: Crisis often reveals how strong we can be when we have to be.13 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Avoiding the 'crater' effect of rent controlsOpinion: We should be actively working to increase the supply of housing.12 Apr 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Will Luxon be a first-term leader or will Bridges rise again?OPINION: There are talks in National about reinstating Bridges with Luxon as his deputy.07 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTeuila FuataiTeuila Fuatai: The irony in the Police Ten 7 racism debateOPINION: The twist in the drama came via an apology - from a surprising quarter.30 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJo RaphaelJo Raphael: I didn't master any skills over lockdownOPINION: Everyone experienced lockdown differently but we were in it together.28 Mar 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJo RaphaelJo Raphael: This is tiresome, misogynistic and so last century. I'm over it.OPINION: The critics need to get with the programme - or change the channel.26 Mar 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSamantha MotionSamantha Motion: Not in my backyard: Scourge of suburban moanersOpinion: There's a difference between dobbing in a party and a popular community event.25 Mar 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSamantha MotionSamantha Motion: How lockdown changed my lifeOpinion: The lockdown experience flicked a switch and there was no going back.24 Mar 06:00 PM
OpinionIs Police Ten 7 reality or propaganda? These documents make it clearOPINION: The paper trail shows exactly who calls the shots, former police officer says.23 Mar 08:59 PM
