PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Beehive a symbol of NZ's polluting pastThe country is waking up to the role buildings play in climate change.08 Dec 04:36 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSamantha MotionSamantha Motion: Concerns over homeless stem from pride of placeOpinion: It's time for some straight answers and real solutions on emergency housing.28 Nov 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDylan ThorneDylan Thorne: Urgency needed on court house upgradeOPINION: There is overcrowding in the cells and difficulties separating opposing gangs.09 Nov 08:39 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTommy Wilson on the fall and rise of the Māori Party in WaiarikiOpinion: "Ki tai wiwi ki tai wawa – The tide goes out - the tide comes back in."18 Oct 09:00 PM
OpinionPaul Hickey: Saluting the All Blacks and welcoming them backGo the mighty All Blacks!08 Oct 02:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCarmen HallCarmen Hall: I watched my dad and sister slowly die. Here's how I will voteOpinion: Watching someone you love die a slow death is not easy.06 Oct 09:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Beers are cold here too, cobberThe potential for regional travel bubbles is improving.05 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKristin MacfarlaneKristin Macfarlane: 'I was alive but I wasn't living'Comment: I couldn't even recognise myself anymore but had no idea how to fix that.27 Sep 01:00 AM
OpinionSamantha MotionSamantha Motion: Why we should ditch the boring election hoardingsCOMMENT: Back your future. Protect your future. Change your future. Ditch the signs!19 Sep 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDawn PickenDawn Picken: How the pandemic is worsening the wealth divideCovid-19 is shining a spotlight on wealth inequality18 Sep 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionStephanie Arthur-WorsopStephanie Worsop: The perils of social media when you get it wrongComment: Social media is a harsh place where your stock can rise and fall in an instant.17 Sep 09:38 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTe Ururoa Flavell: Te reo Māori is again a thriving languageComment: Demand for Māori language lessons continues to be strong.01 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionZizi SparksComment: 'A body is more than what it looks like, it's what it can achieve'Comment: I don't workout to lose weight, I workout so my body is capable of great things.29 Aug 01:54 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDawn Picken: Changes needed as women do most of the heavy lifting at home post lockdownWe need more than shovel-ready projects to re-employ women in the Covid era.28 Aug 09:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-Allan: Labour must not squander voters' trustDelay to election may be to the Government's advantage.22 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionZizi SparksZizi Sparks: Government sending mixed messages about Covid-19Comment: Do we need to buy masks or start planning our next island holiday?09 Aug 08:43 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDawn PickenDawn Picken: Why we should support voluntary euthanasiaKnowing we could exit on our terms would be like a hidden escape hatch.07 Aug 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionNot the Kiwi way: Why charging people for quarantine is a gross injustice'Returnees live paycheck to paycheck and simply don't have flush bank accounts.'26 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Who are the new National leader contenders?Leadership potentials include Mark Mitchell, Judith Collins or reinstating Simon Bridges.13 Jul 09:03 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDawn PickenPandemic Parenting: Sometimes, our kids have more than adolescent angstComment: Being a teenager is hard enough without the world in freefall.26 Jun 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionZizi SparksZizi Sparks: Volunteers keep the wheels turningComment: Spare a thought for those who give their time freely.25 Jun 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionZizi SparksZizi Sparks: Return of Covid-19 to Bay of Plenty nothing to worry aboutComment: Return of Covid-19 to Bay of Plenty disappointing but inevitable.24 Jun 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDerek ChengDerek Cheng: Inexcusable and embarrassing - PM should be lividThe border failures are an embarrassment to the Government and its health officials.16 Jun 06:04 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPatrick Walsh: A yes vote on cannabis will be a disasterCOMMENT: Secondary school principal Patrick Walsh has his say on the cannabis referendum.15 Jun 09:00 PM
OpinionKate HawkesbyComment: The one MP taking the fight to the Govt - and it's not Todd MullerTodd Muller coasts while David Seymour puts up a fight, writes Kate Hawkesby.15 Jun 06:52 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: The secret diary of the Ardern GangCOMMENT: You know how the Marshall feels about the rules.05 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: The secret diary of The Muller GangCOMMENT: A Wild Western tale of Parliament Hill.29 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: The big thing we've learned about Todd MullerHe presents as Mr Affable, but there's more to National's new leader than meets the eye.28 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Stunned Muller tries to swim upstreamTodd Muller wanted Paula Bennett on the backbench, but nobody puts Bennett in a corner.27 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: The Nat and the Hat - rating Muller's first days as leaderCOMMENT: Muller's first days as leader could not have gone better, minefields ahead.24 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDawn PickenDawn Picken: You're so vain - you probably think this column is about youCOMMENT: Beauty rituals are a reward after lockdown left us ragged and shaggy.22 May 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Muller makes it all about the teamsCOMMENT: Todd Muller's election puts the September 19 election back into play.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: The secret diary of Todd MullerCOMMENT: Todd Muller and Simon Bridges facing off at high noon.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: For Simon Bridges, self-belief and rat-cunning weren't enoughSimon Bridges did not appear to have a jot of self-doubt, writes Audrey Young.22 May 01:37 AM
